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joltgen

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Registered: 2008-08-05

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Can't connect to wlan networks [SOLVED]

Hi, when I installed archlinux i selected the ipw2200 driver from "base". It worked fine and I can see all nearby networks but I can't connect. It doesn't matter if it is protected by WEP/WPA or open, it (eth1) always times out. I've tested network-admin and wifi-radar but it's the same thing only that the network-admin has no WPA option for the password and wifi-radar has but it asks for a driver(?). My home network is protected with WPA so that is the highest priority right now.

Last edited by joltgen (2008-08-14 19:46:25)

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skottish

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Re: Can't connect to wlan networks [SOLVED]

Look into netcfg [edited to correct name]. It's a front end to the Linux networking utilities: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netcfg

Last edited by skottish (2008-08-14 18:14:40)

fwojciec

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Re: Can't connect to wlan networks [SOLVED]

For wpa you need to use wpa_supplicant.  I use ipw2200 on my laptop with a "WPA2 Private" wifi network and it works perfectly with netcfg + wpa_supplicant.  I haven't tried wifi-radar or network-admin you mention so I can't comment on those.

joltgen

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Re: Can't connect to wlan networks [SOLVED]

Ok, thanks. I'll try netcfg.

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Re: Can't connect to wlan networks [SOLVED]

Remember it is always better to try wifi without the encryption first. In that way you can determine if your card is working.

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joltgen

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Registered: 2008-08-05

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Re: Can't connect to wlan networks [SOLVED]

netcfg2 and some rc.conf editing did the trick, no I'm writing from my laptop without any wires

Thanks!

if useful {
The solution =
First I installed netcfg, then I did copy the wpa.example from in /etc/network.d/examples to /etc/network.d/(helloworld) and did some modifications. Then I added my network profile to rc.conf: NETWORK=(helloworld). I also added net-profiles to DAEMONS in rc.conf. After a restart it connected automatically to my network;
}

Last edited by joltgen (2008-08-14 19:53:44)

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