Dan wrote:
I am trying to set up an encrypted wireless network using at least WEP
or, if possible WPA-PSK. I know WPA-PSK is a very new functionality,
I wouldn't call it _very_ new... It's been around for some time now.
and wonder if anyone is using it successfuly. I have tried WEP and
WPA-PSK as per the manual page for 'ral', but to no avail. Clients
either can't connect or connect and can't communicate in either WEP or
PSK modes. Unencrypted connections to the ral host AP work perfectly. I
should mention that the Edimax card I am using has great signal - highly
recommend it.
First of all, your dmesg is missing. Make sure to include it in the
message text and not as an attachment since they are stripped.
Anyway, I assume you're talking about running the ral in hostap mode. I
cannot recall ever having any OS-related issues specifically related to
neither WEP nor WPA.
My current config that works just as well (or bad, if you prefer) as
non-encrypted stuff:
$ sudo cat /etc/hostname.ral0
description "Wireless (local interface)"
group wireless
inet 192.168.19.254 255.255.255.0 NONE
media autoselect mode auto mediaopt hostap chan 6 nwid <*nwid*> wpa wpapsk
<*wka-psk-generated key*>
up
[ That last 'up' is likely a leftover from earlier fiddling and probably
not needed. ]
Make sure you create the wpapsk key using ``/sbin/wpa-psk <ssid>
<passphrase>''. On windows machines, it's the <passphrase> that
should be entered.
/Alexander
