Problems with wpa_supplicant/ipw2200/D-link

Pedro Ramalhais ramalhais
Sat Mar 19 11:02:23 PST 2005 

Chris Ross wrote:
> Pedro Ramalhais wrote:
> 
>> Remove scan_ssid=1. Run wpa_supplicant in the foreground with -dddd and
>> post the log. If you're using wpa_supplicant from debian try using the
>> original source for wpa_supplicant.
>>  
>>
> 
>  Okay.  I'm using source I compiled of wpa_supplicant 0.3.8, on FC3.  I
> commented out the scan_ssid=1 line, and now just have:
> 
> # allow frontend (e.g., wpa_cli) to be used by all users in 'wheel' group
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> ctrl_interface_group=wheel
> #
> # home network; allow all valid ciphers
> network={
>        ssid="chili-BG"
> #       scan_ssid=1
>        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>        psk="passkey goes here"
> }
> 
>  I ran wpa_supplicant with -dddd, and didn't get anything noticably more
> interesting.  The output of running it, and killing it (Ctrl-C) about 
> 10-15 seconds
> later, is attached.  Thanks.
> 
>                                            - Chris
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported

It looks like your driver is compiled without WPA support...

> Initializing interface 'eth1' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'default'
> Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
> Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
> ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
> ctrl_interface_group=10 (from group name 'wheel')
> Line: 6 - start of a new network block
> ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=8):
>      63 68 69 6c 69 2d 42 47                           chili-BG        
> key_mgmt: 0x2
> PSK (ASCII passphrase) - hexdump_ascii(len=20): [REMOVED]
> PSK (from passphrase) - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
> Priority group 0
>    id=0 ssid='chili-BG'
> Initializing interface (2) 'eth1'
> EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
> EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE
> EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
> EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED
> EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
> EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
> wpa_driver_ipw_init is called
> Own MAC address: 00:0e:35:b8:f4:8c
> wpa_driver_ipw_set_wpa: enabled=1
> wpa_driver_ipw_set_key: alg=none key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
> Failed to set encryption.
> wpa_driver_ipw_set_key: alg=none key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
> Failed to set encryption.
> wpa_driver_ipw_set_key: alg=none key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
> Failed to set encryption.
> wpa_driver_ipw_set_key: alg=none key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
> Failed to set encryption.
> wpa_driver_ipw_set_countermeasures: enabled=0
> wpa_driver_ipw_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1
> Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
> Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
> RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
> RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
> Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> Scan timeout - try to get results
> Received 392 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
> Scan results: 2
> Selecting BSS from priority group 0
> 0: 00:05:5d:97:5f:22 ssid='chili-BG' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0
>    skip - no WPA/RSN IE
> 1: 00:40:96:30:b0:63 ssid='<hidden>' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0
>    skip - no WPA/RSN IE
> No suitable AP found.
> Setting scan request: 5 sec 0 usec
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> Scan timeout - try to get results
> Received 393 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
> Scan results: 2
> Selecting BSS from priority group 0
> 0: 00:05:5d:97:5f:22 ssid='chili-BG' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0
>    skip - no WPA/RSN IE
> 1: 00:40:96:30:b0:63 ssid='<hidden>' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0
>    skip - no WPA/RSN IE
> No suitable AP found.
> Setting scan request: 5 sec 0 usec
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> Scan timeout - try to get results
> Received 392 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
> Scan results: 2
> Selecting BSS from priority group 0
> 0: 00:05:5d:97:5f:22 ssid='chili-BG' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0
>    skip - no WPA/RSN IE
> 1: ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
> ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
> 00:40:96:30:b0:63 ssid='<hidden>' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0
>    skip - no WPA/RSN IE
> No suitable AP found.
> Setting scan request: 5 sec 0 usec
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> EAPOL: Port Timers tick - authWhile=0 heldWhile=0 startWhen=0 idleWhile=0
> Signal 2 received - terminating
> No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
> EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
> EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
> wpa_driver_ipw_set_wpa: enabled=0
> wpa_driver_ipw_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=0
> wpa_driver_ipw_set_countermeasures: enabled=0
> 
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