Re: [gentoo-user] strange problem with Wifi

[Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net>]

241225 Michael wrote:
M> Check there are no empty spaces left at the end of the strings
> in any entries you edited in your wpa_supplicant.conf.
P> There are none.
M> I think you'll find there is at least one within the SSID - see below.
P>   using wpa_gui to start/stop landlord's 'Watch ... ' :
>>   <3>WNM: Preferred List Available
>>   <3>SME: Trying to authenticate with 68:ff:7b:47:c9:13 (SSID='watch
>> iovedocs on YouTube ' freq=5200 MHz) <3>CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=CORE
>> type=WORLD
>>   <3>Trying to associate with 68:ff:7b:47:c9:13
>>   (SSID='watch iovedocs on YouTube ' freq=5200 MHz)
M> Please check the space character shown at the end of the SSID string above.  
> You will need to include this in your wpa_supplicant.conf; e.g.:
>   ssid="watch iovedocs on YouTube "
> I expect when you edit the SSID as suggested above
> you will be able to connect without using the GUI.

Indeed ! -- that was the problem.
I've added the space & commented the  3  extra lines re keys/security
& there's no problem connecting via 'rc-service -v wpa_supplicant start'
I keep copies of the config files for both services
& overwrite 'wpa_supplicant.conf' when necessary
(of course, I use a Bash aliases).

Thanks for all the advice : what a strange problem.

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