>> running WPA with TKIP and no server. What am I missing?
You are missing a new found hobby: posting in the list about the router!
I'm missing a lot of WPA knowledge, but now I know where to ask... ;-)
GREAT!
ET
Robert Holtzman writes:
> On Sat, 13 Jun 2009, Craig White wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> That gave me the push I needed. I checked the key in wicd's advanced
> settings (Karl's famous "tiny little arrow") and sure enough it was one
> from a previous attempt to reconfigure. I had forgotten to change it. No
> wonder it wouldn't authenticate.
>
>> WPA (TKIP) or WPA2 (AES) are encryption methods and both would use a
>> separate backend radius server for authentication.
>
> I have no reason to doubt you but I'm successfully (I think) running WPA
> with TKIP and no server. What am I missing?
>
> Thanks to all who helped.
>
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