I've loaded up Slitaz 3.0 on a p3 500 laptop with a rt2500 wifi card. I can get the card to work; however, it does not seem to able to log onto my wireless network when its ssid is not being broadcast. Is there a way to configure Slitaz so that it will work with hidden ssids?
Slitaz 3 and Wireless Config Networks with Hidden ssid
(6 posts) (4 voices)- Started 13 years ago by Anonymous
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Anonymous
offlineUnregisteredPosted 13 years ago # -
Anonymous
offlineUnregisteredyou try edit settings options in /etc/network.conf ?
Posted 13 years ago # -
Anonymous
offlineUnregisteredI've looked at the network.conf file, not sure what I should be changing in it to get it to work with a hidden ssid. It works fine when I turn the ssid broadcast on my router however.
Posted 13 years ago # -
Anonymous
offlineUnregisteredok, has created a favorite of this connection?
Posted 13 years ago # -
ms3811
offlineMemberIn /etc/network.conf, configure the following settings as appropriate to your network (you will need to be root to edit /etc/network.conf):
# Dynamic IP address.
# Enable/disable DHCP client at boot time.
DHCP="yes"# Wifi connection.
# Enable/disable wireless connection at boot time.
WIFI="yes"# Wifi interface (iwconfig) and ESSID.
WIFI_INTERFACE="eth1" # this may be different in your case, e.g. wlan0, just type iwconfig in the CLI to find out
WIFI_ESSID="MyWifiHiddenSSID" # this should be your hidden ssid
WIFI_MODE="" # safe to leave blank
WIFI_KEY="MySecretKey" # your WEP/WPA/WP2 key if you are using encryption, blank if not
WIFI_KEY_TYPE="MyKeyType" # WPA for WPA/WPA2, WEP for WEP if you are using encryption, blank if not
WPA_DRIVER="" # safe to leave blank
WIFI_CHANNEL="" # safe to leave blank
WIFI_IWCONFIG_ARGS="" # safe to leave blankThen as root, type in the CLI:
# /etc/init.d/network.sh restart
If you get an error something like, 'ctrl_iface exists and seems to be in use - cannot override it', just run the restart command again. You can then check with iwconfig and ifconfig commands to see if a connection was established with your router/access point.
Good luck.
Posted 13 years ago # -
Anonymous
offlineUnregisteredfor my hidden SSID, using WPA, I had to change the ap scanning setting to ap_scan=2 before I could connect. (Using cooking from 2011/05/31)
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