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If you are having trouble connecting to an specific access point, you may want to try |
If you are having trouble connecting to an specific access point, you may want to try using this simple script: http://wiki.laptop.org/images/4/44/Wpa.sh. Once this procedure is successful, you will not have to do it again as the settings will be remembered when you reboot. |
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Instructions: |
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# Open a virtual terminal: hold down Alt, Ctrl, and Neighborhood Mesh (3rd key from the left on the top row) |
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# Copy http://wiki.laptop.org/images/4/44/Wpa.sh to your XO (any directory) |
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# Type 'root' for the login |
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# Open the terminal activity |
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# Type |
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# Change to the directory you copied wpa.sh on step 1 |
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# Execute the following command to have administrative privileges "su -" |
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# killall NetworkManager |
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# Execute the script "sh wpa.sh" |
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# if [ -e /etc/wpa_suplicant/wpa_suplicant.conf ]; then |
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# Follow the instructions on screen, providing the SSID, passphrase and WPA version of your Access Point |
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> rm /etc/wpa_suplicant/wpa_suplicant.conf' |
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# Reboot the XO (as instructed in the end of step 6) |
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> fi |
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# Go to the mesh view and click on the circle of your AP, that should be showing as |
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# wpa_passphrase <ssid> <passphrase> > /etc/wpa_suplicant/wpa_suplicant.conf |
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open now (no lock attached to the circle) |
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# wpa_supplicant -ieth0 -Dwext -c/etc/wpa_suplicant/wpa_suplicant.conf |
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# dhclient eth0 |
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# Then type 'reboot' to re-start the laptop. |
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When the laptop boots up it will try your new settings automatically. You may need to use a hex key rather than a password or passphrase. You can use this website to convert from a password to a hex key: [http://www.xs4all.nl/~rjoris/wpapsk.html Hex Converter] |
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Revision as of 17:28, 12 December 2007
If you are having trouble connecting to an specific access point, you may want to try using this simple script: http://wiki.laptop.org/images/4/44/Wpa.sh. Once this procedure is successful, you will not have to do it again as the settings will be remembered when you reboot.
Instructions:
- Copy http://wiki.laptop.org/images/4/44/Wpa.sh to your XO (any directory)
- Open the terminal activity
- Change to the directory you copied wpa.sh on step 1
- Execute the following command to have administrative privileges "su -"
- Execute the script "sh wpa.sh"
- Follow the instructions on screen, providing the SSID, passphrase and WPA version of your Access Point
- Reboot the XO (as instructed in the end of step 6)
- Go to the mesh view and click on the circle of your AP, that should be showing as
open now (no lock attached to the circle)