Wpa2 is a replacement for Wpa1 and stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access II. It is a security protocol used to secure wireless networks and was introduced by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Questions tagged [wpa2]
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Connect to a WPA2-Enterprise Connection via CLI (no desktop)
I've finally installed the drivers for my wireless adapter, however, I can't seem to find anything explaining out to connect to a WPA2-Enterprise connection. I've found many WPA/WEP/WPA2 explanations, however, these don't solve my situations.
Is…
Freesnöw
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How to stop Network Manager from continually prompting for wireless password
How can I stop NetworkManager from continuously asking for the wireless password when trying to reconnect after the connection is temporarily dropped?
Unlike this post, this happens for me without suspending. My wireless WPA2 connection might drop a…
Cerin
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How to get wifi direct( wifi p2p) on my HP DM1 laptop?
I am an Ubuntu newbie. I have a HP DM1 laptop with Ralink RT5390 wifi card. It has the ability to connect on wifi direct with my Nexus 7 in Windows while using latest drivers located at Mediatek site. But I am unable to use wifi direct in Ubuntu. I…
user133391
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Can't connect to WPA2 Enterprise PEAP network
I know there are about a dozen other questions like this, but so far none have helped me.
My school uses a WPA2 Enterprise PEAP/MSCHAPv2 network without a cert(which I determined from a windows laptop that connected without an issue). I'm trying to…
Ashwin Gupta
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Wifi keeps prompting for password
Hey my wifi keeps prompting for the WPA2 password. Is there something that I need to do with Network Manager?
Linux version 3.5.0-17-generic (buildd@roseapple) (gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1) )
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:…
24hrEnErGy
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Ubuntu Server - How to connect to wireless WPA2 personal network?
Connecting to the wireless is relatively simple.
After some struggle, you have wifi in your installer. You can install Ubuntu Server and everything is alright. You are ready to boot your new system.
After setup finished, wifi settings…
Apache
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After upgrade to 15.10 Wifi to a corporate network (WPA2) is not working anymore
Last Friday I updated to Ubuntu 15.10.
At that moment I was connected to a corporate network with Wifi.
After upgrade it is not working anymore.
Configuration for the wifi connection:
Security: WPA & WPA2 Enterprise
Authentication: Protected EAP…
Cees Bos
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Setting up wireless (WPA2) on ubuntu server 14.04
To start off with, I'm really new to using linux so, if possible, be descriptive in your responses. I really want to learn but don't have a big knowledge-base on the subject. I'm sorry if I missed to provide some information that I should have to be…
Spyral
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Get Wifi Password Into Ubuntu Touch
So tonight I flashed my Nexus 7 with Ubuntu Touch, however I'm having an issue. My wireless is protected with a 63 character WPA2 password. Whenever I try typing it in manually and hit "Connect" nothing happens, I'm guessing because I just take…
Gerowen
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WICD WPA2-PEAP connection without domain
I'm having trouble connecting to my school's wifi. It uses WPA2-PEAP and TKIP. The instructions for connecting tell me to leave the domain field blank and just enter my user name and password. This works with network-manager, but WICD tells me…
Benjamin Daines
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What are the command-line alternatives to Network Manager (nm-cli), Wicd (wicd-curses), wpa_supplicant for managing wireless?
OK, I know that I am crossing out the most popular choices out there, but there is a reason for that. I am working on a BeagleBone Black running an ultra light version of Ubuntu 13.04 and I currently have it hooked up on the router via Ethernet. I…
George
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How can I fix my WPA-EAP certificate problem?
I'm trying to connect my school's WiFi which has WPA-EAP. Everything else can connect to it except my ubuntu machine. I can connect on my HTC ONE X Android, OS X, Windows XP & 7, and iOS devices.
So the problem seems to be about either mine or their…
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How to connect to wpa2 enterprise mschapv2?
My college internet used to work in 12.04, but now 13.04 refuses to connect to wpa2 enterprise.
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Linux got IP from DHCP, but still can't connect to WPA2 WIFI
Here I got a problem.
I have a Wireless Router which is Buffalo WCR-HP-GN, and I setting a WIFI which use WPA2-PSK authentication and the passphrase encrypted by TKIP. The password is a 9-letter numbers.
My wife has a macbook, and it can connect to…
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Password required but dialog won't let me type it
On Ubuntu 2012.04 I open "Connect to Hidden Wireless Network", type the network name, click connect. After a minute the dialog below appears:
I can only cancel... not very helpful.
Why does the dialog not just offer me to type the password?
On…
Nicolas Raoul
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