Is there an analogous issue if the SSID / text name of the network has spaces in it, or is it only if the passcode has spaces?

Thanks for the response!

And glad I don't have to change mine then!

You must be root to change the files.

Type: "sudo bash" to give yourself a root shell... be careful!

you can also just type "sudo" in front of the copy commands

Here is a quick walk through:

1. Download the tar file with the browser
2. Open a shell (ctrl-alt- T )
3. Find the directory the file was downloaded to
4. Type:  tar zxvf wpa_space_fix.tar.gz
5. Type:  cd wpa_space_fix
6. Type:  sudo cp 0001xandros-wireless-tools /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/
7. Type:  sudo cp xandros-wpa-config /usr/sbin/

Then add the network by going using the Wireless Network tool.

Hope this helps, good luck.

I tried to do this, and now my eee connects to my neighbors unencrypted access point.

Scratch that. It suddenly started working and I haven't the faintest clue why....

Hi all

I just got my Eee 4G (finally) and I'm very happy with it. works without a glitch, with the exception of the WiFi network at work.
That one uses WPA encryption with a pass phrase that contains spaces.

Now I've tried everything listed here, but I can't get it to connect properly. Any tricks or tips on things I might have forgotten?

Thanks

the procedure at the top of this thread worked for me.  In a different thread (search for my posts), I posted the pertinent files from my system that resulted if you want to also copy them into place and lightly edit them to replace my bogus essid and psk strings with whatever reflects your network.

I now have a splitting headache AGAIN after running through all of those instructions for the madwifi and receiving the following when trying to connect:

"Configuring interface ath0=lan2 (inet)
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d
Starting WEP wireless connection...
/etc/wpa_supplicant/functions.sh: line 761: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''
/etc/wpa_supplicant/functions.sh: line 833: syntax error: unexpected end of file
ifconfig $IFACE up
dhclient3 -cf /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.$LOGICAL.conf -pf /var/run/dhclient.$IFACE.pid -lf /var/run/dhclient.$IFACE.leases $IFACE
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
Setting lan1 interface eth0 metric to 10
wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
Listening on LPF/ath0/00:15:af:4d:38:c6
Sending on   LPF/ath0/00:15:af:4d:38:c6
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on ath0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
DHCPDISCOVER on ath0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
DHCPDISCOVER on ath0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 13
DHCPDISCOVER on ath0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Setting lan1 interface eth0 metric to 10
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-up.d
/etc/wpa_supplicant/functions.sh: line 761: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''
/etc/wpa_supplicant/functions.sh: line 833: syntax error: unexpected end of file
Setting lan1 interface eth0 metric to 10"

I am running out of patience!!!!

Thanks for this, I copied the files as directed (backing up the old ones first) and I couldn't get it to work.

Did a bit of poking around and the files I copied didn't have execute permissions. set them as executable by all and now it works.

@Cmiller82

I'm using a 63 digit ASCII password (to include letters, numbers and special characters) on my WRT54G v2.  The encryption on my WRT54G v2 is set to WPA Personal AES.  I can not connect using the methods explained in this post, in the post entitled: Advanced WPA configuration on the default Xandros (without needing ndiswrapper), or even after attempting to install kernel sources from Asus and install madwifi (unsuccessfully).  I even spent some time on the phone with top-notch Asus technical support representatives.  Nada.

Let me add my cry to the collective.  "Asus!  You're killing us!"  I haven't slept in days, obsessing over this issue.  Yeah, I'm one of those people.  My eyes look like I've been beaten up (deep, dark suitcases).  I think I'm losing my mind.

**EDIT**

I emailed Asus support and here's the reply.  Granted, I already tried their phone support as well:

"Thank you for your support of our products!

Here are a few website that can help with any Eee pc issue. These site can also help you understanding Linux and how it works. If nether of these site can help you with your Eee pc problem feel free to call Asus

The first link give you alot of information and fixes and how to use the Eee PC

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/

The second give you information about new products for the Eee and a Forum where you can get information and ask question.

http://www.eeeuser.com/

If your Eee pc ASUS product needs to be repaired or exchanged, first try to exchange the item with your vendor. If this is not possible, you will need to contact our Tech department for assistance. There are three ways to contact them:

1) If you have Internet access, you can visit this website:

http://helpdesk.asus.com

Click on the ASUS RMA Online link, and request an RMA

2) Send an e-mail to:

RMA@asus.com

Please include your name, mailing address, telephone number, and the serial number of your product...."

And so on.  I'm over it.  I'll wait for a fix from Asus.  I'm running BT3b on an SDHC card, with no troubles whatsoever.  That's the main reason I got the eee pc.  If it comes down to it, I'll reformat the Xandros partition and other partitions on the SSHD and use it as a home drive.

Last edited by spaceclam (2008-03-21 12:15:16 am)

There are also issues with WPA keys having '=' and ':' characters (which was my case).

I was able to fix by changing the 2 files below
it's not a perfect fix (it won't work if you have the sequence ' s:'  or ' psk='  in your key) but it should work in most of the cases.

in the file /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/0001xandros-wireless-tools
around line 307, replace

        
    if [ -n "`echo $IF_WIRELESS_KEY | grep ^s:`" ]; then
        IF_WIRELESS_KEY=`echo $IF_WIRELESS_KEY | cut -f 2 -d ':'`
    fi

by

    if [ -n "`echo $IF_WIRELESS_KEY | grep ^s:`" ]; then
        IF_WIRELESS_KEY=`echo $IF_WIRELESS_KEY | awk -F " s:" '{print $2}'`
    fi

in the file /usr/sbin/xandros-wpa-config
around line 57, replace

PSK=`echo $PSKOUT | cut -d '=' -f 5 | cut -d ' ' -f 1`

by

PSK=`echo $PSKOUT | awk -F " psk=" '{print $2}'| cut -d ' ' -f 1`

I made all those changes and it still wouldn't let me use a passkey with spaces. any ideas?