Multiple Wireless Networks in FreeBSD 9.1

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giridharangm

Hii all,

I'm new to FreeBSD. During the installation, I was able to set up my home wireless network (auth: WPA) and it is working without any problems. But at my office, there is a hidden wireless network encrypted with WPA2 personal. The problem is I can't connect to that network.

I've tried modifying /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf and /etc/rc.conf (up to my knowledge and some random search results) still not working.

Anyone can help me to set up this office network? (from the basics) I want to connect to these (office and home) network automatically.
 
Please post your wpa_supplicant.conf and rc.conf. You can scramble the WPA passphrases, but leave any IPs if listed.
 
Yesterday, due to some boot problems, I had to reinstall freebsd FreeBSD. During installation, I configured my home network and it is working. Since it was a fresh install, the code below is it's default. I I haven't added anything to these files. Now, what are the modifications needed to connect to a second network? Office network is hidden, protected by WPA and has DHCP.

Here is my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
Code: 
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
eapol_version=2
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1

network={
	ssid="linksys" //my home network
	psk="psk goes here"
	priority=5
}
network={
	priority=5
	key_mgmt=NONE
}
and here goes /etc/rc.conf
Code: 
hostname=freebsd91
wlans_ath0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"
sshd_enable="YES"
moused_enable="YES"
ntpd_enable="YES"
powerd_enable="YES"
#Set dumdev to "AUTO" to enable crash dumps, "NO" to disable
dumdev="AUTO"
 
Just add another network={} block with the information for the office network, same as you have for your home network (SSID, PSK, etc). And there's an extra entry you need to add to tell it that it's a hidden SSID: scan_ssid=1

So, your file would look something like:
Code: 
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
eapol_version=2
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1

network={
	ssid="linksys" //my home network
	psk="psk goes here"
	priority=5
}

network={
	ssid="office-network"
	psk="office-key"
        scan_ssid=1
	priority=5
}

network={
	priority=5
	key_mgmt=NONE
}
 
Thanks! I've already tried this way two days ago. Except I forgot to add scan_ssid=1. Now that I've added it, it works like a charm! Thanks... I had to reboot the system for the changes to take effect. The service netif start didn't work. Or was that a wrong command?

Now one more help, how can I scan for other networks and connect to those networks via terminal? I'm a beginner, that's why these silly doubts.
 
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