my router hates me [SUCCESS]

[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

>> 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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