Re: NM repeatedly asking for WEP key

[Timothy Murphy <gayleard eircom net>]

Dan Williams wrote:

>> I'm running Fedora-12/KDE on this machine,
>> with an old Avaya PCI-to-PCMCIA WiFi card,
>> which works fine using the network service in place of NM,
>> as also under Windows XP.
> 
> Ok, so we know the WEP key is right, that leaves just the wifi card as
> the culprit.
> 
> So I'm going to go out on a limb and say that orinoco doesn't play well
> with wpa_supplicant these days, which is what I found last time I tried
> to use my Orinoco cards with NM and older kernels.
> 
> If you can, try to make a plain wpa_supplicant config file for the
> network (check
> out /usr/share/doc/wpa_supplicant-0.6.8/wpa_supplicant.conf or whatever
> the path is on your machine) and then:
> 
> service NetworkManager stop
> killall -TERM wpa_supplicant
> wpa_supplicant -dddt -i <your interface name> -c /path/to/your/config/file
> -D wext
> 
> and we'll see what we get.  If that fails to eventually connect (you'll
> see it enter the CONNECTED state) then we know we've got a driver
> problem.  The fact that iwconfig and service 'network' work is a good
> baseline, but we need wpa_supplicant to work instead.

Apologies for the delay in responding - I've been away from home.
Any advice or suggestions on my setup gratefully received.

I copied .../Examples/wep.conf to wpa_supplicant.conf
and modified it for my system:
----------------------------------------
# Static WEP keys

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

network={
	ssid="dd-wrt"
	key_mgmt=NONE
	wep_key0="abcde"
	wep_key1=1111111111 [not real key]
	wep_tx_keyidx=0
}
----------------------------------------
Then I ran the command suggested.
As can be seen, it gets into a loop
SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING ... ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
----------------------------------------
Script started on Fri 16 Apr 2010 01:18:20 PM IST
[root harriet tmp]# wpa_supplicant -dddt -i eth1 -c 
/usr/share/doc/wpa_supplicant-0.6.8/wpa_supplicant.conf
1271420307.193752: Initializing interface 'eth1' conf 
'/usr/share/doc/wpa_supplicant-0.6.8/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'default' 
ctrl_interface 'N/A' bridge 'N/A'
1271420307.193885: Configuration file 
'/usr/share/doc/wpa_supplicant-0.6.8/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> 
'/usr/share/doc/wpa_supplicant-0.6.8/wpa_supplicant.conf'
1271420307.193897: Reading configuration file 
'/usr/share/doc/wpa_supplicant-0.6.8/wpa_supplicant.conf'
1271420307.232612: ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
1271420307.232639: Line: 5 - start of a new network block
1271420307.232654: ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=6):
     64 64 2d 77 72 74                                 dd-wrt          
1271420307.232682: key_mgmt: 0x4
1271420307.232695: wep_key0 - hexdump(len=5): [REMOVED]
1271420307.232705: wep_key1 - hexdump(len=5): [REMOVED]
1271420307.232717: wep_tx_keyidx=0 (0x0)
1271420307.232756: Priority group 0
1271420307.232764:    id=0 ssid='dd-wrt'
1271420307.232771: Initializing interface (2) 'eth1'
1271420307.234494: SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=22 WE(source)=21 enc_capa=0x5
1271420307.234514:   capabilities: key_mgmt 0x5 enc 0x7 flags 0x0
1271420307.242014: WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=1, operstate=5
1271420307.243389: Own MAC address: 00:02:2d:4a:52:80
1271420307.243409: wpa_driver_wext_set_wpa
1271420307.249109: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420307.254631: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420307.260112: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420307.266158: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420307.271747: wpa_driver_wext_set_countermeasures
1271420307.272746: wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
1271420307.277330: RSN: flushing PMKID list in the driver
1271420307.277366: Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
1271420307.285117: EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
1271420307.285143: EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE
1271420307.285149: EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
1271420307.285160: EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED
1271420307.285179: Using existing control interface directory.
 271420307.294378: Added interface eth1
1271420307.294451: RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11043 ([UP][RUNNING]
[LOWER_UP])
1271420307.294466: RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
1271420307.294476: Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
1271420307.294485: RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11043 ([UP][RUNNING]
[LOWER_UP])
1271420307.294493: RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
1271420307.294500: Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=40
1271420307.294508: RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11003 ([UP]
[LOWER_UP])
1271420307.294516: RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
1271420307.377487: State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
1271420307.377515: Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
1271420307.377522: Trying to get current scan results first without 
requesting a new scan to speed up initial association
1271420307.377560: Received 0 bytes of scan results (0 BSSes)
1271420307.377572: Cached scan results are empty - not posting
1271420307.378032: wpa_supplicant_select_bss_and_associate: qual 0 (0)  qv=0  
bv=0
1271420307.378041: Selecting BSS from priority group 0
1271420307.378047: Try to find WPA-enabled AP
1271420307.378052: Try to find non-WPA AP
1271420307.378058: No suitable AP found.
1271420307.378066: Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
1271420307.378078: Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
1271420307.378275: Scan requested (ret=0) - scan timeout 5 seconds
1271420307.482796: RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11003 ([UP]
[LOWER_UP])
1271420307.482834: RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
1271420307.482843: Wireless event: cmd=0x8b19 len=8
1271420307.482879: Received 294 bytes of scan results (1 BSSes)
1271420307.482891: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS 
1271420307.483337: wpa_supplicant_select_bss_and_associate: qual 0 (0)  qv=0  
bv=0
1271420307.483345: Selecting BSS from priority group 0
1271420307.483351: Try to find WPA-enabled AP
1271420307.483357: 0: 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 ssid='dd-wrt' wpa_ie_len=0 
rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x11
1271420307.483367:    skip - no WPA/RSN IE
1271420307.483373: Try to find non-WPA AP
1271420307.483378: 0: 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 ssid='dd-wrt' wpa_ie_len=0 
rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x11
1271420307.483388:    selected non-WPA AP 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 ssid='dd-wrt'
1271420307.483409: Trying to associate with 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 (SSID='dd-wrt' 
freq=2437 MHz)
1271420307.483417: Cancelling scan request
1271420307.483423: WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
1271420307.483435: Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
1271420307.489480: WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
1271420307.489505: WPA: clearing AP RSN IE
1271420307.489511: WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
1271420307.489518: No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
1271420307.489525: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=1 key_idx=0 set_tx=1 
seq_len=0 key_len=5
1271420307.495276: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=1 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=5
1271420307.501266: wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
1271420307.506899: State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
1271420307.506910: wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
1271420307.506917: WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
1271420307.506942: wpa_driver_wext_associate
1271420307.560868: wpa_driver_wext_set_psk
ioctl[SIOCSIWFREQ]: Device or resource busy
ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Operation not supported
1271420307.593970: Association request to the driver failed
1271420307.593985: Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
1271420307.593995: EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
1271420307.594004: EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0
1271420307.594011: EAPOL: External notification - 
portControl=ForceAuthorized
1271420307.594037: RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11003 ([UP]
[LOWER_UP])
1271420307.594046: RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
1271420307.594054: Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
1271420307.594063: RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11003 ([UP]
[LOWER_UP])
1271420307.594070: RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
1271420307.594076: Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=14
1271420308.285878: EAPOL: disable timer tick
1271420317.603333: Authentication with 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 timed out.
1271420317.603356: Added BSSID 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 into blacklist
1271420317.603366: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420317.608648: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420317.614218: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420317.619729: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420317.625217: State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
1271420317.625235: wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
1271420317.625243: WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
1271420317.625268: EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
1271420317.625278: EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
1271420317.625290: Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
1271420317.625307: State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
1271420317.625314: Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
1271420317.625500: Scan requested (ret=0) - scan timeout 30 seconds
1271420317.813280: RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11003 ([UP]
[LOWER_UP])
1271420317.813308: RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
1271420317.813317: Wireless event: cmd=0x8b19 len=8
1271420317.813359: Received 654 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
1271420317.813373: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS 
1271420317.813819: wpa_supplicant_select_bss_and_associate: qual 0 (0)  qv=0  
bv=0
1271420317.813842: Selecting BSS from priority group 0
1271420317.813848: Try to find WPA-enabled AP
1271420317.813855: 0: 00:1e:5a:fd:8c:80 ssid='eircom7731 1332' wpa_ie_len=24 
rsn_ie_len=20 caps=0x11
1271420317.813865:    skip - SSID mismatch
1271420317.813871: 1: 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 ssid='dd-wrt' wpa_ie_len=0 
rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x11
1271420317.813880:    skip - no WPA/RSN IE
1271420317.813886: Try to find non-WPA AP
1271420317.813892: 0: 00:1e:5a:fd:8c:80 ssid='eircom7731 1332' wpa_ie_len=24 
rsn_ie_len=20 caps=0x11
1271420317.813901:    skip - SSID mismatch
1271420317.813907: 1: 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 ssid='dd-wrt' wpa_ie_len=0 
rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x11
1271420317.813916:    selected non-WPA AP 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 ssid='dd-wrt'
1271420317.813928: Trying to associate with 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 (SSID='dd-wrt' 
freq=2437 MHz)
1271420317.813935: Cancelling scan request
1271420317.813941: WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
1271420317.813954: Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
1271420317.819285: WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
1271420317.819301: WPA: clearing AP RSN IE
1271420317.819307: WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
1271420317.819314: No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
1271420317.819321: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=1 key_idx=0 set_tx=1 
seq_len=0 key_len=5
1271420317.825689: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=1 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=5
1271420317.831667: wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
1271420317.837407: State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
1271420317.837425: wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
1271420317.837432: WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
1271420317.837458: wpa_driver_wext_associate
1271420317.879410: wpa_driver_wext_set_psk
ioctl[SIOCSIWFREQ]: Device or resource busy
ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Operation not supported
1271420317.912344: Association request to the driver failed
1271420317.912358: Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
1271420317.912368: EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
1271420317.912378: EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0
1271420317.912384: EAPOL: External notification - 
portControl=ForceAuthorized
1271420317.912403: RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11003 ([UP]
[LOWER_UP])
1271420317.912412: RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
1271420317.912420: Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
1271420317.912429: RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11003 ([UP]
[LOWER_UP])
1271420317.912436: RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
1271420317.912443: Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=14
1271420327.922397: Authentication with 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 timed out.
1271420327.922419: BSSID 00:16:b6:da:56:b4 blacklist count incremented to 2
1271420327.922429: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420327.927717: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420327.933342: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420327.938849: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 
seq_len=0 key_len=0
1271420327.944332: State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
...
[root harriet tmp]# exit
exit

Script done on Fri 16 Apr 2010 01:19:17 PM IST
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Timothy Murphy  
e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net
tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland