Re: Some questions -- WPA-PSK failure

[Robert Moskowitz <rgm htt-consult com>]

The Holy ettlz wrote:
> Hmmm...
>
>   
> > My home network runs WPA-PSK (yeah, I know the risks, I wrote the attack 
> > paper, but my Radius server is currently down).  I frequently run into 
> > the situation where NetworkManager is not succeeding in authenticating 
> > to the AP.  I have no sniffing data; I would like to see some packets, 
> > but Wireshark does not show interface eth1 (the wireless one).  I end up 
> > having to reboot to get wireless working, or switch to wired.
> >     
>
> Does it authenticate OK when you take down the interface and restart
> NetworkManager? (I ask because I have a similar problem with one WAP
> that'll only authenticate once, *guaranteed*, but then never again; yet
> with another WAP backending to the same RADIUS server, it'll
> re-authenticate with no problems whenever I ask. See RH Bugzilla
> #434821.)
I will have to wait until friday to test this (provided it fails then!),
but for what it is worth, I could connect to the unsecured "Oakland
Wireless" AP near my home, but not my WPA-PSK AP that was under my
desk.  I did not try taking the interface down.  Should have.