Wpa_supplicant - need a good howto

[Andy Green]

Jeffrey D. Yuille wrote:

>     In looking at the configuration above, I am using the madwifi 
> drivers.  How do I edit the above configuration with the particular 
> drivers that I am using? Also, I am able to get wireless up and running 
> fine, but I would like it to run automatically every time I boot without 
> having to type in the passphrase after booting.  How do I do this?

I don't recall having to type in any passphrases at boot (type them into 
what?), but then I set up /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf from 
the start, so I expect that is it.  Have a look at my first reply on the 
thread.

The problem I saw running it automatically was that if you do

chkconfig wpa_supplicant on

to get the service to start automatically, for ipw3945 at least there 
was some problem with sequencing between wpa_supplicant and either the 
usermode daemon that is associated with the driver or the interface 
coming up, I forget which.  Maybe you won't have that problem so it is 
worth a try.

-Andy