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VirtualRider

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Registered: 2008-08-20

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[SOLVED] WLAN + Hidden ESSID (again)

Hi,

i know there are several threads about this topic, but none solved my problem. I need to to connect wirelessly (iwl4965) to an access point with hidden ESSID at my University without encryption. Is there a comfortable way to do that? The gnome network-manager-applet doesn't seem to work with hidden ESSID. I installed wicd as an alternative but it's not working properly and it feels not as comfortable as nm-applet.

Last edited by VirtualRider (2009-06-24 13:05:45)

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

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Re: [SOLVED] WLAN + Hidden ESSID (again)

Try netcfg.

Though there's nothing comfortable about using an insecure wireless network (unless there's VPN over it...)

VirtualRider

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Re: [SOLVED] WLAN + Hidden ESSID (again)

I tried netcfg today, but i havn't had luck. Wicd doesn't work anymore, too - this is weird because i didn't change anything. Is connecting to a hidden wlan such a big problem?

And yes, VPN is needed - but that would work if i could get a connection.

Odysseus

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Registered: 2009-02-15

Posts: 141

Re: [SOLVED] WLAN + Hidden ESSID (again)

Have you tried:

ifconfig wlan0 up
iwconfig wlan0 essid [essid-name-here]
dhcpcd wlan0

Can't you just add the network somewhere in the gnome-network-manager or something?

Last edited by Odysseus (2009-05-08 01:13:24)

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VirtualRider

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Registered: 2008-08-20

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Re: [SOLVED] WLAN + Hidden ESSID (again)

I've just tried it, still no success: dhcpcd timed out.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: [SOLVED] WLAN + Hidden ESSID (again)

Just to be sure:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=69181
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=68777
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=65801
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=67697
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=69933

Last edited by karol (2009-05-12 10:47:07)

VirtualRider

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Registered: 2008-08-20

Posts: 134

Re: [SOLVED] WLAN + Hidden ESSID (again)

Hey it worked today. I guess the kernel update solved this problem for me - yay!