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

For use in general, I have it documented here:

http://harishpillay.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/automatically-connecting-to-the-wirelesssg-hotspots/

Harish


On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Stephen Bylo <snowyworlds-/[email protected]> wrote:
>
> [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
>
> 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]> 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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