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Re: wpa, passphrase, and keys



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On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 08:01:11AM -0500, Jesus Arocho wrote:
> I was trying to install wpa on a Dell inspiron 6000 and connect to a Linksys 
> WRT55AG and am now confused.  I first updated the firmware on the router and 
> now have ´wpa personal´ as an option.  Second, enabled the wireless security, 
> selected wpa personal, and entered a passphrase.  Third, ran wpa_passphrase 
> on the box, giving the essid and same passphrase as on the router.  Fourth, 
> edited interfacs and wpa_supplicant.conf with the appropriate information; 
> using key supplied by wpa_passphrase.  Tried ifup eth1 and the command just 
> hung.

You might post exactly what is in your configuration files so we can see
if you configured anything incorrectly.

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