[gentoo-user] wpa_supplicant and at&t 2wire gateway

[gentoo-user] wpa_supplicant and at&t 2wire gateway

[John Blinka]

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I've recently subscribed to AT&T's u-verse which came with a
2wire 3800hgv-b wireless gateway.  On the windows side, my
dual-booting Dell laptop picked up the signal and connected
trivially.  I've had no such success on the linux side.

The gateway claims to use WPA-PSK authentication and TKIP
encryption.  My supplicant.conf file looks like:

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

network={
                 ssid="my_ssid"
                 psk="my_password"
                 key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
                 proto=WPA
                 pairwise=TKIP
}

wpa_gui provides the following information for a few seconds:

adapter:          ath0
network:  0:     my_ssid
status:             SCANNING
last message:  Disconnect event - remove keys
authentication:
encryption:
ssid:
bssid:
ip address:

then displays:

adapter:          ath0
network:  0:     my_ssid
status:             4WAY_HANDSHAKE
last message:  ASSOCIATED WITH 00:22:a4:0d:23:89
authentication: WPA-PSK
encryption:       TKIP
ssid:                 my_ssid
bssid:               00:22:a4:0d:23:89
ip address:

and then cycles between these two sets of information.

I can't pretend that I understand what's going on, and I haven't
found any enlightenment in web searches.  Does anyone know
what this means, where I'm stuck, and how to go forward?

Thanks for any help,

John Blinka

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Re: [gentoo-user] wpa_supplicant and at&t 2wire gateway

[Cristian Gary]

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you can try to use "wpa_passphrase" command , that generate the network
profile for you Acces Point, copy into wpa_supplicant.conf and reboot the
device.   works for me, when a  trie to connect a AP with WPA encryption .

ej:

wpa_passphrase AP_id  password :

that generate -->

network={
  ssid="AP_id"
  #psk="password"
  psk=993142399374b6d582da81a6d4887ef7a9283a0e00dd4678681aac5e0a2478e9
}

copy into  wpa_supplicant.conf.




On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 8:14 PM, John Blinka <john.blinka@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've recently subscribed to AT&T's u-verse which came with a
> 2wire 3800hgv-b wireless gateway.  On the windows side, my
> dual-booting Dell laptop picked up the signal and connected
> trivially.  I've had no such success on the linux side.
>
> The gateway claims to use WPA-PSK authentication and TKIP
> encryption.  My supplicant.conf file looks like:
>
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>
> network={
>                  ssid="my_ssid"
>                  psk="my_password"
>                  key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>                  proto=WPA
>                  pairwise=TKIP
> }
>
> wpa_gui provides the following information for a few seconds:
>
> adapter:          ath0
> network:  0:     my_ssid
> status:             SCANNING
> last message:  Disconnect event - remove keys
> authentication:
> encryption:
> ssid:
> bssid:
> ip address:
>
> then displays:
>
> adapter:          ath0
> network:  0:     my_ssid
> status:             4WAY_HANDSHAKE
> last message:  ASSOCIATED WITH 00:22:a4:0d:23:89
> authentication: WPA-PSK
> encryption:       TKIP
> ssid:                 my_ssid
> bssid:               00:22:a4:0d:23:89
> ip address:
>
> and then cycles between these two sets of information.
>
> I can't pretend that I understand what's going on, and I haven't
> found any enlightenment in web searches.  Does anyone know
> what this means, where I'm stuck, and how to go forward?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> John Blinka
>
>


-- 
Cristian Gonzalo Gary Bufadel

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Re: [gentoo-user] wpa_supplicant and at&t 2wire gateway

[John Blinka]

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On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Cristian Gary <cristiangary@gmail.com>wrote:

> you can try to use "wpa_passphrase" command , that generate the network
> profile for you Acces Point, copy into wpa_supplicant.conf and reboot the
> device.   works for me, when a  trie to connect a AP with WPA encryption .
>
> ej:
>
> wpa_passphrase AP_id  password :
>
> that generate -->
>
> network={
>   ssid="AP_id"
>   #psk="password"
>   psk=993142399374b6d582da81a6d4887ef7a9283a0e00dd4678681aac5e0a2478e9
> }
>
> copy into  wpa_supplicant.conf.
>

Thanks, but tried that without success.

John

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Re: [gentoo-user] wpa_supplicant and at&t 2wire gateway

[Markos Chandras]

On Sunday 23 November 2008 01:14:41 John Blinka wrote:
> I've recently subscribed to AT&T's u-verse which came with a
> 2wire 3800hgv-b wireless gateway.  On the windows side, my
> dual-booting Dell laptop picked up the signal and connected
> trivially.  I've had no such success on the linux side.
>
> The gateway claims to use WPA-PSK authentication and TKIP
> encryption.  My supplicant.conf file looks like:
>
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>
> network={
>                  ssid="my_ssid"
>                  psk="my_password"
>                  key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>                  proto=WPA
>                  pairwise=TKIP
> }
>
> wpa_gui provides the following information for a few seconds:
>
> adapter:          ath0
> network:  0:     my_ssid
> status:             SCANNING
> last message:  Disconnect event - remove keys
> authentication:
> encryption:
> ssid:
> bssid:
> ip address:
>
> then displays:
>
> adapter:          ath0
> network:  0:     my_ssid
> status:             4WAY_HANDSHAKE
> last message:  ASSOCIATED WITH 00:22:a4:0d:23:89
> authentication: WPA-PSK
> encryption:       TKIP
> ssid:                 my_ssid
> bssid:               00:22:a4:0d:23:89
> ip address:
>
> and then cycles between these two sets of information.
>
> I can't pretend that I understand what's going on, and I haven't
> found any enlightenment in web searches.  Does anyone know
> what this means, where I'm stuck, and how to go forward?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> John Blinka

I would suggest before trying the "hard way", to use Networkmanager and 
knetworkmanaget. If you have success with that, then you can try the other 
way

Other wifi guis are wlassistant or wifiradar. Give them a try

-- 
Markos Chandras

Re: [gentoo-user] wpa_supplicant and at&t 2wire gateway

[Noven Purnell-Webb]

On Sunday 23 November 2008 11:05:40 Markos Chandras wrote:
> On Sunday 23 November 2008 01:14:41 John Blinka wrote:
> > I've recently subscribed to AT&T's u-verse which came with a
> > 2wire 3800hgv-b wireless gateway.  On the windows side, my
> > dual-booting Dell laptop picked up the signal and connected
> > trivially.  I've had no such success on the linux side.
> >
> > The gateway claims to use WPA-PSK authentication and TKIP
> > encryption.  My supplicant.conf file looks like:
> >
> > ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> >
> > network={
> >                  ssid="my_ssid"
> >                  psk="my_password"
> >                  key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> >                  proto=WPA
> >                  pairwise=TKIP
> > }
> >
> > wpa_gui provides the following information for a few seconds:
> >
> > adapter:          ath0
> > network:  0:     my_ssid
> > status:             SCANNING
> > last message:  Disconnect event - remove keys
> > authentication:
> > encryption:
> > ssid:
> > bssid:
> > ip address:
> >
> > then displays:
> >
> > adapter:          ath0
> > network:  0:     my_ssid
> > status:             4WAY_HANDSHAKE
> > last message:  ASSOCIATED WITH 00:22:a4:0d:23:89
> > authentication: WPA-PSK
> > encryption:       TKIP
> > ssid:                 my_ssid
> > bssid:               00:22:a4:0d:23:89
> > ip address:
> >
> > and then cycles between these two sets of information.
> >
> > I can't pretend that I understand what's going on, and I haven't
> > found any enlightenment in web searches.  Does anyone know
> > what this means, where I'm stuck, and how to go forward?
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> >
> > John Blinka
>
> I would suggest before trying the "hard way", to use Networkmanager and
> knetworkmanaget. If you have success with that, then you can try the other
> way
>
> Other wifi guis are wlassistant or wifiradar. Give them a try

Perhps you are authenticating but then not getting a dhcp address.
Try adding 
modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
wpa_supplicant_ath0="-Dmadwifi"
config_ath0=( "dhcp" )
to your /etc/conf.d/net file.

- noven

Re: [gentoo-user] wpa_supplicant and at&t 2wire gateway

[Mick]

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On Sunday 23 November 2008, Noven Purnell-Webb wrote:

> Perhps you are authenticating but then not getting a dhcp address.
> Try adding
> modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
> wpa_supplicant_ath0="-Dmadwifi"
> config_ath0=( "dhcp" )
> to your /etc/conf.d/net file.

Make sure that you have not built/modprobed the ath5k kernel module which may 
clash with madwifi-ng.

Also, if your router is anything like mine you will need to use the WPA key 
that can be found on a sticker at the bottom of the router - or set up a new 
key altogether.

BTW, asking the obvious:  have you tried associating and connecting to the 
Internet without any encryption?
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Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] wpa_supplicant and at&t 2wire gateway

[John Blinka]

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On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sunday 23 November 2008, Noven Purnell-Webb wrote:
>
> > Perhps you are authenticating but then not getting a dhcp address.
> > Try adding
> > modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
> > wpa_supplicant_ath0="-Dmadwifi"
> > config_ath0=( "dhcp" )
> > to your /etc/conf.d/net file.
>

Tried your suggestion  above, but it didn't help.


Make sure that you have not built/modprobed the ath5k kernel module which
> may
> clash with madwifi-ng.


I haven't built this module.


>
> Also, if your router is anything like mine you will need to use the WPA key
> that can be found on a sticker at the bottom of the router - or set up a
> new
> key altogether.


That's what I've been using.


>
> BTW, asking the obvious:  have you tried associating and connecting to the
> Internet without any encryption?


No harm in asking the obvious, even if I don't know enough for this to be
obvious to me.  I assume that I would have to tell my wireless router not to
encrypt, and that  I would have to make some adjustment in /etc/conf.d/net
or /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf to turn encryption off.  Any
advice on how to do this?

John

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Re: [gentoo-user] wpa_supplicant and at&t 2wire gateway

[Marcel Stangenberger]

>> > Perhps you are authenticating but then not getting a dhcp address.
>> > Try adding
>> > modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
>> > wpa_supplicant_ath0="-Dmadwifi"
>> > config_ath0=( "dhcp" )
>> > to your /etc/conf.d/net file.
>>
> 
> Tried your suggestion  above, but it didn't help.
> 
> 

my /etc/conf.d/net has the following : 

modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
wpa_supplicant_ath0="-Dmadwifi"
wpa_timeout_ath0=60
config_ath0=( "dhcp" )
dhcpcd_ath0="-t 10"


> No harm in asking the obvious, even if I don't know enough for this to be
> obvious to me.  I assume that I would have to tell my wireless router not
> to
> encrypt, and that  I would have to make some adjustment in
/etc/conf.d/net
> or /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf to turn encryption off.  Any
> advice on how to do this?
> 

in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf add the following : 

network={
        ssid="linksys"
        key_mgmt=NONE
}

change linksys into the SSID you give your router.

Cheers,

Marcel