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