WPA Supplicant
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| − | Most laptops and many desktops use wireless network interfaces as their primary means of staying connected to the internet. The <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpa_supplicant">wpa_supplicant(8)</a> | + | === Introduction === |
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| + | Most laptops and many desktops use wireless network interfaces as their primary means of staying connected to the internet. The <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpa_supplicant">wpa_supplicant(8)</a> tool which is distributed as a part of FreeBSD's base helps handle all these networks with ease, so that you won't have to lift a finger to connect to whichever one of your wireless networks is available. | ||
* Supports Plaintext Networks | * Supports Plaintext Networks | ||
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* Supports EAP-Authenticated WPA Encrypted Networks | * Supports EAP-Authenticated WPA Encrypted Networks | ||
* Supports EAP-Authenticated IEEE8021X (optionally Dynamic WEP Encrypted) Networks | * Supports EAP-Authenticated IEEE8021X (optionally Dynamic WEP Encrypted) Networks | ||
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| + | === Documentation === | ||
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| + | ==== Man Pages ==== | ||
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| + | * <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpa_supplicant">wpa_supplicant(8)</a> | ||
| + | * <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpa_supplicant.conf">wpa_supplicant.conf(5)</a> | ||
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| + | ==== Other ==== | ||
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| + | * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wpa_supplicant">Wpa_supplicant on Wikipedia</a> | ||
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| + | === Examples === | ||
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| + | ==== Example 1 - Static WEP ==== | ||
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| + | I have an iwi0 interface which connects to multiple WEP-encrypted networks. Here's how to set it up so that it automatically picks up whichever network is in range. | ||
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| + | ===== /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf ===== | ||
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| + | network={ | ||
| + | ssid="homenet" | ||
| + | key_mgmt=NONE | ||
| + | wep_tx_keyidx=0 | ||
| + | wep_key0=fedcba98765432109876543210 | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | network={ | ||
| + | ssid="worknet" | ||
| + | key_mgmt=NONE | ||
| + | wep_tx_keyidx=0 | ||
| + | wep_key0=98765432109876543210abcdef | ||
| + | } | ||
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| + | ===== /etc/rc.conf ===== | ||
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| + | ifconfig_iwi0="WPA DHCP" | ||
Revision as of 02:54, 6 September 2008
Contents |
WPA_Supplicant
Introduction
Most laptops and many desktops use wireless network interfaces as their primary means of staying connected to the internet. The <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpa_supplicant">wpa_supplicant(8)</a> tool which is distributed as a part of FreeBSD's base helps handle all these networks with ease, so that you won't have to lift a finger to connect to whichever one of your wireless networks is available.
* Supports Plaintext Networks * Supports Static WEP Encrypted Networks * Supports Pre-Shared Key WPA Encrypted Networks * Supports EAP-Authenticated WPA Encrypted Networks * Supports EAP-Authenticated IEEE8021X (optionally Dynamic WEP Encrypted) Networks
Documentation
Man Pages
* <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpa_supplicant">wpa_supplicant(8)</a> * <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpa_supplicant.conf">wpa_supplicant.conf(5)</a>
Other
* <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wpa_supplicant">Wpa_supplicant on Wikipedia</a>
Examples
Example 1 - Static WEP
I have an iwi0 interface which connects to multiple WEP-encrypted networks. Here's how to set it up so that it automatically picks up whichever network is in range.
/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
network={
ssid="homenet"
key_mgmt=NONE
wep_tx_keyidx=0
wep_key0=fedcba98765432109876543210
}
network={
ssid="worknet"
key_mgmt=NONE
wep_tx_keyidx=0
wep_key0=98765432109876543210abcdef
}
/etc/rc.conf
ifconfig_iwi0="WPA DHCP"
