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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The network block shown is the result of the save_config command, not something I entered. The bug report I got was essentially<BR>
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1) Use WPS to connect to an open network (this works)<BR>
2) Use the save_config command to create a wpa_supplicant.conf file for the next connection attempt (this works)<BR>
3) Reconnect using the new conf file<BR>
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#3 fails with a parse error because my patch sets group_cipher to WPA_CIPHER_NONE which write_group() prints out as NONE. The trick here I guess is to set group_cipher to DEFAULT_GROUP in the case of an open network so that write_group() will skip printing out the group entry entirely.<BR>
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---chuck<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Dan Williams [<A HREF="mailto:dcbw@redhat.com">mailto:dcbw@redhat.com</A>]<BR>
Sent: Mon 1/12/2009 9:18 AM<BR>
To: Chuck Tuffli<BR>
Cc: hostap@lists.shmoo.com<BR>
Subject: Re: correct group cipher setting<BR>
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On Mon, 2009-01-12 at 18:23 +0200, Chuck Tuffli wrote:<BR>
> What is the correct value for group cipher (i.e. ssid->group_cipher)<BR>
> in the case of an open network (no encryption)? I naively assumed it<BR>
> should be WPA_CIPHER_NONE, but if it is, the saved configuration file<BR>
> causes an error:<BR>
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Open networks do not need the pairwise or group keys at all. Don't even<BR>
bother putting them in the network block.<BR>
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Dan</FONT>
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