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stevesutt89

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From: Newcastle Australia

Registered: 2007-10-30

Posts: 46

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wpa_ctrl_open and /var/run/wpa_supplicant don't exist

i've been trying to connents to a wpa encrypted wireless network, yet even though i have install wpa_supplicant i still cant connect

currently the output of iwconfig is showing that the security mode is restricted, so its recognising the wpa encryption but now when i try to start the network script (/etc/rc.d/network) with network profiles all i get is

Failed to connect to wpa_supplicant - wpa_ctrl_open: No such file or directory

it would also seem that the /var/run/wpa_supplicant directory defined in the /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file doesn't exist

any ideas?

Last edited by stevesutt89 (2007-12-05 07:44:31)

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: wpa_ctrl_open and /var/run/wpa_supplicant don't exist

Try using netcfg2 instead of netcfg, as netcfg will shortly be replaced. Also, please post some details about your network, what security it uses, and whether you use dhcp.

netcfg2: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=39505

AmbulanceVsAmbulance

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Registered: 2007-12-19

Posts: 1

Re: wpa_ctrl_open and /var/run/wpa_supplicant don't exist

I have this same problem. I tired out netcfg2 and got the error "wireless association failed." My network is wpa encrypted, my essid is not hidden and I use dhcp. Also /var/run/wpa_supplicant still doesn't exist.

jefones

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Registered: 2007-09-19

Posts: 17

Re: wpa_ctrl_open and /var/run/wpa_supplicant don't exist

i have this same problem.

jugs

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Registered: 2007-12-05

Posts: 39

Re: wpa_ctrl_open and /var/run/wpa_supplicant don't exist

I too am using netcfg2 (as preached by iphitus), and I get the same "Failed to connect to wpa_supplicant - wpa_ctrl_open: No such file or directory"..

bgc1954

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From: Edmonton, AB, Canada

Registered: 2006-03-14

Posts: 1,160

Re: wpa_ctrl_open and /var/run/wpa_supplicant don't exist

Hi all,
I am using the old netcfg and everything seemed to be working fine after I created /var/run/wpa_supplicant on my own #mkdir /var/run/wpa_supplicant, but when I shut down my laptop and started it up the next day, /var/run/wpa_supplicant directory was gone.  I recreated the directory and then it wasn't accessible so I #rm -r /var/run/wpa_supplicant and recreated it and it worked but then it disappears when I shutdown and restart.  What's up?

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