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On Fri, Sep 09, 2022 at 10:40:04AM -0400, Walter Dnes wrote |
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> Here are the first 4 lines from scan_result at an establishment. I've |
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> replaced the 3-word ccompany name with "AAAA BBBB CCCC". Note that they |
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> share the same bssids with "BELL342". |
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> Selected interface 'wlan0' |
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> bssid / frequency / signal level / flags / ssid |
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> 26:20:c7:c2:b7:a7 5220 -53 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] AAAA BBBB CCCC |
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> 24:20:c7:c2:b7:a7 5220 -53 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] BELL342 |
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> 24:20:c7:c2:b7:a6 2462 -28 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] BELL342 |
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> 26:20:c7:c2:b7:a6 2462 -46 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] AAAA BBBB CCCC |
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> I've tried... |
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> wpa_cli password "AAAA BBBB CCCC" <password> |
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> wpa_cli password AAAA\ BBBB\ CCCC <password> |
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> ...and they both return "FAIL". Any ideas on what to try next? |
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PEBKAC. I was mis-reading the instructions. Since the sign at the |
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breakfast place mentioned "password", in the wpa_cli dialogue I entered... |
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> set password 0 "AAAA BBBB CCCC" "password" |
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...when I should've been entering... |
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> set_network 0 ssid "AAAA BBBB CCCC" |
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> set_network 0 psk "password" |
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The flags "[WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS]" should've been the hint. |
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https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/wpa_supplicant#Connecting_with_wpa_passphrase |
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set me straight. BTW, wpa_cli is "the hard way" of doing things. What's |
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"the easy way", you ask? It's a short script like so... |
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#!/bin/bash |
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/etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant stop |
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wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c <(wpa_passphrase "ssid" "password") |
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No need for a stanza in wpa_supplicant.conf. Note: *THE SCRIPT MUST |
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BE RUN FROM A ROOT SHELL. "SUDO" WILL NOT WORK.* The "wpa_passphrase" |
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tool is installed as part of "wpa_cli" install, no extra setup needed. |
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I was the first customer in for breakfast, so I had the wifi network |
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capacity all to myself. https://www.speedtest.net/result/13728930233 |
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is the result from Speedtest Net, over 31 mbits down and 10 mbits up. |
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-- |
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I've seen things, you people wouldn't believe; Gopher, Netscape with |
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frames, the first Browser Wars. Searching for pages with AltaVista, |
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pop-up windows self-replicating, trying to uninstall RealPlayer. All |
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those moments, will be lost in time like tears in rain... time to die. |
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