wpa_supplicant issue

[osikes]

Hi,

I'm using Fedora 10 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686.PAE, I've been attempting to connect my Linksys Wireless USB N adapter to my wpa/wpa2 wireless network. The linksys driver was installed correctly with ndsiwrapper and I've verified that the adapter works as I have successfully joined a unsecured wireless network. However I'm having issues connecting to my wpa/wpa2 network. Using wpa_supplicant my wpa_supplicant.conf is:

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=wheel
network={
ssid="network1"
scan_ssid=1
proto=WPA RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP
psk="somepassword"
}

When I try running the supplicant with the config I don't get any errors and when I run an
"iwconfig ofmydevice" it shows that it has joined the network. But I still don't have an IP and can't connect to the internet or anything else on the network. Any suggestions on what to do? I really appreciate the help, thanks .

[stoat]

Originally Posted by osikes

Any suggestions on what to do?

Hello osikes,

Got anything against NetworkManager? Because if you don't, then you don't even need that wpa_supplicant.conf file. I don't use one anymore since NM. I recommend that you get rid of that. Even disable wpa_supplicant in Services (if it's there in F10) because NM will enable it as needed. And of course, enable NetworkManager in Services. Then use the NetworkManager tray icon to find your router and establish the connection with it. NM will also enable the network service which will get you an IP address from the router.

I use a Linksys card, Linksys router, WPA encryption, and all I have to do nowadays is enter the information requested by the NM tray icon. No wpa_supplicant.conf, no creating a wireless connection in the Network Configuration utility, no /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0 file. None of that. Maybe it will work for you, too.

[scottro]

Stoat's suggestion is good if you have nothing against NM, but please upgrade first, as the NM that was shipped is apparently buggy. (So I hear, I didn't use it, so I don't know first hand.)

As you're probably aware, scan_ssid=1 is only for hidden networks.
I've found a similar problem from time to time, it would connect to the network but not get an address. In each case, however, either a reboot or quick upgrade (that is, doing yum upgrade) fixed it for me--in my case, I think part of the problem was that the early 2.6.27 kernels' ath5k driver wasn't that good, but was quickly improved.

For what it's worth, my wpa_supplicant.conf is even simpler. Most of the options are covered by default.

network {
scan_ssid=1
ssid=mynetwork
psk=password
}

Just what I get from doing wpa_passphrase plus the scan_ssid.
Also, make sure your /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant is set up correctly. The defaults leave some things blank. Make sure the -iwhatever and -Dwhatever, usually wext are put in there.

[osikes]

Success!! I now have wireless internet. After keeping my .conf the same as posted above and running the command

 wpa_supplicant  -d -B -i wlan0  -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

. The same as I ran it before... I then ran the command

dhclient

. I waited 5 minutes and had internet. I'm not sure why the wait was neccesary, but I now have a local i.p address and am a happy Fedora 10 user.