Re: [SLE] Wlan configuration question -- how to turn encryption key "on"

From: Peter Onion (Peter.Onion_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 02/28/04

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    To: pspotts@alum.mit.edu
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:05:40 +0000

    On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 00:45, Peter N. Spotts wrote:
    > Peter,
    >
    > (Gawd, how did we ever deserve such last names?)

    Atleast mine is fairly unique :-)

    > Thanks for your reply.
    > Would you be kind enough to send me a copy of your iwcfg-wlan0 file
    > (with suitably cloaked encryption key)? My analogous file would be
    > iwcfg-wlan-pcmcia, and while it exists, when I call it up with emacs,
    > it's blank!
    >
    > Your file might get me started in filling my file out...

    It should get filled in when you configure the card with Yast.

    Note the one for the Desktop has the WIRELESS_MODE set to 'Master'.
    This WILL NOT WORK on a standard SuSE 9.0 installation. I had to
    hack the scripts a bit to make it work. Also
    POST_UP_SCRIPT='arp-proxy-wlan0' is not standard.

    Desktop:/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts # cat arp-proxy-wlan0
    #!/bin/bash
     
    # enable proxy-arp on eth0 so that wireless hosts can communicate
    # with the ADSL router and the internet.
     
    echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth0/proxy_arp

    Anyway, here are the interface configuration scripts

    Laptop:/etc/sysconfig/network # cat ifcfg-wlan-pcmcia
    BOOTPROTO='static'
    BROADCAST='10.0.0.191'
    DHCLIENT_SET_DOWN_LINK='yes'
    IPADDR='10.0.0.130'
    MTU=''
    NETMASK='255.255.255.192'
    NETWORK='10.0.0.128'
    REMOTE_IPADDR=''
    STARTMODE='hotplug'
    UNIQUE='O8sC.jrBDbmL7DWA'
    WIRELESS_ESSID='CO12NA'
    WIRELESS_KEY='XXXX-XXXX-0000-0000'
    WIRELESS_MODE='Managed'
    WIRELESS_NICK='lap'
    WIRELESS_NWID='56'

    Desktop:/etc/sysconfig/network # cat ifcfg-wlan0
    BOOTPROTO='static'
    BROADCAST='10.0.0.191'
    IPADDR='10.0.0.129'
    MTU=''
    NETMASK='255.255.255.192'
    NETWORK='10.0.0.128'
    REMOTE_IPADDR=''
    STARTMODE='onboot'
    UNIQUE='CvwD.sxMWFQTZl21'
    WIRELESS_ESSID='CO12NA'
    WIRELESS_KEY='XXXX-XXXX'
    WIRELESS_MODE='Master'
    WIRELESS_NICK='Desktop'
    WIRELESS_NWID=''
    POST_UP_SCRIPT='arp-proxy-wlan0'

    I hope they help.

    Peter 

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