I got WPA to work somewhat easily on my Kubuntu PIII 450 (with a wireless card supported by the included Atheros driver) machine like this:
1. Temporarily downgraded to WEP on my access point (or, if you don't have another machine that you can use to access the router's configuration, just reset it to manufacturer's defaults with it's reset button)
2. Used the default Kubuntu wireless app (Wireless Assistant) to connect to my access point and therefore the internet
3. Used the Adept (or Synaptic, if preferred) package manager to download and install KNetworkManager (which relies upon wpasupplicant, which is automatically installed with KNetworkManager)
4. Switched the access point back to wpa
5. Rebooted (making sure to close the Wireless Assistant before shutting down)
6. used KNetworkManager to configure my adapter and connect to my WPA wifi network seamlessly
The only downside with this approach is that you HAVE to use DHCP.
To get it to connect automatically at startup - with no password prompt or anything - create a new wallet with a blank password and just be sure to leave KNetworkManager running when you next restart or shut down. It should then store your WPA passphrase in this automatically-accessible wallet.
Hope this helps some people.
1. Temporarily downgraded to WEP on my access point (or, if you don't have another machine that you can use to access the router's configuration, just reset it to manufacturer's defaults with it's reset button)
2. Used the default Kubuntu wireless app (Wireless Assistant) to connect to my access point and therefore the internet
3. Used the Adept (or Synaptic, if preferred) package manager to download and install KNetworkManager (which relies upon wpasupplicant, which is automatically installed with KNetworkManager)
4. Switched the access point back to wpa
5. Rebooted (making sure to close the Wireless Assistant before shutting down)
6. used KNetworkManager to configure my adapter and connect to my WPA wifi network seamlessly
The only downside with this approach is that you HAVE to use DHCP.
To get it to connect automatically at startup - with no password prompt or anything - create a new wallet with a blank password and just be sure to leave KNetworkManager running when you next restart or shut down. It should then store your WPA passphrase in this automatically-accessible wallet.
Hope this helps some people.
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