Need help: Wireless full configuration and autoconnect from text mode

[yahianasr]

Hi All,

I have a fedora 9 installed on multiple computers without X-server (only text mode), and I need to configure them to auto connect to certain secured wireless network with SSID and WPA key. how to configure them or if you have a tutorial on how to do this...I'll be thankful

Thanks in advance,

[waterhead]

First, please post in regular font size, unless you like having the moderators edit your posts.

To connect without using the graphical NetworkManager, you need to install and set up wpa_supplicant. You first must configure wpa_supplicant to associate the driver module to the network device. For more info on this run these commands.

man wpa_supplicant

wpa_supplicant --help

You then need to set up the wpa_supplicant.conf file. It is usually found in the /etc or /etc/wpa_supplicant folder. An example file can be found here:
http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/_attachme....conf.examples
You wouldn't need the entire file, just something like this:

# Only WPA-PSK is used. Any valid cipher combination is accepted.
network={
    ssid="example"
    proto=WPA
    key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
    pairwise=CCMP TKIP
    group=CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40
    psk=06b4be19da289f475aa46a33cb793029d4ab3db7a23ee92382eb0106c72ac7bb
    priority=2
}