WPA-PSK from console

Andrey Zhidenkov andrey.zhidenkov at gmail.com
Thu Jun 11 03:11:35 UTC 2009


On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 09:04:41PM +0200, Nils Kassube wrote:
> Andrey Zhidenkov wrote:
> > I'm configuring DWM now and have a problem with WiFi configuration. I
> > suppose that I have to use wpa_supplicant. This is my conf file:
> >
> > -----------------------
> >
> > network={
> >     ssid="ALG"
> >     proto=WPA
> >     key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> >     pairwise=TKIP
> >     group=TKIP
> >     psk="xxxx"
> > }
> >
> > ----------------------
> >
> > When I run wpa_supplicant there is no any output, but iwconfig says
> > that wlan "not associated". Any suggestions?
> 
> Maybe you have the wrong WPA key? It should be the 64 character hex key, 
> not the passphrase. Run the command
> 
> wpa_passphrase ssid passphrase
> 
> in a terminal to get the correct entry.
> 

Thank you, but I have used wpa_passphrase.




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