On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 5:45 AM, Liam O'Toole <liam.p.oto...@gmail.com>wrote:
> 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. > > > Not to belabour the obvious, but are you certain the passwords match? One time I generated a password on the router not realizing that my caps lock key was on. Best, Arthur
