Re: wpa_supplicant + open APs

From: Eric Schuele (e.schuele_at_computer.org)
Date: 09/30/05

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To: Stefan Ehmann <shoesoft@gmx.net>

    Stefan Ehmann wrote:
    > I'm using the if_iwi driver. At home I'm using WPA, at work there's an
    > open AP. I want to use wpa_supplicant for both, so I don't need to edit
    > configs each time I switch locations.
    >
    > wpa_supplicant works fine with the WPA setup but fails to associate with
    > the open AP.
    >
    > My wpa_supplicant.conf looks something like this:
    >
    > ctrl_interface_group=0
    > eapol_version=1
    > ap_scan=1
    > fast_reauth=1
    >
    > network={
    > ssid="homessid"
    > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
    > psk="mypass"
    > }
    >
    > network={
    > ssid="workssid"
    > key_mgmt=NONE
    > }
    >
    > The same config file works fine using Linux, so I believe it should be
    > correct.
    >
    > Has anyone succeeded in wpa_supplicant and open APs? Does it work it at
    > all or is this just a if_iwi problem?

    I can get it working with both WPA-PSK and open sites. Does your office
    hide the ssid? if so try scan_ssid=1.

    [OT]
    My problem is I can't get WEP to work. You?

    >
    > wpa_supplicant correctly detects the AP when scanning, but the following
    > lines look bogus (especially the 00:00:00:00:00:00 instead of the real
    > MAC)
    >
    > wpa_driver_bsd_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=0
    > wpa_driver_bsd_associate: ssid 'homessid' wpa ie len 0 pairwise 0 group
    > 0 key mgmt 2
    > wpa_driver_bsd_associate: set PRIVACY 0
    > Setting authentication timeout: 5 sec 0 usec
    > Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
    > Added BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00 into blacklist
    >
    > More debug output can be provided if needed.
    >
    > Thanks.
    >
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Regards,
Eric
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