Dr. David Kirkby ??:
> I'm unable to connect to my router using the wpi driver, despite the fact
> that Windows Vista connects ok on the same router. I'm using OpenSolaris
> 11/2008 and a DrayTek 2820 router. Using no encryption, or WEP the wpi driver
> works fine, but not with WPA. The laptop is a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ4XWN/C.
>
> The router has several choices for connection types.
>
> 11b only
> 11g only
> 11n only
> Mixed 11b+11g+11n
>
> 11b and 11g work with WEP or no encryption. 11n will not work of course, as
> the chipset does not support 11n.
>
> The DrayTek router also has different selections for encryption.
>
> Disable
> WEP
> WPA
> WPA 802.1x only
> WPA2 802.1x only
> Mixed (WPA and WPA2 802.1x only)
> WPA/PSK
> WPA2/PSK
> Mixed (WPA+WPA2/PSK)
>
> Since anything with 802.1x needs a RADIUS server (which I don't have) I've
> not tried those, but I've tried none, WEP, WPA. I don't believe WPA/2 is
> supported in the driver - is that correct? (It seems rather a shortcoming if
> OpenSolaris is to be used more in a corporate environment, where the extra
> security of WPA2 would be seen as an advantage).
>
The wpi driver can support both wpa and wpa2 encryption mode. You can
have a try under wpa2 encryption.
> I've only just switched to OpenSolaris, having used the community edition
> (SXCE) (build 97 I think) before this. Although I never had trouble with this
> at home unless I did not broadcast the SSID, WPA encryption did at least work
> on another wireless acess point, I found it pretty unreliable at WiFi
> hotspots in London, so I often used to boot to Vista simply to use the
> Internet in a WiFi hotspot. The laptop would either
>
You mean when you used SXCE b97, the wpi driver can work well under WPA
encryption, but can not connect to an AP without SSID broadcasting? And
when you switched to OpenSolaris 08/11, your wpi driver has problems
with wpa?
> a) Not connect or
> b) Connect, but fail to get a IP address.
>
> Overall, the wpi driver has given me the most headache with this laptop.
>
