Wpa_supplicant is available from updates and to install it -->
Code:
# yum -y install wpa_supplicant-0.4.8-5 wpa_supplicant-gui-0.4.8-5
navigate to
/etc/wpa_supplicant
Code:
# cd /etc/wpa_supplicant
With an editor of your choice, modify wpa_supplicant.conf with the following information
Code:
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=wheel
ap_scan=2
update_config=1
network={
ssid="any"
key_mgmt=NONE
disabled=1
}
click on Desktop -> System Settings -> Users and Groups. When prompted type in the user root password and hightlight your username and click on Properties. The User Properties windows comes up, then go to the Groups Tab and scroll all the way down to wheel group and put a check mark and Ok out of the window.
Now to edit the /etc/sudoers file
If you do not have visudo command, then
Code:
# yum -y install sudo
Open a terminal and become root and type in
scroll to the line similar to below
# Same thing without a password
#%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
remove the comment on %wheel, so you have
# Same thing without a password
%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
Save and exit
Below is the content of a
modified /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant accordingly
Code:
# wlan0 and wifi0
# INTERFACES="-iwlan0 -iwifi0 -eth1"
INTERFACES="-ieth1"
# ndiswrapper and prism
# DRIVERS="-Dndiswrapper -Dprism -Dmadwifi -Dipw2200"
DRIVERS="-Dwext"
Still as root, start the wpa_supplicant service with
Code:
# /sbin/chkconfig wpa_supplicant on && /sbin/service wpa_supplicant start
this should give you an [OK] result.
You have three choices of running wpa_supplicant, the command line wpa_cli or wpa_gui or NetworkManager, I will using wpa_gui because NetworkManager is buggy at this stage.
Unfortunately wpa_gui does not have an icon yet but, you can create one.
Right click your desktop and select "Create Launcher", give it a name, the command is "/usr/bin/wpa_gui", choose an icon for it and the select Ok.[/B]
Restart your system/desktop/laptop/notebook/tablet
Double click the icon you created and you will be presented with the gui interface for wpa_supplicant, the adapter should have eth1 highlighted and just click scan --Assumption is made that your ssid is been broadcasted with WEP/WPA or WPA2 encryption.
Once you see your ssid, double click on it and type in your encryption key and ADD and then connect. Once connected to the ssid, open a terminal and
or use Network Control to activate eth1
While looking at wpa_gui interface, you should see an ip address assigned to it.
That's all folks
Hope this helps and please post any question or comment
If it doesn't work please post, if it works please post.
How to configure NetworkManager with wpa
Update as of 09/09/06
If you have wpa_supplicant installed, disable it with
Code:
/sbin/service wpa_supplicant stop && /sbin/service wpa_supplicant off
Install NetworkManager if you don't have it already installed
Code:
yum -y install NetworkManager NetworkManager-gnome
Turn on NetworkManager and NetworkDispatcher
Code:
/sbin/chkconfig NetworkManager on && /sbin/chkconfig NetworkManagerDispatcher on
/sbin/service NetworkManager start && /sbin/service NetworkManagerDispatcher start
Right-click the menu bar and select "Add to Panel"
Choose and select " Notification Area"
left click the Notification Area icon and you should be able to configure the wireless connection with wpa encryption.
. Now to get a gui working since i travel alot and have to find networks, or is there a scan command i can use to find networks.
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