[CentOS] wpa_supplicant and machine freezes

[Johnny Hughes]

Timothy Kesten wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I'd like to install my USB-WLAN-Stick Netgear WG111v3.
> Ndiswrapper works correct after installing Kernel-Modules from atrpm
> 
> ndiswrapper-kmdl-2.6.18-53.1.19.el5.centos.plus-1.52-16.el5.i686.rpm.
> 
> But by calling wpa_supplicant  with
> 
> wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -D wext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -d
> 
> machine freezes.
> 
> My wpa_supplicant.conf:
> 
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> eapol_version=1
> ap_scan=1
> network={
>         ssid="MyNet"
>         scan_ssid=1
>         proto=WPA
>         key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>         pairwise=TKIP
>         group=TKIP
>         #psk="MyPSK"
>         psk=9050ec6fe020b1738fce16c93c33b3809b9e62d5e6bf955518076eb2d7263
> }
> 

Nothing about that file stands out as wrong to me.

I have not used the ndiswrapper from atrpms, so I can't comment on that.

Have you tried NetworkManager?

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/NetworkManager

We will have a newer version of Network Manager and wpa_supplicant in 
the soon to be released CentOS-5.2 (as well as more hardware supported 
in the 5.2 kernel), so maybe that will help.

> With this configuration it works correct with Sidux (a debian clone).
> 
> But with CentOS 5.1 ....???
> 
> No hints in /var/log/messages or dmesg available.
> 
> Has somebody an advice/ a solution for me?
> More information needed?

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