Re: networkmanager fails to associate (ipw3945)

[dragoran <drago01 gmail com>]

Dan Williams wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 11:30 +0100, dragoran wrote:
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> > 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.
> >     
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> Can you connect to that AP with plain wpa_supplicant and the 'wext'
> driver?
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wpa_gui dectects the ap as wpa2-psk while nm uses wpa-psk, but chaning 
the option to wpa2 personal in the "ask for key gui" does not help. (40s 
timeout) and wpa_supplicant takes longer than 40 sec to connect 
(reconnect/disconnect/reconnect etc.) until the connection is up.
> dan
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