Re: problem when setting an adhoc wireless connection

I've finally found a solution, thanks to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205501 (even though I had to do various additional tests to make it work). # ifconfig wlan0 down # iwconfig wlan0 essid adhoc-vinc17 mode Ad-Hoc channel 1 key 1234567812 # ifconfig wlan0 up 192.168.0.3 and on th

problem when setting an adhoc wireless connection

Hi, I'd like to setup an adhoc wireless connection. I created the following config file /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf: ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant network={ ssid="adhoc-vinc17" mode=1 key_mgmt=NONE auth_alg=SHARED wep_key0=1234567812 wep_tx_keyidx=0