On Tuesday 07 July 2009 10:37:36 Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Tuesday 07 July 2009 10:34:07 Grant wrote: > > I'm trying to connect to a WPA2 wireless router via wicd, but I can't > > get past the authentication. The owner insists the password is > > correct. I've spoken to the administrator and I was told the router > > will connect Windows systems, some Mac systems, but no Linux systems. > > Does this amount to the typical "Linux is not supported" response, or > > could a router actually not work with Linux clients? > > > > I've also tried to connect via /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 and > > wpa_supplicant, but I can't get much information about how it's > > failing because it is backgrounded. Could net.wlan0 work even though > > wicd fails, and if so, how can I get more info from net.wlan0? > > It's hard to see how a wireless router could bring that about without > changing how WPA2 works (then it isn't really WPA2 anymore is it?). It's a > standard protocol. > > WPA2 does work with wicd - are you getting anything in the logs at all > using both methods?
Take the following with the usual grain of salt. I don't use WPA myself, but I have seen issues with WEP-passwords where not all systems convert it to the hash-value in the same way. Try using the HEX-value for the WPA password rather then the "plain-text" version. Thanks, Joost ps. WEP is "ok" if you run a VPN over it :)
