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arxx

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From: Sacramento, CA

Registered: 2009-12-06

Posts: 40

passphrase

hello all
im pretty new to linux  but i am constantly trying to learn more.

regarding wireless connection i was curious to why iwconfig doesnt support passphrase?
is it a security issue or what?

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jimburnettva

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From: Virginia, USA

Registered: 2010-02-12

Posts: 48

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Re: passphrase

Well I looked this and found this link:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop/2 … 00153.html

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arxx

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From: Sacramento, CA

Registered: 2009-12-06

Posts: 40

Re: passphrase

hm interesting.
i find it extremely annoying that i have to find the hex key in order to connect to a network.
most of my friends are not very computer savy and dont even know what a hex is, and when i ask they always give me passphrases.

so if the passphrase is "shark" i can use

iwconfig eth0 essid NETWORK key s:shark

??

because i am seriously contemplating installing wicd or something

Last edited by arxx (2010-02-26 19:02:15)

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panuh

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From: X :ɯoɹℲ

Registered: 2009-11-24

Posts: 144

Re: passphrase

Its explained here http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wir … nual_setup

For WPA you will have to use wpa_supplicant for which the encoded string will be given to you by wpa_passphrase.

jimburnettva

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From: Virginia, USA

Registered: 2010-02-12

Posts: 48

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Re: passphrase

I tell you what m8, I use wicd and I love it. But I use it at work (on the machine I am on now actually) and it's nice because I switch to various networks all the time.....

Also, I noticed that once I configured and connected using wicd, my wifi connects even when I'm out of X, which means wicd makes for a great config too.

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arxx

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From: Sacramento, CA

Registered: 2009-12-06

Posts: 40

Re: passphrase

ahh thanks man this is sick

yeahhhh i mean ive used wicd before but i dont like making it that easy to connect to the internet ha=p

Last edited by arxx (2010-02-26 19:15:00)

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jimburnettva

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From: Virginia, USA

Registered: 2010-02-12

Posts: 48

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Re: passphrase

Yeah, I'm like the most lazy computer person there is so I installed wicd. Hmmm whats next. OH! Auto login! LOL!

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