>>>>>> Is there any way to verify that my wireless client connections are >>>>>> encrypted via WPA2? >>>>>> >>>>>> - Grant >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> iwlist $interface scan >>>>> >>>>> Will give you enough information to tell if the wireless network >>>>> supports WPA (instead of being WPA2-only). I don't know how you might >>>>> inspect a connection from the client's perspective. That probably >>>>> depends on the tool you're using. >>>> >>>> Is it strange that I get this from iwconfig on the connected client: >>>> >>>> Encryption key:off >>> >>> That's normal. iwconfig only knows about WEP. WPA and WPA2 are >>> different animals. >> >> Got it, thanks for your help Michael. > > Actually, I think I was only half-right. It's normal for iwconfig to > show Encryption key:off when connected to WPA and WPA2 networks, it's > true that WPA and WPA2 are different animals, and I believe it's true > that iwconfig only knows about WEP. > > But there's something strange about the "Encryption key:" line. A > survey of my apartment from my laptop, which I connected to via ssh, > revealed that "iwconfig" reports "Encryption key:off", while "iwlist" > shows "Encryption key:on" for the BSSID I'm connected to (And I'm > showing "IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1" for my encryption mode). > > I don't know the cause of the discrepancy, though I could guess at a > half-dozen different plausible sources.
I thought you were saying iwconfig doesn't know about WPA/WPA2 but iwlist does. That would account for the discrepancy, right? - Grant
