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Thanks Stealthkit, that's what I was missing when I was trying the install. Now I know for next time. thesugarat, You're correct, and I was supplying the built-in ap with internet access from the usb Alpha WIFI device. I got it working with wpa_supplicant, but I'll give the network manager a try too. Thanks.

The usage noted here helped me out: http://forums.hak5.o..._wpa_supplicant

I'm trying to connect the MKIV to my wireless network via the alpha over usb. I believe the only thing I'm missing is being able to generate the wpa passphrase. I've seen other posts here that refer to the binary as if it should be in the system, but it is not. wpa_supplicant exists, but wpa_passphrase does not. I also saw a suggestion to install the wpa-supplicant package (although I think that was dated). I did try, however it warned that there was not enough space to install it. I do have the 4GB usb drive connected (via powered hub with the alpha) but I'm not sure how to tell the package manager to install it there. Any suggestions for dealing with the wpa_passphrases binary missing?

disregard, i wasn't restarting properly.

I probably should have done a little more research, but I tried this and I'm locked out. When I hook up via ethernet port, I believe this is the info on ifconfig that is being read for the pineapple: The IP before this was the default one that started with 172. I was able to shell in before I tried this suggestion. I did make backups in the file system, but is there any suggestions on how I can restore those files in /etc/config? I just need to be able to shell in again.