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List:       voyage-linux
Subject:    Re: [Voyage-linux] Atheros AR5001X+ 0.7.5 Alix master AP
From:       Gustin Johnson <gustin () meganerd ! ca>
Date:       2011-08-30 18:22:51
Message-ID: CAPM=hj7MHZRrzQwi2nbFcrsTePWCKYOd215uQw9TZUrs8iejCQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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It has to be in the clear at some point, even if that is only RAM.  If
you really are concerned about this then you should look into the
WPA-Enterprise or WPA-802.1x mode.  It is more complicated to set up,
but you should be able to disable compromised stations without having
to rekey every device.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:14 AM, themrorange@gmail.com
<themrorange@gmail.com> wrote:
> Many thanks
> 
> Works!
> 
> auto wlan0
> iface wlan0 inet static
> address 192.168.2.2
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> broadcast 192.168.2.255
> gateway 192.168.2.1
> up iwconfig wlan0 channel 2 essid Mynet mode managed
> wpa-ssid MyNet
> wpa-psk mywpapassphrase
> 
> I'm wondering if there is any way to avoid writing the password in clear...
> 
> 
> BR,
> 
> Davide
> 
> 
> 
> On 30 Aug 2011, at 17:58, Gustin Johnson wrote:
> 
> > For the client side, I use the following in the /etc/network/interfaces:
> > wpa-ssid MyNet
> > wpa-psk mywpapassphrase
> > 
> > On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 6:06 AM, themrorange@gmail.com
> > <themrorange@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I'm trying to configure two Alix 2D3 in a WLAN 802.11g. Both machines have \
> > > voyage 0.7.5 updated. 
> > > I'm having some troubles registering the managed machine to the network.
> > > Not always the access point appears associated from iwconfig but even when it's \
> > > associated I cannot ping the access point (Destination Host Unreachable). I've \
> > > almost no experience and I'm a bit stuck here. 
> > > Can I use your help? Please, have a look to my configuration files below?
> > > 
> > > Many thanks
> > > Davide
> > > 
> > > - The first machine (Alix1) is acting as Access Point in Master mode, thanks to \
> > > hostapd. 
> > > my /etc/network/interfaces:
> > > 
> > > auto wlan0
> > > iface wlan0 inet static
> > > hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.wlan0.conf
> > > address 192.168.2.1
> > > netmask 255.255.255.0
> > > broadcast 10.5.30.255
> > > 
> > > my hostapd configuration (/etc/hostapd/hostapd.wlan0.conf) is:
> > > 
> > > interface=wlan0
> > > bridge=br0
> > > driver=nl80211
> > > logger_syslog=-1
> > > logger_syslog_level=2
> > > logger_stdout=-1
> > > logger_stdout_level=2
> > > debug=4
> > > #dump_file=/tmp/hostapd.dump
> > > #ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
> > > #ctrl_interface_group=0
> > > channel=2
> > > hw_mode=g
> > > macaddr_acl=0
> > > auth_algs=1
> > > eapol_key_index_workaround=0
> > > eap_server=0
> > > #wpa=3
> > > ssid=MYnet
> > > #wpa_psk=mypass
> > > #wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> > > #wpa_pairwise=TKIP
> > > #rsn_pairwise=CCMP
> > > eapol_version=1
> > > ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
> > > 
> > > 
> > > - The second machine (Alix2) is in managed mode
> > > 
> > > auto wlan0
> > > iface wlan0 inet static
> > > address 192.168.2.2
> > > netmask 255.255.255.0
> > > broadcast 192.168.2.255
> > > gateway 192.168.2.1
> > > up iwconfig wlan0 channel 2 essid Mynet mode managed
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Both machine have the same WLAN card:
> > > 
> > > 00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ \
> > >                 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
> > > Subsystem: Wistron NeWeb Corp. CM9 Wireless a/b/g MiniPCI Adapter
> > > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 9
> > > Memory at e00c0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
> > > Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
> > > Kernel driver in use: ath5k
> > > 
> > > 
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> > > 
> 
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