Re: For users with IPW2200

Under FC4 I make some wpa_supplicant.conf and make my own wpa_supplicant
init script without many problems.

When I upgraded my laptop, I were surprised that only installing the
livna-rpm for de ipw firmware, the wpa_supplicant package and config
something into /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant and adapt my
/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file to my WPA network were sufficient.

I don't know why needed to use the Network Manager and the complexity
exposed under the link, perhaps is an alternative to make more secure the
links.

I think, that now, in FC5, at least with ipw2200 driver, the live is more
easy to configure the WPA support.

The steps where very simple:
1) With system-config-network (or elsewhere) configure your IP settings
under wifi interface (without encription).
2) Say in /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant the interfaces and drivers used
with that interfaces.
3) Configure your /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file.
4) Enable your wpa_supplicant service to run at boot:
chkconfig --levels 345 wpa_supplicant on

Now you only need to do "service wpa_supplicant start|stop|status....."
when you need.

Regards

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On Thu, March 30, 2006 14:18, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Thursday 30 March 2006 13:11, Roger Grosswiler wrote:
While googling for useful info I came across this page, concerning
IPW2200 with FC5. I didn't see anything about WPA, but it does cover
quite a lot of
ground, I think.

http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/nm.shtml

I'm not ready yet to put FC5 onto my laptop with IPW2200, but if
anyone
uses
this page perhaps they could fee back how helpful it is?

Anne
--

Anne,

This goes around NetworkMananger - which supports in its version on FC5
WPA quite well (i use it with PSK at home)

Thanks, Roger. The laptop I have is currently running Mandriva 2006,
which
has had IPW220 since it came out, but I could never get WPA working on it.
I
must admit I haven't tried recently, though. I'm looking forward to being
able to install FC5 on it.

Anne
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