Emery Rudolph wrote: >I've done a lot of reading, but I cannot find a definitive, straight answer to >this question. If I have installed Nevada svn_81 and upgraded it to svn_82, do >I still need to install SUNWcryr to get the system to recognize WPA >encryption? It seems that these packages are no longer available, as they are >not readily downloadable. > > Yes, you need to install SUNWcry package to let DHCP work with WPA-PSK. If you use a static IP, the SUNWcry package is not a must. I heard the SUNWcry will be integrated into Neveda soon, at that time, it's not necessary to download and install the package.
>The primary problem I am attempting to solve is to get WPA working with my >HP-DV5115NR Laptop which has a Broadcom 4318 NIC. Currently I can connect to >WEP networks, but it does not recognize WPA networks when scanned. My two >WAP's that are configured with WPA-TKIP show up in the dladm scan-wifi as WEP. >I am assuming this has something to do with SUNWcryr, but I have no idea. I >would appreciate the assistance of anyone who has gone through this process. > > I think you used ndiswrapper to support your Broadcom 4318 NIC, but the ndiswrapper driver doesn't support WPA at all. You can replace the Broadcom card with an Atheros card or Intel 2200/3945 card, all these card's driver works well on WPA-PSK mode. -- Quaker
