F8 - wireless problem - SOLVED
Jacques B.
jjrboucher at gmail.com
Sat Nov 10 05:20:13 UTC 2007
On Nov 9, 2007 11:23 PM, Jacques B. <jjrboucher at gmail.com> wrote:
> Got wireless to work with WPA-PSK. The solution was at
> http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showpost.php?p=857006&postcount=52
>
> As root I edited /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf so that it
> contained the following:
>
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> ctrl_interface_group=wheel
> network={
> ssid="your ssid"
> psk="your passphrase"
> key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> proto=WPA
> }
>
>
> The first two lines were already there. I added the remaining lines
> as per the the instructions on the site above.
>
> I then ran
> # ifconfig wlan0 up
> # wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd
> (the process didn't exit so it seemed, but after doing the next
> command successfully I was able to close this window anyhow).
>
> Then in another terminal window as root I ran
> # dhclient wlan0
>
> I could then close both the windows and the wireless worked. I went
> into system-config-network-gui (either via command line or via System,
> Administrator, Network) and ensured that my wireless card was checked
> off so that it will start up on reboot (haven't rebooted yet but I am
> fairly confident it will work - if not I will repost to that effect -
> otherwise it worked).
>
> Jacques B.
>
I guess I was too confident. It didn't work. I still get the same
error at boot, which is:
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
Also noted a mistake in what I first posted. Instead of
/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf it should have read
/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.
I Googled the other error and found out that it was because I had to
ensure I selected Managed mode (I had auto).
So I corrected that which corrected the above error. But now it ends
up with 4 packets sent and 100% loss.
Next I figured I'd put the commands in /etc/rd.d/rc.local. Not my
preferred solution, but an interim one until I can get it to work
properly from the network configuration menu. In order to not slow
down the boot process I unchecked the wireless card in
system-config-network-gui so that it doesn't try and activate it on
bootup. When /etc/rc.d/rc.local runs the commands in it, it activates
the card and that does the trick. But again I'd prefer to make this
work through system-config-network-gui rather than rc.local.
Any suggestions?
Jacques B.
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