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On Wednesday, 31 August 2022 20:15:41 BST Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> During launch, wpa_supplicant blows up on... |
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> DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel |
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> DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=0 |
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Hmm ... so the example page syntax is wrong. I wonder if I came across this |
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too in the distant past. :-/ |
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I have this in my config and it works: |
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ctrl_interface_group=wheel |
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ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant |
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> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Wpa_supplicant#Configuration recommends... |
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> ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel |
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> The 3 lines in my wpa_supplicant.conf that are not commented out are... |
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> ctrl_interface_group=0 |
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> ap_scan=1 |
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> ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel |
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> Thank you for your help. It works. |
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Cool. :-) |
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> I live in a condo building. As |
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> a regular user "wpa_cli scan" followed by "wpa_cli scan_result" shows |
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> approximately a couple of dozen machines. BTW I've disabled MVM and |
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> wifi still works. |
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> One last question; I occasionally see signs in various places saying |
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> Our network name is "foo" and password is "bar". |
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> My reading of the wpa_cli man page indicates I should use... |
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> wpa_cli password foo bar |
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> ...to log on. Is that correct? |
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The wpa_cli command syntax is: |
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password <network id> <password> |
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configure password for an SSID |
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However, I'm not sure <network id> == SSID. When you add a network in |
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interactive mode with: |
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add_network |
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the shell outputs a network id number; e.g. 3, which you are meant to use |
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thereafter to set up variables for the AP; e.g.: |
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set_network 3 ssid "starvebux" |
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set_network 3 psk "Not Free" |
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enable_network 3 |
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In addition, I understand the wpa_cli command 'password', as opposed to |
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variable 'psk' which is used in the interactive shell, to be for a EAP-PEAP |
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authentication scheme. For a pre-shared key you'll use interactively: |
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set_network 3 psk 0f0fbfdadff6271a5107a49cfb5db9e921138ee74a66b0..... |
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or if it is a passphrase you'll enclose it in double quotes "Not Free" as |
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above. |
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This is the reason I use the wpa_supplicant GUI when not restricted to working |
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in a console, because the qt5 wpa_supplicant GUI makes it easier to click and |
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fill in a PSK, compared to the multiple commands required in a terminal. |
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