On Fri, Sep 09, 2022 at 10:40:04AM -0400, Walter Dnes wrote
> Here are the first 4 lines from scan_result at an establishment. I've
> replaced the 3-word ccompany name with "AAAA BBBB CCCC". Note that they
> share the same bssids with "BELL342".
>
> Selected interface 'wlan0'
> bssid / frequency / signal level / flags / ssid
> 26:20:c7:c2:b7:a7 5220 -53 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] AAAA BBBB CCCC
> 24:20:c7:c2:b7:a7 5220 -53 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] BELL342
> 24:20:c7:c2:b7:a6 2462 -28 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] BELL342
> 26:20:c7:c2:b7:a6 2462 -46 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] AAAA BBBB CCCC
>
> I've tried...
>
> wpa_cli password "AAAA BBBB CCCC" <password>
> wpa_cli password AAAA\ BBBB\ CCCC <password>
>
> ...and they both return "FAIL". Any ideas on what to try next?
PEBKAC. I was mis-reading the instructions. Since the sign at the
breakfast place mentioned "password", in the wpa_cli dialogue I entered...
> set password 0 "AAAA BBBB CCCC" "password"
...when I should've been entering...
> set_network 0 ssid "AAAA BBBB CCCC"
> set_network 0 psk "password"
The flags "[WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS]" should've been the hint.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/wpa_supplicant#Connecting_with_wpa_passphrase
set me straight. BTW, wpa_cli is "the hard way" of doing things. What's
"the easy way", you ask? It's a short script like so...
#!/bin/bash
/etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant stop
wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c <(wpa_passphrase "ssid" "password")
No need for a stanza in wpa_supplicant.conf. Note: *THE SCRIPT MUST
BE RUN FROM A ROOT SHELL. "SUDO" WILL NOT WORK.* The "wpa_passphrase"
tool is installed as part of "wpa_cli" install, no extra setup needed.
I was the first customer in for breakfast, so I had the wifi network
capacity all to myself. https://www.speedtest.net/result/13728930233
is the result from Speedtest Net, over 31 mbits down and 10 mbits up.
--
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frames, the first Browser Wars. Searching for pages with AltaVista,
pop-up windows self-replicating, trying to uninstall RealPlayer. All
those moments, will be lost in time like tears in rain... time to die.
> Here are the first 4 lines from scan_result at an establishment. I've
> replaced the 3-word ccompany name with "AAAA BBBB CCCC". Note that they
> share the same bssids with "BELL342".
>
> Selected interface 'wlan0'
> bssid / frequency / signal level / flags / ssid
> 26:20:c7:c2:b7:a7 5220 -53 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] AAAA BBBB CCCC
> 24:20:c7:c2:b7:a7 5220 -53 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] BELL342
> 24:20:c7:c2:b7:a6 2462 -28 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] BELL342
> 26:20:c7:c2:b7:a6 2462 -46 [WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS] AAAA BBBB CCCC
>
> I've tried...
>
> wpa_cli password "AAAA BBBB CCCC" <password>
> wpa_cli password AAAA\ BBBB\ CCCC <password>
>
> ...and they both return "FAIL". Any ideas on what to try next?
PEBKAC. I was mis-reading the instructions. Since the sign at the
breakfast place mentioned "password", in the wpa_cli dialogue I entered...
> set password 0 "AAAA BBBB CCCC" "password"
...when I should've been entering...
> set_network 0 ssid "AAAA BBBB CCCC"
> set_network 0 psk "password"
The flags "[WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS]" should've been the hint.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/wpa_supplicant#Connecting_with_wpa_passphrase
set me straight. BTW, wpa_cli is "the hard way" of doing things. What's
"the easy way", you ask? It's a short script like so...
#!/bin/bash
/etc/init.d/wpa_supplicant stop
wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c <(wpa_passphrase "ssid" "password")
No need for a stanza in wpa_supplicant.conf. Note: *THE SCRIPT MUST
BE RUN FROM A ROOT SHELL. "SUDO" WILL NOT WORK.* The "wpa_passphrase"
tool is installed as part of "wpa_cli" install, no extra setup needed.
I was the first customer in for breakfast, so I had the wifi network
capacity all to myself. https://www.speedtest.net/result/13728930233
is the result from Speedtest Net, over 31 mbits down and 10 mbits up.
--
I've seen things, you people wouldn't believe; Gopher, Netscape with
frames, the first Browser Wars. Searching for pages with AltaVista,
pop-up windows self-replicating, trying to uninstall RealPlayer. All
those moments, will be lost in time like tears in rain... time to die.