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amca01

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Registered: 2008-12-28

Posts: 57

Netcfg and wpa_supplicant

I've read lots of posts on this issue, but I still can't solve my own problem.  I can connect fine with wireless, using the instructions on the wpa_supplicant wiki page.  Now, here's my netcfg profile (called "home"):

CONNECTION="wireless"
INTERFACE=eth1
SCAN="yes"
SECURITY="wpa"
ESSID="HomeNet"
KEY="my_very_hard_to_guess_keyphrase"
DHCLIENT=no
IP="dhcp"
TIMEOUT=20
WPA_CONF="/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf"

But when I issue "netcfg home" I always get:

:: home up  - wpa_supplicant did not start, possible configuration err   [FAIL]

Doesn't matter if I change SECURITY to "wpa_config" - still the same error. 

Any advice would be most welcome!

Thanks,
-A.

turtle

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From: Czestochowa, Poland

Registered: 2006-02-05

Posts: 20

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Re: Netcfg and wpa_supplicant

Try to remove

WPA_CONF="/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf"

from your netcfg profile.

fwojciec

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Registered: 2007-05-20

Posts: 1,411

Re: Netcfg and wpa_supplicant

What's in your wpa_supplicant.conf?  It sounds like the problem has to do with wpa_supplicant configuration...

Last edited by fwojciec (2008-12-29 16:12:38)

viga

Member

Registered: 2007-06-12

Posts: 112

Re: Netcfg and wpa_supplicant

take a look at your router set up.  Use wap-personal 

Use the wpa example shown here:   /etc/network.d/examples.

CONNECTION="wireless"
INTERFACE=wlan0
SCAN="yes"
SECURITY="wpa"
ESSID=mynetwork
KEY="SomePasskey"
IP="dhcp"
TIMEOUT=20
is your card recognized? use iwlist scan to see if you can see your essid  Be sure you use the right interface it could be wlan0 or eth0