Hi Sergey, Thanks for that, since my question I have found that if I enter the iwconfig command into /etc/conf.d/net it does work; i.e.
iwconfig eth1 essid name_of_ssid However I am not sure how this would work if I had a load of hidden ssids, if at all, and it does seem messy Is wpa_supplicant the best/only way to do this? Please can anyone tell me how this works in ubuntu as it does seem to and I would hope that I could replicate it Cheers paul -----Original Message----- From: Sergey Kobzar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 June 2008 11:55 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [SPAM] Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless hidden association problem 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 __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3193 (20080617) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3193 (20080617) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
