Re: networkmanager fails to associate (ipw3945)

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 13:28 +0100, dragoran wrote:
> Dan Williams wrote:
> > On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 11:30 +0100, dragoran wrote:
> >   
> >> Hello,
> >> I am using networkmanager on FC6 with the ipw3945 driver (1.2.0 + ucode 
> >> 1.14.2).
> >> I created a accesspoint with hostapd and a rt2500usb based device.
> >> I am using WPA-PSK + TKIP for it.
> >> When I try to connect networkmanager ask me for the passphrase, I enter 
> >> it and it trys to connect, but it never does this.
> >> hostapd prints this message: "No WPA/RSN IE in association request"
> >> seems that nm/wpa_supplicant does not send all data which is required by 
> >> the ap? I tryed windows on the same system and it works. (it ask for 
> >> passphrase and connects to the ap).
> >> I tryed unencrypted but it fails here too (timeout because took longer 
> >> than 40s).
> >> With the unencrypted ap sometimes it *does* associate but nm does not 
> >> regognice it. (iwconfig shows this) and if I give it a ip I can ping the ap.
> >> Whats going on here? I have tryed everything (blamed the ap first, but 
> >> than tryed windows and it works).
> >> Thx in advance for any hints/help.
> >> If you need more info feel free to ask.
> >>     
> >
> > Can you connect to that AP with plain wpa_supplicant and the 'wext'
> > driver?
> >
> >   
> yes but it keeps connecting/disconnection ("disconnect event remove 
> keys") and sometimes it becomes stable and stays connected. while nm 
> never manages to connect.
> and when using plain wpa_supplicant I do not get "No WPA/RSN IE in 
> association request" in hostapd output.

Are you using ap_scan=1 or ap_scan=2 in your wpa_supplicant config file?
What do your pairwise and group cipher options look like?

Thanks,
Dan