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10-05-2007	#1 (permalink)
Natty Dreed Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 16	WPA key ? hi I'm having trouble with my Wireless connection I have a router [ Speedtouch 585 ] and I secure my wireless interface with WPA key The problem is I cannot connect to my router with WPA key My chip Is [ Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG ] I try to remove the WPA key and its work Fine but I don't want to make my router Public any idea and by the way I use [ Wireless Assistant 0.5.7 ] and if i want to connect to my router it give me this error Code: ==>stderr: Failed to connect to wpa_supplicant - wpa_ctrl_open: No such file or directory Using wpa_supplicant driver: ipw WPA client started. Waiting for status... CONNECTION FAILED. disconnect: /sbin/iwconfig eth1 mode managed key off ap off essid off Please help me

10-06-2007	#2 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	It looks like wpa_supplicant is not configured correctly. Or maybe it isn't even installed? __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

10-06-2007	#3 (permalink)
Natty Dreed Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 16	Yeah its not installed cuz I have problem with [ .config ] File I don't how to config it with my chip [ ipw3945 ] could you give me some basic ? and thank you for reply

10-06-2007	#4 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	There are config file examples in the folder /usr/share/doc/packages/wpa_supplicant/examples. Here's one for WPA-PSK-TKIP. Code: # WPA-PSK/TKIP ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant network={ ssid="example wpa-psk network" key_mgmt=WPA-PSK proto=WPA pairwise=TKIP group=TKIP psk="secret passphrase" } You need to change the "example wpa-psk network" and "secret passphrase" to your specific settings, keep the quotation marks around those entries. There are other examples in the wpa_supplicant.conf file in /usr/share/doc/packages/wpa_supplicant/. Put your file in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. When you run wpa_supplicant, point it to that file. Code: wpa_supplicant -Dipw -ieth1 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf Here is a link to your drivers page: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Driver for Linux It says that you need the latest version of wpa_supplicant for it to work. There also is the wpa_gui that comes with wpa_supplicant. Type that into a terminal to bring it up. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

10-06-2007	#5 (permalink)
Natty Dreed Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 16	Yeah I read it and I want to install WPA_Sublicant but every time I want to install it I have problem with [ Make ] cuz My [ .config ] File is not Right I don't know how to make it right any one have it ? or basic how i do it

10-06-2007	#6 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	The exact error that you are getting would be helpful. Try the make command again, this time with debugging enabled: Code: # make -d Copy and post the errors that it gives you. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

10-06-2007	#7 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	I had to download and try it myself before I realized what it was you needed. There is a sample config file, named defconfig. Open it up in a text editor and find the line for your driver, and uncomment it. Change this: Code: # Driver interface for Intel ipw2100/2200 driver #CONFIG_DRIVER_IPW=y To this: Code: # Driver interface for Intel ipw2100/2200 driver CONFIG_DRIVER_IPW=y Check the file out to see if there are any other things that you may want to enable or disable. Then save it as .conf (with the "dot" in front). __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

10-06-2007	#8 (permalink)
Natty Dreed Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 16	I will try it now thanks

10-06-2007

#9 (permalink)

Natty Dreed

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Install done

thanks to god then you

But when I run this command

Code:

wpa_supplicant -Dipw -ieth1 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

Give me this error

Code:

Trying to associate with 00:14:7f:11:ac:a7 (SSID='NattyDreed' freq=2412 MHz)
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.

What wrong ?

and also I cannot connect ;(

10-06-2007	#10 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	Checking around for similar errors, I found some that say to use the wext driver in configuring wpa_supplicant. Try this: Code: # wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ieth1 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -w -dd Also, make sure that eth1 is actually the correct card: Code: # iwconfig And that your wpa_supplicant.conf file is correct. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

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