skip - could not parse WPA/RSN IE

Bruce Guenter lists-hostap
Thu Oct 7 08:22:03 PDT 2004


On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 10:30:27PM -0700, Jouni Malinen wrote:
> Which version of ndiswrapper are you using?

0.10

> > wpa_supplicant -dd -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -w -Dndiswrapper
> 
> > Selecting BSS from priority group 0
> > 0: 00:0f:66:5a:32:7c ssid='GuenterWLAN' wpa_ie_len=24 rsn_ie_len=0
> >    skip - could not parse WPA/RSN IE
> 
> wpa_supplicant did not like something in the WPA IE. Could you please
> send 'iwlist wlan0 scan' output?

wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:0F:66:5A:32:7C
                    ESSID:"GuenterWLAN"
                    Protocol:IEEE 802.11b
                    Mode:Managed
                    Frequency:2.462GHz
                    Quality:0/100  Signal level:-27 dBm  Noise level:-256 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    Bit Rate:1Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:2Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:5.5Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:11Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:18Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:24Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:36Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:54Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:6Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:9Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:12Mb/s
                    Bit Rate:48Mb/s
                    Extra:bcn_int=100
                    Extra:atim=0
                    Extra:wpa_ie=dd160050f20101000050f20401000050f20401000050f202

> Additionally, it could be useful to
> test the attached patch which will make wpa_supplicant print out bit
> more debug information when this messages is triggered.

...snip the PSK...
Priority group 0
   id=0 ssid='GuenterWLAN'
Using existing control interface directory.
Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Scan timeout - try to get results
Received 311 bytes of scan results (1 BSSes)
Scan results: 1
Selecting BSS from priority group 0
0: 00:0f:66:5a:32:7c ssid='GuenterWLAN' wpa_ie_len=24 rsn_ie_len=0
   skip - could not parse WPA/RSN IE
WPA IE - hexdump(len=24): dd 16 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 04 01 00 00 50 f2 04 01 00 00 50 f2 02
RSN IE - hexdump(len=0):
No suitable AP found.
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