Under FC4 I make some wpa_supplicant.conf and make my own wpa_supplicant
init script without many problems.
When I upgraded my laptop, I were surprised that only installing the
livna-rpm for de ipw firmware, the wpa_supplicant package and config
something into /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant and adapt my
/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file to my WPA network were sufficient.
I don't know why needed to use the Network Manager and the complexity
exposed under the link, perhaps is an alternative to make more secure the
links.
I think, that now, in FC5, at least with ipw2200 driver, the live is more
easy to configure the WPA support.
The steps where very simple:
1) With system-config-network (or elsewhere) configure your IP settings
under wifi interface (without encription).
2) Say in /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant the interfaces and drivers used
with that interfaces.
3) Configure your /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file.
4) Enable your wpa_supplicant service to run at boot:
chkconfig --levels 345 wpa_supplicant on
Now you only need to do "service wpa_supplicant start|stop|status....."
when you need.
Regards
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ArcosCom Wireless, S.L.L.
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On Thu, March 30, 2006 14:18, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Thursday 30 March 2006 13:11, Roger Grosswiler wrote:
>> > While googling for useful info I came across this page, concerning
>> > IPW2200 with FC5. I didn't see anything about WPA, but it does cover
>> > quite a lot of
>> > ground, I think.
>> >
>> > http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/nm.shtml
>> >
>> > I'm not ready yet to put FC5 onto my laptop with IPW2200, but if
>> anyone
>> > uses
>> > this page perhaps they could fee back how helpful it is?
>> >
>> > Anne
>> > --
>>
>> Anne,
>>
>> This goes around NetworkMananger - which supports in its version on FC5
>> WPA quite well (i use it with PSK at home)
>>
> Thanks, Roger. The laptop I have is currently running Mandriva 2006,
> which
> has had IPW220 since it came out, but I could never get WPA working on it.
> I
> must admit I haven't tried recently, though. I'm looking forward to being
> able to install FC5 on it.
>
> Anne
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