Comments on: How to connect to a wireless network from the Ubuntu command line http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/ Programming, gardening, economics, life in Cleveland Heights Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:03:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt Wilson http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-12099 Matt Wilson Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:30:13 +0000 http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/#comment-12099 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: victorianixon http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-12098 victorianixon Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:51:54 +0000 http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/#comment-12098 Excellent writing about a wireless network..It is actually useful for me. keep writing and happy blogging.<br><br><a href="http://www.trispec.com/en/about-us.php" rel="nofollow">Wireless network point to point</a> Excellent writing about a wireless network..It is actually useful for me. keep writing and happy blogging.

Wireless network point to point

]]> By: Matt Wilson http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-12092 Matt Wilson Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:15:19 +0000 http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/#comment-12092 Wonderful! Glad it helped. Wonderful! Glad it helped.

]]> By: Mike Goodison http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-12091 Mike Goodison Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:11:08 +0000 http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/#comment-12091 Another Linux Noob here - just wanted to say what I've found here has been very helpful.<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Mike G Another Linux Noob here – just wanted to say what I've found here has been very helpful.

Thanks

Mike G

]]> By: Matt Wilson http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-12075 Matt Wilson Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:22:56 +0000 http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/#comment-12075 happy to help! happy to help!

]]> By: Karel http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-12074 Karel Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:14:06 +0000 http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/#comment-12074 Thank you!!! this helped me a lot. Thank you!!! this helped me a lot.

]]> By: Matt Wilson http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-10798 Matt Wilson Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:26:16 +0000 http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/#comment-10798 Thanks so much for putting this together! Thanks so much for putting this together!

]]> By: Savage http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-10797 Savage Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:30:53 +0000 http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/#comment-10797 How to connect to a wireless network from the Ubuntu command line using a WPA/WPA2 Personal key.<br>For this to work.. you need to have WPA-Supplicant installed ... Ubuntu comes with WPA-Supplicant installed by default.<br>if not present, install it using this command: sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant<br>Ubuntu doesn't use a root password by default ...so we need to use the sudo command here.<br><br>Now we need to create 2 files: <a href="http://wireless-wpa.sh" rel="nofollow">wireless-wpa.sh</a> + wireless-wpa.conf using the vi command. For those who are not familiar with vi , I will guide you through this. <br><br>OK ..lets start: first we gonna create the <a href="http://wireless-wpa.sh" rel="nofollow">wireless-wpa.sh</a><br>type: sudo vi <a href="http://wireless-wpa.sh" rel="nofollow">wireless-wpa.sh</a><br>press the "i" button ones and insert text below.<br>#!/bin/sh <br>iface=eth1<br><br>#shut down interface<br>ifconfig $iface down<br><br>#set ad-hoc/management of wireless device<br>iwconfig $iface mode Managed<br><br>#enable interface<br>ifconfig $iface up<br><br>#stop any persistent wireless wpa2 sessions<br>killall wpa_supplicant<br><br>#apply WPA/WPA2 personal settings to device<br>wpa_supplicant -B -Dwext -i $iface -c ./wireless-wpa.conf -dd<br><br>#obtain an IP address<br>dhclient $iface<br><br>Now we need to save this file and quit vi.... press "esc" button ones ... then type.. :wq ( you need to type the : also )<br>Thats done ... now we gonna make the wireless-wpa.conf<br><br>type: sudo vi wireless-wpa.conf<br>press the "i" button ones and insert text below.<br><br># config file using WPA/WPA2-PSK Personal key.<br><br>ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant<br><br>network={<br> ssid="my_router_id" <br> scan_ssid=1<br> key_mgmt=WPA-PSK<br> psk="1234567890"<br>}<br><br>Now we need to save this file and quit vi.... press "esc" button ones ... then type.. :wq ( you need to type the : also )<br>That's also done ... now we need to set the permissions for these 2 files.<br><br>sudo chmod 755 <a href="http://wireless-wpa.sh" rel="nofollow">wireless-wpa.sh</a><br>sudo chmod 644 wireless-wpa.conf<br><br>Make sure you put these 2 files in the same directory anywhere you like...else it will not work.<br>Run the following command to make a connection to your wireless Router/Accespoint/<br>sudo ./<a href="http://wireless-wpa.sh" rel="nofollow">wireless-wpa.sh</a><br><br>That's all .... have fun! How to connect to a wireless network from the Ubuntu command line using a WPA/WPA2 Personal key.
For this to work.. you need to have WPA-Supplicant installed … Ubuntu comes with WPA-Supplicant installed by default.
if not present, install it using this command: sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant
Ubuntu doesn't use a root password by default …so we need to use the sudo command here.

Now we need to create 2 files: wireless-wpa.sh + wireless-wpa.conf using the vi command. For those who are not familiar with vi , I will guide you through this.

OK ..lets start: first we gonna create the wireless-wpa.sh
type: sudo vi wireless-wpa.sh
press the “i” button ones and insert text below.
#!/bin/sh
iface=eth1

#shut down interface
ifconfig $iface down

#set ad-hoc/management of wireless device
iwconfig $iface mode Managed

#enable interface
ifconfig $iface up

#stop any persistent wireless wpa2 sessions
killall wpa_supplicant

#apply WPA/WPA2 personal settings to device
wpa_supplicant -B -Dwext -i $iface -c ./wireless-wpa.conf -dd

#obtain an IP address
dhclient $iface

Now we need to save this file and quit vi…. press “esc” button ones … then type.. :wq ( you need to type the : also )
Thats done … now we gonna make the wireless-wpa.conf

type: sudo vi wireless-wpa.conf
press the “i” button ones and insert text below.

# config file using WPA/WPA2-PSK Personal key.

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

network={
ssid=”my_router_id”
scan_ssid=1
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
psk=”1234567890″
}

Now we need to save this file and quit vi…. press “esc” button ones … then type.. :wq ( you need to type the : also )
That's also done … now we need to set the permissions for these 2 files.

sudo chmod 755 wireless-wpa.sh
sudo chmod 644 wireless-wpa.conf

Make sure you put these 2 files in the same directory anywhere you like…else it will not work.
Run the following command to make a connection to your wireless Router/Accespoint/
sudo ./wireless-wpa.sh

That's all …. have fun!

]]> By: Matt Wilson http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-10777 Matt Wilson Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:13:00 +0000 http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/#comment-10777 Absolutely. Absolutely.

]]> By: Savage http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-10776 Savage Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:15:54 +0000 http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/06/13/how-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-from-the-ubuntu-command-line/#comment-10776 Hi Matt ... do you still need some tips for handling WPA-PSK connections ? Hi Matt … do you still need some tips for handling WPA-PSK connections ?

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