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The Method (This Works)

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	=The Method ~~(This~~ Works)=		=The Method: Works on Raspberry Pi=

	To connect to a WPA wireless network from Linux:		To connect to a WPA wireless network from Linux:

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The Method (This Works)

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	To connect to a WPA wireless network from Linux:		To connect to a WPA wireless network from Linux:

	First add network configuration to /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf		First add network configuration to <code>/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf</code>

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	Next edit /etc/network/interfaces and modify the wlan0 entry.		Next edit <code>/etc/network/interfaces</code> and modify the wlan0 entry.

	If you have a static IP:		If you have a static IP:

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The Need for Improvement

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	While the method above works, it doesn't seem to connect to networks automatically, at boot. Maybe add the ifdown ifup commands to /etc/rc.local.		While the method above works, it doesn't seem to connect to networks automatically, at boot. Maybe add the ifdown ifup commands to /etc/rc.local.




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=The Method (This Works)=

To connect to a WPA wireless network from Linux:

First add network configuration to /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

<pre>
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1

network={
ssid="Your SSID Here"
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP
psk="YourPresharedKeyHere"
}
</pre>

Next edit /etc/network/interfaces and modify the wlan0 entry.

If you have a static IP:

<pre>
# ------ Static IP --------
###allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet manual
wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
iface default inet static
address 10.1.2.20
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 10.1.2.0
gateway 10.1.2.1
</pre>

If you have an automatically-assigned IP from the DHCP controller:

<pre>
# ------- DHCP ------------
###allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet manual
wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
iface default inet dhcp
</pre>

Now bring the wireless card down and back up:

<pre>
ifdown wlan0
ifup wlan0
</pre>

You should see the wireless network you specified in your wpa supplicant file when you run iwconfig:

<pre>
iwconfig
</pre>

You should also see an IP address when you run ifconfig:

<pre>
ifconfig
</pre>

To start wpa_supplicant manually:

<pre>
# sudo /sbin/wpa_supplicant -P /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan0.pid -i wlan0 \
-D nl80211,wext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
</pre>

=The Need for Improvement=

While the method above works, it doesn't seem to connect to networks automatically, at boot. Maybe add the ifdown ifup commands to /etc/rc.local.