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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Verify WPA2?
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:50:00
Message-Id: CAN0CFw2ifU1xdXoQHqe0XmunF1Ct-t+LXdMGicvnP_Rhdh-xcA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Verify WPA2? by Michael Mol
1 >>>> Is there any way to verify that my wireless client connections are
2 >>>> encrypted via WPA2?
3 >>>>
4 >>>> - Grant
5 >>>>
6 >>>
7 >>> iwlist $interface scan
8 >>>
9 >>> Will give you enough information to tell if the wireless network
10 >>> supports WPA (instead of being WPA2-only). I don't know how you might
11 >>> inspect a connection from the client's perspective. That probably
12 >>> depends on the tool you're using.
13 >>
14 >> Is it strange that I get this from iwconfig on the connected client:
15 >>
16 >> Encryption key:off
17 >
18 > That's normal. iwconfig only knows about WEP. WPA and WPA2 are
19 > different animals.
20
21 Got it, thanks for your help Michael.
22
23 - Grant

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Re: [gentoo-user] Verify WPA2? Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com>