Emery wrote: > Okay, > > I am using NDIS 1.1, which was the latest version I could find. Please > tell me what version of ndiswrapper I should be using to get WPA support.
Sorry, at present, the ndis 1.1 is the latest one, no new version available. -- Quaker > > Emery > > > > Quaker Fang wrote: > >> Emery, >> >> Emery wrote: >> >>> Quaker, >>> >>> Please clarify something. You stated that the problem with WPA >>> identification is with the NDIS driver. I copied the driver from my >>> working Windows XP installation, performed the iconv on the .inf >>> file and went through the ndiswrapper compilation/configuration >>> without a problem. The driver has built in support for WPA, because >>> I am currently sending this over my WAP connection within MS XP, >>> which is WPA enabled. With those facts how is it that the NDIS >>> driver is not supporting WPA? >> >> >> "ndiswrapper compilation/configuration" -- the codes of ndiswrapper >> you used don't support WPA. >> >> -- >> Quaker >> >>> >>> Emery >>> >>> ----------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> >>> Quaker Fang wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Emery, >>>> >>>> Emery Rudolph wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Valerie, >>>>> >>>>> There is so much conflicting information regarding this matter, I >>>>> am glad to speak to a primary developer. My confusion is that I >>>>> keep hearing that I would need to upgrade these packages, but I do >>>>> not have them installed at all. I have read some information >>>>> saying it was included with the build and others saying I need to >>>>> download and install them. Can you tell me which is correct? If I >>>>> do not have them installed can you send the the exact link to the >>>>> packages. >>>> >>>> >>>> I am the developer of Solaris WPA. >>>> The answer is, under WPA-PSK mode, if you use DHCP to get IP >>>> address, you need SUNWcry installed, if you use static IP, not need. >>>> As I know, at present, the SUNWcry package is not downloadable to >>>> community users. >>>> As Valerie said, this situation will be changed when his project >>>> putback. >>>> >>>>> Additionally, would you know if the lack of these packages would >>>>> result in WPA WAPs showing up as WEP in the dladm scan-wifi output? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> No, this is caused by the ndiswrapper driver, the ndiswrapper >>>> driver doesn't support WPA. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Quaker >>>> >>>>> Emery >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Emery - >>>>> >>>>> Yes, you do need to upgrade the SUNWcry/SUNWcryr packages >>>>> everytime you upgrade >>>>> your system. These are available in the closed-bin tar bundle, >>>>> associated >>>>> with each build. I'm not sure, specifically, how this affects WPA >>>>> driver, but >>>>> I do know that changes in the core crypto components often require >>>>> all the >>>>> modules to be updated as well for other tasks. >>>>> >>>>> This is documented here: >>>>> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/crypto/Documentation/sunwcry/ >>>>> >>>>> This will soon be changing, as I am wrapping up a project to pull >>>>> strong >>>>> crypto into the base OS. >>>>> >>>>> hope that helps, >>>>> >>>>> Valerie >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >
