From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1R0wb9-0004QI-HO for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:25:59 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CE7C421C0E1; Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:25:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nm24-vm0.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com (nm24-vm0.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com [98.139.213.161]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C9E1721C159 for ; Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:24:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [98.139.212.151] by nm24.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 06 Sep 2011 14:24:34 -0000 Received: from [98.139.212.250] by tm8.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 06 Sep 2011 14:24:34 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1059.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 06 Sep 2011 14:24:34 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 64196.85152.bm@omp1059.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 78245 invoked by uid 60001); 6 Sep 2011 14:24:33 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1315319073; bh=nzK4oi4OO0j5sTPVGrWraJPkbX2iexy5CR5Hf+NmRps=; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=S39ZaThYinzZYO88Mq0GVVm+EHyytIV8T1HPVwGGF3LY5YF9u6C2hdZNhq0HNy2vcjYTXvVxBbETSgGCVT5/zsl7sVwqIa9/4aqSV+H8Oq1Wt/6sn4rbq2D0UDrc/uvGWseUCXD5ZuUMpKRPexScSLEzy2Pr8hamF3cAadVAZQc= DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=KEEsabk80YMjlL658O+sSnHgYM7g5Ic8NfYu//qPiwf/OvsmFPxrge/33teI1pHSi15FntHcVLqZFzbK94+G6iQzPgd7QvOhcu6XQhrjGCIXoz+gYkiv5/K5wjR8xZEnLj0/jqqK/2uf9h08Qdst8lcNkztYPKvwcwHstJ6TgyE=; X-YMail-OSG: nq91ElEVM1kmN0BJ16If1veSLn8l0hwS58z2zfLFy3Jgzqf jAq4YglR63RPDPACik3s5kj7wmeqBsWE47fDiQ2vh4p4_TUTkip06Hd1pz_s Nbxwb6XVv65FWSwsT9m2ImPUutv0Eu4pN08NZ.qLJdVjVZvB88gn_FRmN_Ux M_JdNyHkYRxcayLYWKA5iNzJ91j1Uib.K5UnlVHVLAk6Cc.2mP9Ki6DfMSQB nE7U0yhE4V8WEtg.AAANAN4CRAkvu1qAGrjhOFo8Ou931LJ.1HNJJbE._wF_ 7mfXfNxD_tZw0mKGamEpoiXD6D048_hJmHlhuQHBo_DzSLj_97xTATQ9NLG. jYoRpQ0_gKTciO5_.4D_WZTy1w0KClu72Ax.Mxf058OoutKPcdUPrCAy7inw GSxVijc_Z0zXfeKulFmAzv_uGBRBiOsoif1hxbGKmWXStch3xhag1X8.I9T5 96uYqms_SZXElmNNnuTHRH_kRCnjQwF9dZyDmAbsR4ZIp8OjviPAmC6PCCcu utzAeSYuYp6bG6KfvoTW2LuxaUsRsCQtdlFRWSv57pjJk40FdoEEMQofo9vX pRHSJUV22drivt0oHyjyoEu1.Enfsdrd6Cy7XrYGIun3nrhA- Received: from [12.52.185.66] by web39313.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:24:33 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.113.315625 References: <1314935534.69025.YahooMailNeo@web39324.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <201109021630.02213.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <1315059267.35956.YahooMailNeo@web39308.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <201109031612.59339.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1315319073.62993.YahooMailNeo@web39313.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 07:24:33 -0700 (PDT) From: BRM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless Configuration... To: "gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org" In-Reply-To: <201109031612.59339.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 040cd5ffe3568b21455d61682face3d7 ----- Original Message -----=0A=0A> From: Mick = =0A> On Saturday 03 Sep 2011 15:14:27 BRM wrote:=0A>> ----- Original Messa= ge -----=0A>> > Assuming that you have built in your kernel or loaded the = driver =0A> module=0A>> > for your NIC and any firmware blobs have also be= en loaded, please =0A> show:=0A>> =0A>> Yes. As I noted, it's worked befor= e. The driver loads it find the =0A> firmware,=0A>> etc. Configuration inf= ormation is below.=0A>> =A0 =0A>> =0A>> > /etc/conf.d/net=0A>> =0A>> # Th= is is a network block that connects to any unsecured access point.=0A>> # = We give it a low priority so any defined blocks are preferred.=0A>> ctrl_i= nterface=3DDIR=3D/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=3Dwheel=0A> =0A> I think the= above should be either:=0A> =0A> =A0 ctrl_interface=3D/var/run/wpa_supplic= ant=0A> =A0 ctrl_interface_group=3Dwheel=0A> =0A> or, =0A> =0A> =A0 DIR=3D/= var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=3Dwheel=0A=0AOk. Corrected that to the first o= ne.=0A=A0=0A>> #ctrl_interface_group=3Dwheel=0A>> ap_scan=3D1=0A>> fast_= reauth=3D1=0A>> # This blank configuration will automatically use DHCP for= any net.*=0A>> # scripts in /etc/init.d.=A0 To create a more complete con= figuration,=0A>> # please review /etc/conf.d/net.example and save your con= figuration=0A>> # in /etc/conf.d/net (this file :]!).=0A>> =0A>> # Standa= rd Network:=0A>> config_eth0=3D( "dhcp" )=0A=0A> The old syntax you use he= re, which was ( "value" ) is now deprecated.=A0 =0A> You =0A> should replac= e all such entries by removing the brackets, e.g. the above =0A> becomes:= =0A> =0A> config_eth0=3D"dhcp"=0A> =0A> This is explained in: http://www.ge= ntoo.org/doc/en/openrc-migration.xml=0A=0ACorrected that one too. eth0 was = working fine though.=0A=A0=0A>> dns_domain_lo=3D"coal"=0A>> # Wireless Ne= twork:=0A>> # TBD=0A>> #config_wlan0 ( "wpa_supplicant" )=0A>> #=0A>> = =0A>> # Enable this to use WPA supplicant; however, need to change the=0A>= > configuration of the Wireless first. modules=3D( "!plug" =0A> "!iwconfig= "=0A>> "wpa_supplicant" )=0A>> #modules=3D( "!plug" "wpa_supplicant" )=0A= >> #modules=3D("iwconfig")=0A>> #wpa_supplicant_wlan0=3D"-Dwext"=0A>> #w= pa_timeout_wlan0=3D15=0A>> =0A>> #modules=3D("iwconfig")=0A>> #iwconfig_w= lan0=3D"mode managed"=0A>> #wpa_timeout_wlan0=3D15=0A> =0A> You should als= o add something like:=0A> =0A> modules=3D"wpa_supplicant"=0A> wpa_supplican= t_wlan0=3D"-Dwext"=0A> config_wlan0=3D"dhcp"=0A=0AI re-enabled those and ad= ded the last line.=0A=A0=0A> =0A>> > and =0A>> > =0A>> > grep ^[^#] /etc= /wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf=0A>> =0A>> ctrl_interface=3DDIR=3D/var= /run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=3Dwheel=0A>> ap_scan=3D1=0A>> fast_reauth=3D1= =0A>> country=3DUS=0A>> =0A>> # Home Network=0A>> #network=3D{=0A>> #= =A0 =A0 =A0 ssid=3D"MY-NETWORK"=0A>> #=A0 =A0 =A0 key_mgmt=3DIEEE8021X= =0A>> #=A0 =A0 =A0 eap=3DTLS=0A>> #=A0 =A0 =A0 wep_key0=3DDEADBEAF01234= 56789ABCDEF000=0A>> #=A0 =A0 =A0 priority=3D1=0A>> #=A0 =A0 =A0 auth_al= g=3DSHARED=0A>> #}=0A>> #=0A>> #network=3D{=0A>> #=A0 =A0 =A0 key_mgmt= =3DNONE=0A>> #=A0 =A0 =A0 priority=3D-9999999=0A>> #}=0A>> =0A>> The ne= twork information is commented out as I was trying to get it to work=0A>> = with the normal user-space tools (e.g. Network Manager); however, it is no= =0A>> longer working in that configuration either. It doesn't seem to ever= =0A> get=0A>> to doing the SCAN portion of trying to find networks.=0A>> = =0A>> I can see wlan0 in wpa_gui, but I can't get it to scan at all. And = =0A> I'd much=0A>> rather use Network Manager if I could over wpa_gui; but= it doesn't even=0A>> see wlan0 (it happily finds eth0, my wired NIC.)=0A>= > =0A>> Ben=0A> =0A> You need to add or uncomment the following to your wp= a_supplicant.conf:=0A> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=0A> network=3D{=0A> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 key_mgmt=3DNONE=0A> =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0 priority=3D0=0A> }=0A> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=0A> The above will let latch on the first availabl= e AP.=0A=0AI wasn't sure that that one was for. I've re-enabled it and the = original one for my network.=0A=A0=0A> Also, you can then add any AP of pre= ference with passphrases and what not:=0A> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=0A> # Home Network=0A> network=3D{=0A> = =A0 =A0 =A0 ssid=3D"MY-NETWORK"=0A> #=A0 =A0 =A0 key_mgmt=3DIEEE8021X=A0 <-= -You don't need these entries here, unless=0A> #=A0 =A0 =A0 eap=3DTLS=A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 <--you run SSL certs for authentication=0A> =A0 =A0 = =A0 wep_key0=3DDEADBEAF0123456789ABCDEF000=0A> =A0 =A0 =A0 priority=3D1=0A>= =A0 =A0 =A0 auth_alg=3DOPEN=0A> }=0A> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=0A=0AInterestingly, wpa_supplicant complains if= those two lines are not there even though I am not doing SSL auth.=0A=A0= =0A> and something like this for WPA2:=0A> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=0A> network=3D{=0A> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 ssid= =3D"what-ever"=0A> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 proto=3DRSN=0A> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 key_mgmt= =3DWPA-PSK=0A> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 pairwise=3DCCMP=0A> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 auth_alg= =3DOPEN=0A> =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 group=3DCCMP=0A> =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 psk"pa= ss_123456789"=0A> =A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0 priority=3D5=0A> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=0A=0AI want to try to get awa= y from adding things directly to the wpa_supplicant.conf file as I would ra= ther that the connection information be managed by a GUI tool.=0A=A0=0A> So= mething like the above should get you online again, but you may need to =0A= > experiment with different settings depending on the encryption used by th= e =0A> chosen AP.=0A> =0A> When wardriving open the wpa_gui, scan and doubl= e-click on your desired AP.=A0 =0A> Then enter the key for it (if it has on= e) and you should be able to associate.=A0 =0A> At that point dhcpcd will k= ick in and you'll get an IP address and be able =0A> to =0A> connect to the= Internet (as long as the AP is not asking for DNS =0A> authentication or s= ome such security measure).=0A> =0A> Of course if you use networkmanager yo= u do not need to use wpa_gui.=0A=0AI'd rather use the NetworkManager in KDE= than wpa_gui.=0A=0AThat said, NetworkManager in KDE seems to be using wicd= for some reason.=0A=0AI also have KDE running under Kubuntu on my work com= puter (4.6.2) and the Network Manager is completely different (don't know w= hy) - it's not wicd as far as I can tell.=0A=0AHowever, They are still not = working. wpa_gui refuses to scan and find networks; while wicd is not findi= ng networks either - but there's so little information in the GUI that it i= s practically useless to say why.=0APerhaps I've got something at the KDE l= ayer screwed up?=0A=0AI also updated everything so I am now using KDE 4.6.5= (I think it was 4.6.2 or 4.6.3 before).=0A=0ATIA,=0A=0ABen=0A