Karun Gahlawat wrote: > sweet! now it says connected! :-D > if only i can set up my dsn / dhcp now.. i can start exploring the beast! > > any pointers where I can see instructions on setting up the ip / > dhcp? browser is unable to connect and complains about missing ip and > dns status. > > also, is it possible to add a script or binary to the start up so that > it scans and connect automatically? just like the 2008.05 installer > picks it up (in the non wpa mode)!! You can use nwam, which will do all these for you magicly, it's the way 2008.05 intaller do. # svcadm disable svc:/network/physical:default # svcadm enable svc:/network/physical:nwam
Now, nwam will do everything for you, including connection, get IP, and setup your DNS, cool, ha! Note that you need do nothing, including manual dladm command, ;-) -- Quaker > > appreciate your help! > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Quaker Fang <Quaker.Fang at sun.com > <mailto:Quaker.Fang at sun.com>> wrote: > > Karun Gahlawat wrote: > > Thanks Quaker! > > AP is set to WPA2-PSK (WPA2 Personal) and encryption is TKIP OR AES. > > wificonfig is scanning the essid as WEP encryption. > wificonfig only works with ath v0.5 on the laptop community, can't > support other drivers, including iwk. > Please use dladm, it's very easy: > > # dladm create-secobj -c mykey > -----> input your PSK same as AP <--------- > > # dladm connect-wifi -e ESSID -k mykey iwk0 > > Note that if you use WPA2-PSK, OpenSolaris 2008.05 is not enough, you > need upgrade to OpenSolaris build 93+. > If you use WPA-PSk, OpenSolaris 2008.05 is okay. > > Creating a profile with encryption set to TKIP and key_mgmt as > WPA-PSK > > fails on operation not poermitted. > > Also, while shutting down, I saw iwk0 driver init failure messages. > > How can I / if possible, get involved in this driver interface? I > > would like to contribute if possible! > See above, wificonfig is not supported, please use dladm. ;-) > > -- > Quaker > > > > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 10:59 PM, Quaker Fang > <Quaker.Fang at sun.com <mailto:Quaker.Fang at sun.com> > > <mailto:Quaker.Fang at sun.com <mailto:Quaker.Fang at sun.com>>> wrote: > > > > Hi Karun, > > > > Karun Gahlawat wrote: > > > All! > > > > > > trying to set iwk0 for my intel 4965 agn card. The card is > > recognized > > > but not with the same pci # (4429, 4430 ?) stated on the > driver > > page. > > > this interface is always down. although no issues plumbing > it in. > > > > > > > > > Running on hp pavillion dv9700t with 4G ram. router is linksys > > wrt300n. > > > On initial install of this router, the wireless security > > settings were > > > on the legacy WPA PSK with TKIP encryption only mode. This > > worked and > > > 2008.05 installer picked it up right away. > > > > > > I changed the router to WPA2 mode to support both TKIP and > EAP mode > > > with encryption still on TKIP (Have an old pc that does > not support > > > key refreshes). > > Solaris WiFi drivers (including iwk) don't support WPA-EAP > mode, you > > need change the AP to WPA[2]-PSK mode. > > > > -- > > Quaker > > > > > > Now, I am on solaris Express build 96 but this interface > (iwk0) > > would > > > not come up. One this I noticed that the encryption is ALWAYS > > > identified as WEP. I guess this is the problem and the > driver / > > kernel > > > is unable to identify the right chipset. > > > I tried installing wpa supplicant but it fails on some ld > library > > > error ( yes.. i do have the greater version.. it still > fails but > > that > > > is another issue) > > > > > > I don't have the dev env set up yet (waiting for a wireless > > > connection!) so can't really contribute to the new > specifications (N > > > and WPA2). The driver page mentions it supports TKIP which is > > what the > > > router is set to. > > > I am not sure what's wrong here! Tired of sticking to a > corner with > > > the ethernet :( > > > > > > Dump of outputs from wificonfig and prtconf. > > > > > > # wificonfig showprofile > > > [home] > > > essid=innovresearch > > > key_mgmt=WPA-EAP > > > pairwise=TKIP > > > group=TKIP > > > encryption=none > > > psk=***** > > > > > > > > > # wificonfig scan > > > > > > essid bssid type encryption signallevel > > > > > > innovresearch 00:1d:7e:e4:fe:db access point wep 15 > > > > > > > > > # wificonfig connect home > > > > > > wificonfig: failed to set 'psk' for Operation not supported > > > > > > wificonfig: failed to set 'key_mgmt' for Operation not > supported > > > > > > > > > wificonfig: failed to connect to profile 'home' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----------prtconf output > > > > > > > > > > > > System Configuration: > > > Sun Microsystems i86pc > > > > > > Memory size: 4095 Megabytes > > > > > > System Peripherals > > > (Software Nodes): > > > > > > i86pc > > > scsi_vhci, instance #0 > > > isa, instance #0 > > > motherboard (driver not attached) > > > i8042 > > > , instance #0 > > > keyboard , instance #0 > > > mouse, instance #0 > > > pit_beep, instance #0 > > > pci, instance #0 > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #0 > > > pci8086,2a01, instance #0 > > > display, instance #0 > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #0 > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #1 > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #0 > > > pci103c,30cc (driver not attached) > > > pci8086,283f, instance #1 > > > pci8086,1100, instance #0 > > > pci8086,2841, instance #2 > > > pci8086,2849, instance #3 > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #0 > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #2 > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #3 > > > device, instance #1 > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #4 > > > device, instance #2 > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #1 > > > miscellaneous, instance #0 > > > video, instance #0 > > > pci8086,2448, instance #0 > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #0 > > > pci103c,30cc (driver not attached) > > > pci103c,30cc (driver not attached) > > > pci103c,30cc (driver not attached) > > > pci103c,30cc (driver not attached) > > > pci103c,30cc (driver not attached) > > > pci-ide, instance #0 > > > ide, instance #0 > > > sd, instance #2 > > > ide (driver not attached) > > > pci103c,30cc, instance #0 > > > disk, instance #0 > > > disk, instance #1 > > > pci103c,30cc (driver not attached) > > > iscsi, instance #0 > > > pseudo, instance #0 > > > options, instance #0 > > > > > > agpgart, instance #0 > > > xsvc, instance #0 > > > used-resources (driver not attached) > > > cpus, instance #0 > > > cpu, instance #0 > > > cpu, instance #1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > laptop-discuss mailing list > > > laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org> > > <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > <mailto:laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org>> > > > > > > > > >
