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The wpasupplicant software is configured using a text file '''''wpa_supplicant.conf''''' which is located in '''''/etc'''''.

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Advanced Topics - Setting Up a Wireless Internet Connection
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Setting Up a Wireless Internet Connection

Objectives

Here we will show you how to hook up your LEAF Box to an uplink access point using Wifi, e.g. IEEE-802.11 .

Prerequisites

The software used to hook up to an uplink access point is called wpasupplicant and is packaged in the wpasupp.lrp LEAF package. You should be familiar on how to obtain LEAF packages from either a tarball in the LEAF file area or to download it using your internet connection. You should also be familiar on how to set up LEAF to automatically install packages.

Dependencies

As of LEAF 7.x wpasupp.lrp depends on the following packages:

  • libssl.lrp
  • libcrpto.lrp

Configuration

The wpasupplicant software is configured using a text file wpa_supplicant.conf which is located in /etc.