Ubuntu Edgy + ipw2200 + WPA
I got mad trying to connect to my new Fonera from my laptop, which has a Intel Centrino ipw2200, using the Ubuntu Edgy release, but I finally managed to get it working. This is what i’ve done:
* Run wpa_passphrase essid, where essid is your wpa-protected-router essid.
* Copy the output from above command and paste them into /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. You’ll have something like:
network={
ssid="your-router-essid"
#psk="12123123"
psk=d50785b957b37711dbff2f34bcb87c90295b81dd3650997338d3a8e49d86b120
}
* Now, you need to edit what you pasted, to look like this:
network={
ssid="your-router-essid"
scan_ssid=1
proto=WPA
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
#psk=”12123123″
psk=d50785b957b37711dbff2f34bcb87c90295b81dd3650997338d3a8e49d86b120
}
* Then edit /etc/network/interfaces to look like this:
iface lo inet loopback
auto lo
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto wlan0 < - Your wireless interface name
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wireless-essid your_router_essid < - Your router essid
wpa-driver wext
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
* At last, restart the network /etc/init.d/networking restart
Now you’re connected using WPA!
April 17th, 2007 at 11:35
There is an easier way for Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) and Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) to set up WPA when you have you Wi-Fi card
it is called Network Manager. Check my little article on it: http://www.berthon.eu/ice_and_fire/?p=24
I have recently upgraded my network to WPA2, and it is working with Feisty with the same tool. I do not know for Edgy and Dapper though as I do not have them anymore…
April 17th, 2007 at 11:41
In fact, i wrote this ’cause i’m using a static network config, so network-applet doesn’t work for me, at least on edgy, altought it will work on feisty…