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ek4
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cant get network working with installer

#1 Post by ek4 »

I am installing from a mini.iso and loading ipw2200-bss.fw and the installer keeps on asking me to select a network and give it the password. The network I am trying to use uses wpa/wpa2.

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Re: cant get network working with installer

#2 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

There are unofficial non-free images available, perhaps use those instead?

Otherwise please post exactly how you are "loading ipw2200-bss.fw" because you may have done it wrong.
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#3 Post by ek4 »

Its not the firmware the firmwares fine. Its something to do with authentication but I dint know what.

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#4 Post by GarryRicketson »

give it the password
Are you sure you are using the right password ?
The network I am trying to use uses wpa/wpa2.
wpa/wpa2 require password to use .
==== edit ====
I have found that for installation purposes, it is easier to change my router settings, and instead of using wpa2, select the "open (none) " option, this makes it where no password is needed, later after the installation is done, I set the router back to a more secure setting, "wpa2-PSK",
Of course if this is not your network, I mean, if you are not the network admin, then that is not a option.

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Re: cant get network working with installer

#5 Post by arochester »

loading ipw2200-bss.fw
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apt install firmware-ipw2x00
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#6 Post by arzgi »

ek4 wrote:Its not the firmware the firmwares fine. Its something to do with authentication but I dint know what.
My receipt for wifi:

1. Install wpasupplicant
2. edit /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf:

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network={
ssid="networks SSID"
psk=password
}
3. change above wpa_supplicant,conf rights, that it is only readable for root:

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(as root): chmod 400 /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
And it must look like this:

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-r-------- 1 root root 95 maali 11 12:31 /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
4. test:

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(as root) wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Here -i is the interface, wlan0 in this example, and -c is the configuration file. If that works, I put to /etc/network/interfaces this chunk:

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iface wlan0 inet dhcp
    up /sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf 
    up dhclient wlan0
Installer added that last line, I'm not sure if it is needed, but it works, so I did not bother testing without.
My wifi uses WPA2.

This approach works only with traditional ifupdown. I do not use network-manager or any gui-apps to make things worse. Has worked.

EDIT: After posting read the subject again, and this I just wrote is not relevant to installation. But might give some advice to later phase, if wifi is not working.

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Re: cant get network working with installer

#7 Post by debiman »

2 previous posters:
as per op, this is during installation.

my thougths:
- if the router is nearby, use a wired connection during installation
- or disable encryption for the duration of installation
- or use an installation image that already includes the required firmware

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