preshared key for wpa-psk in wireless linux

[Dimitris Kogias]

Have you tried wpa_passphrase?  It should be part of the wpa-supplicant
installation.  It implements the {ssid,passphrase}-->psk transformation.

D.

Haleh Yasrebi wrote:
> how to match a pre-shared key between router wireless configuration
> and linux network manager in wpa-psk mode? I used at least 8
> character pre-shared key in router cofiguration. I used the same (in
> letter) in key field in network configuration manager for wireless. I
> can't get connected to internet. I used the same (in hexa, preceeded
> by 0x) in key field in network configuration manager for wireless. I
> can't get connected to internet. but I can make wireless work under
> linux if I turn the key off or if I use wpa-automatic that genrates
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