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Old 07-30-2008, 08:18 AM   #1
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Encrypted Ad-hoc


Has anyone setup an encrypted wpa ad-hoc wireless network? I would like to be pointed down the right direction.
 
Old 07-30-2008, 09:53 AM   #2
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iwconfig eth1 mode Ad-Hoc


vi rc.inet1.conf and add

IFNAME[1]="ath0"
...
WLAN_WPA[1]="wpa_supplicant"

WLAN_WPADRIVER[1]="whatever card your using"





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Old 07-30-2008, 07:37 PM   #3
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That doesn't explain what I'm looking for. What type of encryption will work?
 
Old 08-01-2008, 01:23 AM   #4
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This is from a Slackware 12.0 system.

From /usr/doc/wpa_supplicant-0.5.7/wpa_supplicant.conf.sample:-
Quote:
# mode: IEEE 802.11 operation mode
# 0 = infrastructure (Managed) mode, i.e., associate with an AP (default)
# 1 = IBSS (ad-hoc, peer-to-peer)
# Note: IBSS can only be used with key_mgmt NONE (plaintext and static WEP)
# and key_mgmt=WPA-NONE (fixed group key TKIP/CCMP). In addition, ap_scan has
# to be set to 2 for IBSS. WPA-None requires following network block options:
# proto=WPA, key_mgmt=WPA-NONE, pairwise=NONE, group=TKIP (or CCMP, but not
# both), and psk must also be set.
#
Googleing around reveals that people have been experiencing problems with ad hoc mode and WPA but YMMV.
 
Old 08-01-2008, 07:51 AM   #5
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Googleing around reveals that people have been experiencing problems with ad hoc mode and WPA but YMMV.
Yeah I'm a bit afraid of that. I will have to research it then.
 
  


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