Fwd: Re: Wireless@SGx on Linux, specifically Puppy

  [Sorry, resending these two emails as I addressed them wrongly!]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: Wireless@SGx on Linux, specifically Puppy
Date: 	Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:28:53 +0800
From: 	Stephen Bylo <snowyworlds-/[email protected]>
To: 	slugnet-aLEFhgZF4x6DJC76LEpiw9i2O/[email protected]



Hi,

I manage to get it to work.  I have added the instructions below in case 
anybody needs it ;/
I used "wpa_supplicant" and using some instructions, sort of got Puppy 
online, but it was a little convoluted as, in the end, I needed to 
connect to "Wireless @SG" using the GUI, although the output of iwconfig 
showed I was using "Wireless@SGx".

This worked for me on Puppy Linux 5.1.1, it may also work for you:

1) Read this to get started on Wireless@SGx and get a login etc:

http://www.youngntuc.com.sg/youngntuc/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=6267 
<http://www.youngntuc.com.sg/youngntuc/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=6267>

2) If not already installed get wpa_supplicant by following the 
instructions on the following web page.  Note, it was already installed 
on Puppy 5.1.1

http://www.codealias.info/technotes/wireless_security_wpa/wap2_with_eap-peap_using_wpa_supplicant_and_client_ssl_certificates_linux_setup
(no need to download a certificate)

3) Create a config file anywhere e.g. wpa_supplicant.conf with the 
following :

network={
       ssid="Wireless@SGx"
       scan_ssid=1
       key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
       pairwise=CCMP TKIP
       group=CCMP TKIP
       eap=PEAP
       identity="12345678|yourLongIDHereBlahBlah==@stm"
       password="YourPasswordHere"
       phase1="peapver=0"
       phase2="MSCHAPV2"
    }

Make sure you replace 123456...Blah and YourPasswordHere with your 
credentials!

4) Run wpa_supplicant, e.g.

/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -Dwext -c wpa_supplicant.conf

5) Ensure it is running

ps -ef | grep wpa_sup
root 12782  1  0 15:15 ?  00:00:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0

iwconfig output should look like this:

wlan0     IEEE 802.11b  ESSID:"Wireless@SGx"
           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: 
00:0B:85:92:79:9E
           Bit Rate=1 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm
           Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
           Encryption key:off
           Power Management:off
           Link Quality=27/100  Signal level=27/100
           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

* Scan and authenticate

Right-click Puppy's normal network icon in the tray (bottom right), 
select "Setup networking", select wlan0, (after the scan) select 
Wirless@SG (without the x) and select WPA (leave Key empty) and click on 
connect.  (btw: "dhcpcd wlan0" did not work for me)

For me it connected and I could immediately use the internet without 
having to authenticate in a browser.

Hope this helps.  Can this be done better?  What is the easiest way to 
automated this on Puppy?

Steve


On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Stephen Bylo <snowyworlds-/[email protected] 
<mailto:snowyworlds-/[email protected]>> wrote:

      Hi All,

    I have configured Wireless@SGx on my blackberry ok.  Now I am having
    difficulty doing the same with Linux, specifically Puppy Linux 5.1.1.
    I suppose I need to set it up on the command line as I cannot select
    PEAP etc with Puppy's GUI, has anyone done it already? ;)

    Here is a conf guide (Linux missing :():
    http://pas.singtel.com/wsg_connect/

    Any help appreciated!
    Steve

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