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wpa_supplicant

The new wpa_supplicant packages have removed the /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file. Wireless LAN is now configured via special commands from /etc/network/interfaces, which looks like an elegant Debian way to do things.

While setting this up, I have learned the following:

  • an ESSID starting with "+" is not accepted
  • You don't enter the passphrase verbatim into /e/n/i, you use wpa_passphrase to hash it
  • wpa_supplicant debugs surprisingly well

Well done, maintainers! Thanks!

Next time I'll figure out how to configure wpa_supplicant to automatically associate to the correct wireless LAN regardless of location

WPA unter Linux

Dank der netten Unterstützung eines Kollegen konnte ich heute WPA mit einem aktuellen Linux unter Connection an einen Netgear-Wireless-LAN-Router testen. Im Gegensatz zum letzten WPA-Versuch vor einem halben Jahr (damals wollte wpasupplicant nicht mit meinem ipw2200-Interface) diesmal mit Erfolg.

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