Handbook - Update for 9.0 Wireless configuration with WPA2

[Shirk Dog]

My SSID is hidden, which I would hope would be more common. But it makes sense why this is not in the handbook.

At least the connection is rock solid in 9.0.

Thanks for the response.

Shirkdog
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> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:53:34 -0700
> From: wblock at wonkity.com
> To: shirkdog_list at hotmail.com
> CC: freebsd-doc at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Handbook - Update for 9.0 Wireless configuration with WPA2
>
> On Thu, 19 Jan 2012, Shirk Dog wrote:
>
> >
> > Section 32.3 Wireless Networking.
> > 32.3.3.1.3.1 WPA-PSKThe first step is the configuration of the /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file with the SSID and the pre-shared key
> > of your network:
> >
> > network={
> > ssid="freebsdap"
> > psk="freebsdmall"
> > }
> > ------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > I use WPA2 with AES on my access point. In order to get my laptop to connect to the access point I needed to add options for the key management to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
> >
> > network={
> > ssid="freebsdap"
> > psk="freebsdmall"
> > scan_ssid=1
>
> This should not be needed unless a "hidden" SSID is used.