On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Philip Prindeville < philipp_s...@redfish-solutions.com> wrote:
> > >> Thanks for the help thus far. I've finally made the corrections you > >> pointed out, and the box comes up with the module loaded, and seems to > >> be right... but I'm not able to make a connection to the box > >> wirelessly. > >> > >> AP0="wlan0:sunflower:11:br0:wpa2:password:hidden,rekey" > >> > >> above is what I have in user.conf. I understand that this means that > >> the SSID is "sunflower", operating on channel 11, bridge 0 (which in > >> this situation is "eth1 ap0"), wpa2 is the security type/protocol, > >> "password" is the password, and "hidden" means to hide the SSID... > >> don't know about "rekey". > >> > >> > > Rekey means to force periodic rekeying of all stations, so that they are > > less susceptible to a brute-force decryption attack. > > > > > > > >> Can someone confirm the above, and provide the appropreate option > >> alternatives (or where/how to find them)? > >> > >> > > Start by turning off "hidden" and see if the network is visible. > > > > Also, try "wpa" instead of "wpa2". There's a lot of equipment out there > > that still doesn't implement WPA2 correctly (even though WPA was found > > to be "weak" over 5 years ago). > > > > Worst case, try "wep" and see if that works. If it does, revert back to > > wpa or wpa and go from there. > > > > > > > >> I have looked at the "iw" command, and read online some usage > >> examples, but none seemed to yield anything useful. > >> > >> Thanks again, > >> > >> John R > >> > >> > > Last case, kill off hostapd manually, and try running it by hand: > > > > hostapd -dddd -K -t /tmp/etc/hostapd.conf > > > > and look through that. > > > > Hadn't heard back, so everything must be working now... > Sorry, started playing with.... uhhh working on, my net5501 box. The net4801 is the one with the wifi card. I'll check it out and let you know. Before you commented, I did delete the "hidden,rekey" part of the config, and I did see the SSID broadcast. I still could not connect, so I expect it is as you say, something to do with wpa vs wpa2. I'll check it out and let you know. John R.
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