On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:51 AM, Vignette consultant <vignette75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 1 how can i check if wpa_supplicant is running or not? (sigh...) well, have a look at 'ps -lax' , e.g. ps -lax | grep wpa ps -lax | grep -i net ps -lax | grep dh and see if there is anything you don't know the nature of... (and look it up on the web!). > 3 are you saying "to use different driver"? yes, different version/release of the driver > > 2 where do i need put essid, so udev can use it? YMMV, on my system (fedora) these are the system locations for wlan2. /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-wlan2 /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/keys-wlan2 /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-wlan2 /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/keys-wlan2 essid is in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf and ifcfg-*, and the key is in keys-* and also in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf . Also if you use NetworkManager, it can take credentials from the gnome-keyring-manager as well. In the normal course of event, when one if up a network interface, udev tells either the network service to configure the interface or talk to NetworkManger via dbus to do it. both network service and NetworkManager tells wpa_supplicant to start scanning for known APs or open APs and try to authenticate. If you are not aware of what wpa_supplicant might be doing, it could unset whatever credentials you try to set as it scans and look for known or open APs. You should try to use the NetworkManager applet or Wireless assistant to set essid and credentials, rather than by hand on the command line. Hmm, your Vista screenshot says the AP is unsecure (and the signal strength is poor), is that the case? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
