ClientMode with WPA-Supplicant

 

• first of all you need to install wpa-supplicant, if you have not compiled in

 

 

This will also install libopenssl...

Or you use:

(Thanks to Yasha)

 

• then create a configuration file for wpa-supplicant named "wpa_supplicant.conf"

 

 

Here you can find some information and an example configuration file: http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/

 

• let's have a look into /etc/modules.d/20-madwifi ... change "ath_pci" to "ath_pci autocreate=sta"

 

• now "reboot"

 

• now it's time for more input:

 

 

 

ap-ssid = ssid of the ap you want to connect to

ch# = channel number of the ap

xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx = mac of the ap you want to connect to

 

To enhance the connection you can also activate some additional features

 

 

These settings can be added to /etc/init.d/S20madwifi to automate this.

 

• now run wpa-supplicant:

 

 

Now wait a bit to get the connection completed.

You can controll this running "wpa_cli" (status).

 

dacb note: in a shell script, to block until this has completed, you can use:

# check status with wpa_cli status
# do not continue until the network is connected
echo "waiting until WPA connection is complete (may take up to a minute)..."
check_wpa_connection() {
wpa_connection_complete=`wpa_cli status | grep ^wpa_stat | awk -F= 'BEGIN { complete=0; } { if ($2 == "COMPLETED") complete=1; } END { print complete }'`
}
check_wpa_connection
while [ $wpa_connection_complete = 0 ]; do
        echo "still waiting until WPA connection is complete (sleeping for 5 seconds)..."
        sleep 5
        check_wpa_connection
done

end dacb note

 

• after the connection to the ap has status COMPLETED you have to enter:

 

 

This will enable bridging mode and will add the wireless device to the bridge.

It is important, that you make this after the connection is completed, otherwise the connection will timeout and fail.

 

Now the router works as a wireless bridge an you can connect some clients to the lan side of the wgt634u.

 

If somebody has a sollution to automate the process, please let me know.

mail: holzinet_at_web.de (Tino)

 

dacb note:

Here is one approach:

• This is a wireless client mode WPA connect script that assumes no modules have been loaded nor any other initialization of ath0 performed. Once you have an /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file, do something like:

 

 

end dacb note

 

Here is my /etc/config/network as an example: