> -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Yaron > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:44 AM > > On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Marc Skinner wrote: > > > you might need to flash your wireless router/wpa device. > > > Chuck Cole wrote: > > >> Linksys routers can do this. I copy the resulting key to a text file that I keep in a flash drive so I can merely > paste in the long > >> key when I need it. > > > I have a Linksys WRT54GL and it's setup to do WPA2. I have two Macs that > talk WPA2 and that works just fine. My question is how do I get Linux to > talk WPA2. I've got other OSes to, because they all let you actually say > "Use WPA2", but the Linux utils just ask for a SSID and a "key". > > The router lets you set up a "WPA Shared Key:" in the form of a > passphrase. When I use this passphrase on Linux, it does not work. Either > because it wants a hex-based key, or because there's no place to tell it > tat we're using WPA2 as opposed to, say, WEP. > > This is what I'm asking: How do I tell Linux we're using WPA2? > > > -Yaron I'd guess that the Linus driver must know which encryption to use, and know to use the right one. My answer was only about key generation. I believe that the key generation algorithm is independent of the encryption choice, but that's only a guess and probably not a good one. Updating your wireless device sounds like the best and maybe the only option. FWIW, I have some Proxim Orinoco Gold PCMCIA cards and a PCI for sale that do a/g/b and supposedly have Linux drivers and WPA. These are posted on Craig's list, but haven't gotten around to posting here yet. Chuck