[TriLUG] WPA Encryption in Ubuntu

[James Tuttle]

hmiddlet at earthlink.net wrote:
> My router uses WPA just fine. My other laptop (which uses Windows XP MCE 2005) uses WPA wih the router without trouble.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: James Tuttle <jjtuttle at trilug.org>
>> Sent: Nov 8, 2007 11:10 AM
>> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] WPA Encryption in Ubuntu
>>
>> Mike Shaw wrote:
>>> On Nov 7, 2007 9:23 PM, Henry Middleton <hmiddlet at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> How do I use WPA encryption in Ubuntu 7.10? I am using a Linksys * card.
>>>> If I left-click on the network icon in the upper-right corner, it will
>>>> show
>>>> my wireless network, but when I select it, it only gives WEP and LEAP as
>>>> encryption options. If I select "Connect to Other Wireless Network, it
>>>> will
>>>> allow me to select WPA of different types (WPA Enterprise, WPA Personal,
>>>> WPA2 Enterprise, WPA2 Personal), but it will not connect to my network.
>>>>
>>>> Henry
>>>>
>>>> Make sure you have wpasupplicant installed.  No WPA support without it.
>>> Also, are you sure you have WPA configured on your access point?  Sounds
>>> like only possibly WEP.
>>>
>> Agreed.  If wpa works in other places, you obviously have wpa-supplicant
>> installed.  Check the configuration of your access point.
>>
>>
>>
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I realize this is older, but others seemed to find it helpful.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834

I generally only have experience troubleshooting things that didn't work
and I'm happy to report that WPA2 with TKIP+AES worked easily with 6.04
through 7.10 on both my Thinkpad and Inspiron 6000.

Jim

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