On 2010-01-19, Paul Scott <waterho...@ultrasw.com> wrote: > Liam O'Toole wrote: >> On 2010-01-19, Paul Scott <waterho...@ultrasw.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Wicd is mostly not working for me on networks using WPA2 including a >>> Linksys WRT54G2 router I configured myself for WPA2. Testing this >>> connection when encryption is disabled works fine. When I set the >>> router to WPA2 Personal I currently get: >>> Connection failed: bad password >>> >> --SNIP-- >>> 2010/01/19 01:45:13 :: wpa_supplicant authentication may have failed. >>> 2010/01/19 01:45:13 :: connect result is Failed >>> 2010/01/19 01:45:13 :: exiting connection thread >>> 2010/01/19 01:45:13 :: Sending connection attempt result bad_pass >> --SNIP-- >> >> I'm using backported wicd 1.6.2.2 on lenny. It authenticates >> successfully using WPA2 with a WRT54G router. For encryption type I use >> "WPA 1/2 Preshared Key" and enter the key in hexadecimal. No trouble. >> >> How does that compare with your settings? > > This may lead me to ideas not made clear in docs I have read so far. > > I am using WPA2 Personal with a text based password which appears to be > converted to a key by wicd. > > How you create a Preshared Key? > > In terms of either wicd or the router what's the difference between a > key and a password? >
I find that the terms "key", "password", and "passphrase" tend to be used interchangeably in the literature. The important thing to remember is that the key can be 8-63 printable ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal characters. Hence the conversion you mention above. To generate a PSK, you can use an online service like https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm. -- Liam O'Toole Birmingham, United Kingdom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
