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]
292 questions
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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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Connecting to WPA2 from command line, without editing a configuration file
I am attempting to connect to a WPA2 network with a bash script. The usual approach is something along these lines:
wpa_passphrase SSID PASSWORD > CONFIG_FILE
wpa_supplicant -B -iwlan0 -cCONFIG_FILE -Dwext
However, I do not want the password to…
Exudes
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wpa_supplicant: where does it store its list of networks?
With wpa_cli list_networks one can print the list of networks wpa_supplicant has (successfully?) connected to.
Where is this list stored? Is it possible to switch the store between two versions? I.e. one list with e.g. NetA & NetB, the other with…
ARF
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wpa_supplicant fails to connect to peap network with reason 15
I can't log into my university network.
Configuration:
network {
scan_ssid=1
ssid="apname"
key_mgmt=WPA_EAP
eap=PEAP
ca_cert="/path/to/correct_and_verified_cert.pem"
altsubject_match="DNS:xxx"
identity="correct_identity"
…
redxef
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wpa_supplicant doesn't connect using IEEE8021X
I'm working on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ and I'm trying to connect to a WPA-EAP network. I managed to successfully connected using PEAP with the following configuration:
network={
ssid="whatever"
scan_ssid=1
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
eap=PEAP
…
Kennet Celeste
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wpa_supplicant does not roam based on signal strength but on throughput
When I use wpa_supplicant for WiFi roaming, I hope the roaming rule to switch from a poor signal AP to a good signal AP(roam based on signal level). However, during testing, I found that wpa_supplicant roam based on estimated throughput. What could…
rongxin wu
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MKA RXSC not created/shown
I managed to have MACsec working between two hosts by setting manually TXSC and RXSC and every thing worked like a charm.
After switching to MKA and wpa_supplicant when I do
root@Debian10-02:~# ip macsec show
10: macsec0: protect on validate strict…
Alex
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What is the wpa_supplicant configuration file for a hidden network without password?
I need to connect to a hidden network without password with wpa_supplicant:
iwlist scan output:
Cell 02 - Address: 11:22:33:44:55:66
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
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user123456
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How not to connect to disabled networks when no configured network is available
How can I make wpa_supplicant not connect to expressly disabled open networks when no configured network is available? (How can I make it not connect to anything whatsoever?)
This happens when my card fails to find my home network. In this case,…
n.r.
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wpa_supplicant returns "Could not read SSID from driver"
I'm invoking wpa_supplicant with -D nl80211 -i wlp3s0 when I do, immediately I get
wlp3s0: Could not read SSID from driver
When I use wpa_cli and issue a scan I get
<4>Could not read SSID from driver
I'm not sure what the problem is, my underlying…
Evan Carroll
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wpa_supplicant - Why BSSID is coming as 00:00:00:00:00:00 after failed Roaming attempt, Is it a Bug or expected behavious in wpa-supplicant?
[wpa_supplicant] Why BSSID is coming as 00:00:00:00:00:00 after failed Roaming attempt, Is it a Bug or expected behavious in wpa-supplicant?
After triggering ROAM operation (wpa_cli ROAM ) to a specific bssid, The reassociation got failed due to…
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Querry wpa_supplicant with which AP is it associated
I call
wpa_supplicant -c"$CONF" -i"$IFACE" -B
where $CONF is a file with many network={} definitions. wpa_supplicant does connect to any one of those in range.
How can I query with which AP is my laptop associated?
I tried adding -dd and…
Vorac
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How do I disable waiting for wpa_supplicant lease at boot?
I've setted up wpa_supplicant, but it waits for lease at boot. When I haven't setted up a WiFi network, then I can't boot. So how do I disable waiting for wpa_supplicant lease at boot on Debian?
wb9688
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