I have a D-Link DI624, I am running WPA2 with AES and PSK.
And I don't have a radius server.
It works fine.
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Subject: Re: my router hates me
On Sat, 2009-06-13 at 13:14 -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Jun 2009, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote:
>
> > BTW...
> > You seem to have the router configured for WPA.
> > WPA won't work without some serious tinkering and some other
> > resources, like servers and all sort of ugly stuff.
> > That may be the source of your problem.
> > Turn it off.
>
> I haven't seen this mentioned in all the not inconsiderable reading
> I've done. The only reference I've seen to having to run a server is
> in connection with WPA/WPA2 and the AES algorithm where there has to
> be a RADIUS server involved. I'm running WPA with the TKIP algorithm.
>
> If I'm wrong could you clarify or point me to a source? I ran across
> this at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb877996.aspx
>
> "For environments without a RADIUS infrastructure, WPA supports the
> use of a preshared key. For environments with a RADIUS infrastructure,
> WPA supports EAP and RADIUS."
>
> Forgive the source (M$).
>
> As I mentioned in a previous post, the connection fails with or
> without encryption enabled.
>
> Thanks for your continued patience. Between you and the other list
> members who have responded I know a bit more about networking than
> when I started.
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There are many forms of WPA but I think you are referring to WPA-PSK which
is a 'pre-shared key' system. You put the pre-shared key into the 'access
point/router' and also provide the same pre-shared key to whatever computer
is trying to connect. WPA-PSK infers both an encryption method and an
authentication method.
WPA (TKIP) or WPA2 (AES) are encryption methods and both would use a
separate backend radius server for authentication.
Craig
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