HowTo configure WPA[2] ath0 [wlan0] on up to date 8.0-CURRENT

[maddaemon at gmail.com]

On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 11:09 AM,  <eculp at casasponti.net> wrote:
> Quoting "maddaemon at gmail.com" <maddaemon at gmail.com>:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 10:36 AM,  <eculp at casasponti.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm currently using wep at home and in the office configured from
>>> rc.conf.
>>> example:
>>> ifconfig_wlan0="DHCP ssid virus wepmode on wepkey 1:0x2373FE9515 weptxkey
>>> 1"
>>>
>>> I'm traveling and haven't been able to connect to hotspots that are using
>>> wpa[2].  The handbook isn't up to date and I have been looking for over a
>>> week unsuccessfully.  As far as I know there isn't an X utility to do
>>> this
>>> from and I've tried wpa_suplicant.conf with a router here but since I
>>> don't
>>> understand it, I'm sure it is incorrect (plus the important clue that it
>>> doesn't work)  Hopefully this is an easier and simpler way to do this.
>>>
>>> The wpa_supplicant.conf configuration that I've tested is:
>>>
>>> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>>> ctrl_interface_group=0
>>> ## eapol_version=1
>>> ap_scan=1
>>> fast_reauth=1
>>> network={
>>> scan_ssid=1
>>> proto=WPA2
>>> ssid="TestRouter"
>>> ## bssid=[mac address of your access point here]
>>> ## key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>>> ## pairwise=TKIP
>>> ## psk=[i forgot what this is, presumably the md5 of the passphrase.]
>>> password="Testing123"
>>> }
>>>
>>> Any suggestions for getting out of this glass of water that I'm drowning
>>> in
>>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Handbook: Section 31
>>
>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/book.html#NETWORK-WIRELESS
>>
>> HTML Manpage for wpa_supplicant.conf:
>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpa_supplicant.conf&sektion=5
>>
>> proto   List of acceptable protocols; one or more of: WPA (IEEE
>>             802.11i/D3.0) and RSN (IEEE 802.11i).  WPA2 is another name
>> for
>>             RSN.  If not set this defaults to "WPA RSN".
>>
>> I have 7.0-RELEASE working perfectly with WPA2/CCMP (using AES), so I
>> can't imagine that 8 would break it that badly, but I could be wrong..
>>
>> Here's my (very simple) wpa_supplicant.conf (psk edited, of course):
>>
>> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>> ctrl_interface_group=wheel
>> eapol_version=1
>> ap_scan=1
>> fast_reauth=1
>>
>> # Home:
>> network={
>>        ssid="<none>"
>>        scan_ssid=1
>>        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>>
>>  psk="x}&]{-9jimCm`6V:>LI#HiLa[Q5\jL/b;R:2)/%HU#zW=:&?K?PP8mx48`Jvx-K"
>> }
>
> I really needed a working example and that did it.  I've tested with several
> and they all work fine.  I also reread the handbook pages and understood
> them much better. I also wasn't using /etc/rc.d/netif for testing.  I had
> forgotten about it.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> ed
>
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> ~MD


Glad you got it working.

~MD