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* Switch back to the GUI by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F3 ((Ctrl+Alt+[[Image:Home key f3 small.png]]) |
* Switch back to the GUI by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F3 ((Ctrl+Alt+[[Image:Home key f3 small.png]]) |
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==Step-by-step with wpa_supplicant== |
==Step-by-step with wpa_supplicant== |
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* Switch to a virtual terminal by pressing |
* Switch to a virtual terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 (Ctrl+Alt+[[Image:Mesh key f1 small.png]]) |
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* Log in as user 'root' with no password |
* Log in as user 'root' with no password |
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* Stop NetworkManager and network scripts |
* Stop NetworkManager and network scripts |
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<pre> |
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service NetworkManager stop |
service NetworkManager stop |
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service network stop |
service network stop |
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</pre> |
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* Create a wpa_supplicant config file for your network in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. It should look something like this: |
* Create a wpa_supplicant config file for your network in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. It should look something like this: |
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cat <<EOF > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf |
cat <<EOF > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf |
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ctrl_interface_group=0 |
ctrl_interface_group=0 |
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ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant |
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant |
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eapol_version=1 |
eapol_version=1 |
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ap_scan=1 |
ap_scan=1 |
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fast_reauth=1 |
fast_reauth=1 |
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network={ |
network={ |
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ssid="my-ssid" |
ssid="my-ssid" |
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key_mgmt=NONE |
key_mgmt=NONE |
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auth_alg=OPEN |
auth_alg=OPEN |
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} |
} |
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<press Ctrl+D here> |
<press Ctrl+D here> |
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</pre> |
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* Run wpa_supplicant like this: |
* Run wpa_supplicant like this: |
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/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -ddd -ieth0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dwext -o local0 |
/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -ddd -ieth0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dwext -o local0 |
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* You should see lines like: |
* You should see lines like: |
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wpa_supplicant[1710]: State: ASSOCIATING -> ASSOCIATED |
wpa_supplicant[1710]: State: ASSOCIATING -> ASSOCIATED |
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wpa_supplicant[1710]: Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:cc:aa:34:56:12 |
wpa_supplicant[1710]: Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:cc:aa:34:56:12 |
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* In any case, please copy /var/log/messages and attach it to a bug report |
* In any case, please copy /var/log/messages and attach it to a bug report |
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cd /root |
cd /root |
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cp /var/log/messages wpa_supplicant-log.txt |
cp /var/log/messages wpa_supplicant-log.txt |
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bzip2 wpa_supplicant-log.txt |
bzip2 wpa_supplicant-log.txt |
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</pre> |
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Attach the file /root/wpa_supplicant-log.txt.bz2 to the bug. |
Attach the file /root/wpa_supplicant-log.txt.bz2 to the bug. |
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Revision as of 13:19, 4 January 2008
Testing Wireless Connectivity
It's sometimes useful to test out manual connections to access points to help us debug the driver and wireless networking software. First test with plain 'iwconfig' tools, then with 'wpa_supplicant'. WPA and WPA2 are not currently supported, but will be in the future.
Step-by-Step with iwconfig
- Switch to a virtual terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 (Ctrl+Alt+)
- Log in as user 'root' with no password
- Stop NetworkManager and network scripts
service NetworkManager stop service network stop
- Use iwconfig to connect, replacing the 'essid' and key as necessary
iwconfig eth0 essid "my-ssid"
or for WEP:
iwconfig eth0 essid "my-ssid" key aaffbbcc667788112233449900
- Wait a second or two, then do the following and see if the "Access Point:" and "ESSID" are set to valid values
iwconfig eth0 eth0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"mmy-ssid" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:20:44:5a:b1:a4 Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0 Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management:off Link Quality=85/100 Signal level=-45 dBm Noise level=-82 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:7
- Wait another 10 seconds or so, and run 'iwconfig' again to ensure the connection is still active
- Try to acquire a DHCP address
/sbin/dhclient -1 eth0
- If the "Access Point:" value is still a valid MAC address (ie, it is _not_ all 0s), the connection is still alive
Step-by-step with wpa_supplicant
- Switch to a virtual terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 (Ctrl+Alt+)
- Log in as user 'root' with no password
- Stop NetworkManager and network scripts
service NetworkManager stop service network stop
- Create a wpa_supplicant config file for your network in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. It should look something like this:
cat <<EOF > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf ctrl_interface_group=0 ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant eapol_version=1 ap_scan=1 fast_reauth=1 network={ ssid="my-ssid" key_mgmt=NONE auth_alg=OPEN } <press Ctrl+D here>
- Run wpa_supplicant like this:
/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -ddd -ieth0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dwext -o local0
- You should see lines like:
wpa_supplicant[1710]: State: ASSOCIATING -> ASSOCIATED wpa_supplicant[1710]: Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:cc:aa:34:56:12
- In any case, please copy /var/log/messages and attach it to a bug report
cd /root cp /var/log/messages wpa_supplicant-log.txt bzip2 wpa_supplicant-log.txt
Attach the file /root/wpa_supplicant-log.txt.bz2 to the bug.