Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 1:37:29 PM, Paul wrote: > Hi, > > I have a dell laptop with intel wireless card (ipw2200) and am > trying to configure it to use WPA-PSK. > > I have setup up the card correctly utilizing the ipw2200 module, > wpa_supplicant and wireless_tools. > > If I use a broadcast ssid everything works, however if I turn off > the broadcast on the ap and do a debug of the wpa, it recognizes > that there is a hidden ssid but will not connect to it. > > I would rather use hidden ssids than not but how can I get it to connect?
I have similar problem with Cisco AP and Intel 3945, D-Link DWL-G500 adapters under Gentoo/FreeBSD. Looks like it's wpa_supplicant permanent problem. Windows works fine. AFAIK there is no solution except using broadcasts. > Please can you also tell me a quick way to restart the interface to > make it go through all the negotiaton, as I have moved from ubuntu > where /etc/init.d/networking restart did it > > Cheers > > Paul > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 3193 (20080617) __________ > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > http://www.eset.com -- Sergey -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
