kernel source install

[Jeff McKeon]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
>[mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Neil Cherry
>Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 1:36 PM
>To: For users of Fedora Core releases
>Subject: Re: kernel source install
>
>
>Jeff McKeon wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
>>> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Neil Cherry
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 12:32 PM
>>> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
>>> Subject: Re: kernel source install
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff McKeon wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks Craig, what does the error message mean though?  
>Just for my 
>>>> own knowledge...
>>> Basically it means that you compiled the module for one 
>>> kernel and are using it on another. As long as there were no 
>>> major changes between versions this is OK.
>>>> Now it seems I can't configure the wlan0 interface.
>>>>
>>>> If I issue:
>>>>
>>>> iwconfig wlan0 essid "mynet"
>>>>
>>>> And then issue the command:
>>>>
>>>> Iwconfig
>>>>
>>>> It still shows essid:off/any
>>> I remember having a lot of problems with wlan. I then added 
>>> wpa_supplicant so I could use WEP & WPA-PSK which works well 
>>> with my Linksys WRT54G.
>> 
>> Hmm, sounds like what I need here. My AP is a linksys wrt54g 
>as well. 
>> 
>> Where do I get the wpa_suplicant?
>
>Normally I'd say google it but I couldn't find it there! So here try
>this:
>
>http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_spplicant/
>
>Here's how I run the whole thing:
>
>modprobe ndiswrapper # (I did the whole setup thing before this)
>iwconfig wlan0 essid YeahRightImNotTelling # replace with yours
>iwconfig wlan0 channel 6 # try others if it's in use by others
>ifconfig wlan0 192.168.0.10 # what ever ...
>sleep 1 # I had a little trouble if I rushed things
>wpa_supplicant -Dndiswrapper -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -B
>sleep 2
>route add default gw 192.168.0.254 wlan0
>
>My wpa_supplicant.conf file is a lot of comments but with only this
>entry:
>
>eapol_version=1 # could try 2
>
>ap_scan=1
>fast_reauth=1
>
>network={
>   ssid= "YeahRightImNotTelling"
>   psk="Your PSK"
>   key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>   proto=WPA
>   priority=5
>   bssid=00:11:22:33:44:55
>}
>
>Replace 00:11:22:33:44:55 with the MAC address of your WRT54G.

Neil,

Ok, finally worked out all the probs with wpa_supplicant (I think).

I built it and it runs however it doesn't seem to work.  

I've done everything above and when I run the wpa_supplicant I get the
following.

[root at localhost wpa_supplicant-0.3.9]# wpa_supplicant -Dndiswrapper
-iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -B -d
Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver
'ndiswrapper'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' ->
'/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
Priority group 5
   id=0 ssid='nottelling'
Initializing interface (2) 'wlan0'
Own MAC address: 00:90:4b:b2:14:b1
Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
Daemonize..


[root at localhost wpa_supplicant-0.3.9]# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.

Warning: Driver for device wlan0 has been compiled with version 18
of Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to version 17.
Some things may be broken...

wlan0     IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point:
00:00:00:00:00:00
          Bit Rate:54 Mb/s   Tx-Power:25 dBm
          RTS thr:2347 B   Fragment thr:2346 B
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1

# home network; allow all valid ciphers
network={
        ssid="thisisfake"
        scan_ssid=1
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        psk="nottellin"
        priority=5
        proto=WPA
        bssid=00:0F:66:EA:1C:A9
}

Getting closer, but still not there... :o(

Thanks for all the help so far though!!

Jeff