wpa_supplicant, a free software implementation of an IEEE 802.11i supplicant for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, QNX, AROS, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, OS/2 (including eComStation) and Haiku.
Questions tagged [wpa-supplicant]
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Hiding passwords in wpa_supplicant.conf with WPA-EAP and MSCHAP-v2
My wpa_supplicant.conf looks like this:
network={
ssid="Some name"
scan_ssid=1
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
eap=PEAP
identity="my-user-id"
password="(clear text password here)"
ca_cert="/usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla/GeoTrust_Global_CA.crt"
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Use wpa_supplicant without plain text passwords
I'm running gentoo on my laptop, and I'm currently using wpa_supplicant to handle wifi.
My configuration works and I can connect, but it is required to type in the plain text password into the configuration file. This doesn't work if I want to…
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wpa_supplicant end process if wrong password detected
Normally when I run wpa_supplicant I'll get some output like this:
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Operation not permitted
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
wlan3: Trying to…
Philip Kirkbride
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Random "deauthenticating by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)"
I'm running
uname -r
4.10.6-1-ARCH
on my Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition (2014). I'm currently having strange problems with my WiFi (I use NetworkManager with nm-applet for KDE):
At the most superficial level I observed that sometimes it works…
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Subsequent calls to wpa_supplicant fail - can't connect to wifi
I have an ubuntu 15.10 server which utilizes wpa_supplicant to connect to wireless network profiles created with wpa_passphrase. On a fresh reboot, the first time I call sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i wlp2s0 -c ./MVS (where MVS is the name of a saved…
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Failed to open config file '/dev/fd/63', error: No such file or directory for wpa_supplicant
When I do this:
sudo wpa_supplicant -D nl80211,wext -i wlp4s0 -c <(wpa_passphrase "some ssid" "password")
I get
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
Failed to open config file '/dev/fd/63', error: No such file or directory
Failed to read or…
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Make systemd stop starting unwanted wpa_supplicant service?
I wanted to disable systemd unwanted attempts to automatically start wpa_supplicant. I thougth I could simply run a
sudo systemctl disable wpa_supplicant.service --global
and I would not be seeing a wpa_supplicant in ps -ef output anymore. Anyway…
humanityANDpeace
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How do I authenticate to a wireless provider's "open" network without using a browser?
This sort of a setup seems to be common in shopping malls and airports. In Western Canada Shaw provides such a service and calls it "Shaw Open". I'm pretty sure other locales have similar services from providers such as T-Mobile, etc.
From something…
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WiFi error wpa_supplicant
I have a problem with the wpa_supplicant program.
My problem is about the use of wpa_cli which needs wpa_supplicant. Error when I'm executing sudo wpa_cli:
Could not connect to wpa_supplicant
The manual start of wpa_supplicant gives me some…
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driver(-D) option under wpa_supplicant
Before wpa_supplicant can do its work, the network interface must be available and the driver for the device must be loaded. wpa_supplicant allows one to specify driver with "-D" flag. I have tried this on few systems, but wpa_supplicant never…
Martin
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Can't connect to a network, getting 2=PREV_AUTH_NOT_VALID
Validated the network works fine with cell phone and another computer.
Using Lenovo with "Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak]". Not sure where to go with this. Any ideas?
Yes, the wifi card in the laptop works on every other network I need to…
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How to connect to Wi-Fi network in Arch Linux?
tl;dr After reading the Arch wiki articles on installation, wireless setup and WPA supplicant, trying the suggestions below and a host of forum threads, I'm unable to get either of the following cards to connect to my wireless network when booting…
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Difference between systemd wpa_supplicant.service and [email protected]?
Using Arch Linux on a Raspberry Pi and a USB Wi-Fi dongle, I can get Wi-Fi working by enabling the wpa_supplicant@wlan0 systemd service. This uses the /etc/wpa_supplicant/[email protected] file and specifies the wlan0 interface.
I understand…
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Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant yet I'm not connected, and can't reach wpa_cli
i am trying to setup internet for my laptop currently running ArchLinux2017.07.01 but I ran into a big bump that I cannot seem to see anywhere else online. Mind you I am a little unfamiliar with Arch so I might be biting my tongue.
While following…
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How to view the WPA2 PEAP certificate offered by an AP?
I have to connect to a WPA2 Enterprise network which only works if I don't verify the certificate. I would prefer not to do this, because this way anyone can see the MSCHAPv2 messages.
The first step to fixing this would be looking at the…
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