WPA Supplicant

it runs for ages and ages!

How should i run WPA supplicant properly?

"if i close it the connection dies, why is this?"
You're starting your wireless connection via command typed in terminal windows ( console) so once you close initial terminal windows you're killing all processes kalled by root process.

Do this instead :
Click on Mandrivas Start button and try an option "Run Program". Type :
wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ieth2 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd
and press Enter or click OK button.

Other than that you might wish to do is make a simbolic link to the script :
wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ieth2 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd

nedvis

hi thanks how do i make a symbolic link please im new to linux

OK this would be a procedure for creating desktop icon ( launcher) with the pointer to an executable file ( shell script) for your Wi-Fi connection.
Open your text editor ( preferably pico, nano or emacs ) from terminal console window .
Copy  ( or  type if  you want )  what is between star-lines ( donot copy star-lines) and paste it
in your text editor :
***********************************************************************************

#!/bin/bash
clear
wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ieth2 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd

***********************************************************************************
Close editor by saving file as   wpa   (for instance) . Do not save file as TXT file!
You script is allmost ready. To make the script EXECUTABLE type in console :

chmod   755   wpa    

and press <enter> key.
 
Your script is ready now.

You can run the script either by typing :

./wpa

or by creating link and placing the link to your Desktop ( or include it in panel as an launcher/applet).
 Open your file manager and right click on wpa ssh script and select menu option "Make link"
(  Nautilus in Gnome, Konqueror in KDE  or in console window just type :    ln wpa   to create hard link ).
Drag and drop newly created link to you desktop.
Double-click on desktop icon wpa should execute your command.


good luck
nedvis