This procedure worked for us -
1. Plug in the wireless portable device (wireless adapter)to the board .
2. Type the below command to make sure that the interface for the device
is registered.
? ifconfig wlan1 ?
[wlan1 for wireless adapter and wlan0 for on chip Intel Wifi Link
5100 ]
3. In order for the interface to connect to the network, the interface
ahs to be made up. To bring up the interface type the following command
? ifconfig wlan1 up?
4. Scan for the network available within the range and also ensures
that the kernel driver is present and working.
? iwlist wlan1 scan?
If any networks are available within the range then the details of the
network are displayed such ad network name (essid) ,AP hardware address,
security protocol used, channel used, encryption state(on/off),signal
quality, Signal noise etc.
5. Create a config file wpa_supplicant.conf using wpa_passphrase by
specifying the command
./wpa_passphrase <ssid name> <passkey> > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
wpa_passphrase pre-computes PSK entries for network configuration blocks
of a wpa_supplicant.conf file and add the following details to the config
file
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=wheel
eapol_version=1
fast_reauth=1
ap_scan=1
network={
ssid="ssid_name"
psk="passkey"
proto=WPA
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
key_mgmt=WPA_PSK
}
6. Connect to the network using wpa_supplicant by issuing the command in
/usr/sbin
./wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan1 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
7. Inorder to get the IP address from the access point (wireless router)
issue the command
dhclient wlan1
8. Inorder to release the previously hold IP address issue the command
dhclient -r
From:
vishal ladwa <[email protected]>
To:
[email protected]
Date:
01/02/2010 01:35 PM
Subject:
[Moblin Dev] Need steps to connect to Wireless router
Sent by:
[email protected]
Hi,
Please provide me steps (commands) to connect to wireless router. Also
please provide me steps to set Access Point. I am using Linksys router.
Please note that I have installed Moblin Alpa on Congatec IVI starter-kit
and Ethernet is not up on the board (please refer my previous thread with
subject "Ethernet is not coming up on Moblin (Congatec Board) "posted in
November). That's why using wireless router as the board has inbuilt
wireless support.
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