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howtos:network_services:running_an_access_point_from_a_slackware_box [2016/11/18 15:03 (UTC)] – [4.7.2 Slackware Wireless Clients] louigi600 | howtos:network_services:running_an_access_point_from_a_slackware_box [2016/11/18 15:17 (UTC)] – [4.7.2 Slackware Wireless Clients] louigi600 | ||
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It should then be possible to restart rc.inet1 (or just rc.inet1 wlan0_down and rc.inet1 wlan0_up) and the client should associate. | It should then be possible to restart rc.inet1 (or just rc.inet1 wlan0_down and rc.inet1 wlan0_up) and the client should associate. | ||
- | There' | + | There' |
# wpa_supplicant -B -W -Dwext -i wlan0 -c / | # wpa_supplicant -B -W -Dwext -i wlan0 -c / | ||
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in it the above snippet would have saved the new network to wpa_supplicant.conf and associated you with it. | in it the above snippet would have saved the new network to wpa_supplicant.conf and associated you with it. | ||
- | Remember that if you' | + | Remember that if you' |
> set_network 0 ssid " | > set_network 0 ssid " | ||
OK | OK | ||
> set_network 0 key_mgmt NONE | > set_network 0 key_mgmt NONE | ||
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==== 4.7.3 Other Linux Distributions Wireless Clients ==== | ==== 4.7.3 Other Linux Distributions Wireless Clients ==== | ||
- | I've tried various other flavor distributions ... most don't use wpa_gui for associating to AP but some sort of other tool that generally pops up when you click on the icon that notifies the presence of an Access Point. After a few headaches I found that best association success is achieved by forcing setup for hidden AP even if the AP I'm configuring has not the hidden essid. | + | I've tried various other flavor distributions ... most don't use wpa_gui for associating to AP but some sort of other tool that generally pops up when you click on the icon that notifies the presence of an Access Point. After a few headaches I found that best association success is achieved by forcing setup for hidden AP even if the AP I'm configuring has not the hidden essid. You can always use wpa_cli on the command line if it's shipped with whatever distro you prefer. |