From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1253E1580FD for ; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:35:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8D8B5E07D3; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:35:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mp-relay-01.fibernetics.ca (mp-relay-01.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.136]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D30ECE041F for ; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:35:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailpool-fe-01.fibernetics.ca (mailpool-fe-01.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.144]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mp-relay-01.fibernetics.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9B308E0D6C for ; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:35:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (mailpool-mx-01.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.140]) by mailpool-fe-01.fibernetics.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 984F63643D for ; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:35:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.3 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1, BAYES_50=0.8, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1] autolearn=no autolearn_force=no Received: from mailpool-fe-01.fibernetics.ca ([208.85.217.144]) by localhost (mail-mx-01.fibernetics.ca [208.85.217.140]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id WsSs9BqyZOhn for ; Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:35:23 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=ca.inter.net; s=mail; t=1734996923; bh=pMZrl7/SOyCImXPVT9C2BBT85w88nOuTCZz2xuzAD9M=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:From; b=jIC8z7KItr5w80UfENAeg8j0zW/CkAgM2yddRpKP4AUprrvEoWba0k3h+mV8C4Bnz +3g+v1P053tjLRqlpnpHGAjvGnizzV2fFkNVt/oWuAQPW2V8Wj5PQpMF4bd7ye3D/9 EtA7js+7wYA/eiGakLIUE04zJcEAOpOvBR1V39sfGYimuRAfeYDqxgtK3xW/4MoqY5 RVeUVKAUUmRw4mWcUXfkfHsHwAT1H/bsJJtvfnhcCOiuYtCL908JoC0JNWI+5b6f0E yP3B0/ds+zA9dgssCo+vHdaX+r0v37wd2QKulRtXLyaF8bZyZin0bdN7G3editai8k 9gAt3kh/+qAdg== Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:35:21 -0500 From: Philip Webb To: Gentoo User Subject: [gentoo-user] strange problem with Wifi Message-ID: Mail-Followup-To: Gentoo User 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 X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Archives-Salt: a9b2d454-6350-4dc3-83ac-63c7568563a2 X-Archives-Hash: f796a1cb53846e99db750e42d0f2df29 I've encountered a strange problem logging into my local Wifi. There are 2 services I can use : (1) the household service, part of my landlord's home-office system ; (2) my cell-phone's hotspot. (2) is ok, but trying to use (1) has been offering challenges. First, there's no problem with my hardware or that of my landlord nor with 'wpa_supplicant' installed on my Gentoo system AFAIK. The problem aros when I tried to log into (1) after a power outage caused my landlord to restart his box, at which time he renamed the service with a slightly different password ; he's intelligent + friendly, but not upto fine-tuning it. I have updated the config file below to match the new strings. Earlier in the year, it was straightforward. I have a config file : #wpa_supplicant-gr.conf : 241207 ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant ctrl_interface_group=wheel network={ ssid="" key_mgmt=WPA-PSK pairwise=CCMP TKIP group=CCMP TKIP psk="" priority=5 } This hasn't changed : it used to log me in when I rebooted. Now it doesn't : for some reason, it scans, but finds nothing. The config file for my cell-phone hotspot is the same & also unchanged. However, I can use 'wpa_gui' with a bit of fussing & editing. Currently, it shows the correct adapter + service name & below it lists : Status : completed (station) Last message : Authentication : WPA2-PSK Encryption : CCMP + TKIP SSID : BSSID : < 12 hex digits > IP address : < 11 digits > I can't see any difference between the 2 lists of config items. I do have to reset it via an 'edit' menu after rebooting, esp to restate the password, which is a nuisance, but it succeeds in getting thro' to the service. Can anyone suggest what mb wrong with the 1st method ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatcadotinterdotnet