Re: problems using wicd on WPA2 secured networks
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 09:30:46AM -0700, Paul Scott wrote:
> Liam O'Toole wrote:
> >On 2010-01-19, Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> wrote:
> (...)
>
> >>>
> >>>I'm using backported wicd 1.6.2.2 on lenny.
>
> I believe I have made many attempts with 1.6.2.2 but I will try it again.
>
> >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.
>
> Ok. I will try that on my home situation.
>
> OTOH I need to connect at a coffee shop which uses a given "password"
>
> Wicd just tells me that the connection is WPA2. When I set Wicd
> properties for that connection either to
>
> WPA 1/2 Passphrase
> or
> WPA 1/2 Preshared Key
>
> I get the same bad password rejection from Wicd.
>
> That was with 1.7. I'm installing 1.6.2.2 right now.
>
I had problems with the encrypted connection at my office starting with an
upgrade sometime back. It is a WEP hexadecimal passphrase.
No rejection of the passphrase though. It claims failure finding the DNS
server. Also an WRT54G and Wicd 1.6.2.2, on squeeze.
At first I thought it wasn't connecting. After playing with every setting
possible, I discovered it was timing out sometimes on the first try. I
finally settled for 60 seconds of working off line while I wait, with an
occasional second try.
Instantly connects to everything else instantly, even the office occasionally.
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Kind Regards,
Freeman
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