ndiswrapper + wpa_supplicant

[Dan Williams]

On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 13:24 +0530, Sukku wrote:
> Hi George and Dan,
> 
> First of all thank you very much for your replay.
> 
> I tried with NetworkManager also.. with NM also I didn't get
> successes. 
> 
> In var/log/messages I am getting this logs:
> 
> Dec  6 12:44:14 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'ssid'
> value 'test1' 
> Dec  6 12:44:14 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
> 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-EAP'
> Dec  6 12:44:14 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
> 'identity' value 'default' 
> Dec  6 12:44:14 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
> 'password' value '<omitted>'
> Dec  6 12:44:14 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'eap'
> value 'LEAP' 
> Dec  6 12:44:14 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'proto'
> value 'WPA RSN WPA RSN'
> Dec  6 12:44:14 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
> 'pairwise' value 'TKIP CCMP TKIP CCMP' 
> Dec  6 12:44:14 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'group'
> value 'WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP'

Pre-emptive FYI, I know the above ^^^ repeats are wrong but there are
bigger fish to fry right now with NM and wpa_supplicant handles it OK.

Dan

> Dec  6 12:44:14 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
> Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. 
> Dec  6 12:44:14 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant
> interface state change: 0 -> 2
> Dec  6 12:44:39 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
> (wlan0/wireless): association took too long, asking for new key. 
> Dec  6 12:44:39 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant
> interface state change: 2 -> 0
> Dec  6 12:44:44 sukumar NetworkManager: <WARN>  get_secrets_cb():
> Couldn't get connection secrets: applet.c.2997
> (get_secrets_dialog_response_cb): canceled.
> Dec  6 12:44:44 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
> failed for access point (Neolinksys)
> Dec  6 12:44:44 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Marking connection
> 'Auto Neolinksys' invalid. 
> Dec  6 12:44:44 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
> failed.
> Dec  6 12:44:44 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device
> wlan0.
> Dec  6 12:44:44 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  SWITCH: no current
> connection, found better connection 'Auto Ethernet (eth0) 
> 
> Dec  6 12:45:52 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'ssid'
> value 'test2'
> Dec  6 12:45:52 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
> 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK' 
> Dec  6 12:45:52 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'psk'
> value '<omitted>'
> Dec  6 12:45:52 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'proto'
> value 'WPA RSN' 
> Dec  6 12:45:52 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
> 'pairwise' value 'TKIP CCMP'
> Dec  6 12:45:52 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'group'
> value 'WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP' 
> Dec  6 12:45:52 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
> Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
> Dec  6 12:45:52 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant
> interface state change: 0 -> 2 
> Dec  6 12:45:52 sukumar avahi-daemon[1896]: Interface eth0.IPv4 no
> longer relevant for mDNS.
> Dec  6 12:45:52 sukumar avahi-daemon[1896]: Withdrawing address record
> for fe80::20c:29ff:fe9d:5560 on eth0.
> Dec  6 12:46:17 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
> (wlan0/wireless): association took too long, asking for new key. 
> Dec  6 12:46:17 sukumar NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant
> interface state change: 2 -> 0
> 
> 
> 
> 
> As per my understating the problem will be "what ever the IOCTL
> commands generated by wpa_supplicant  are not understood by
> ndiswrappered  drivers" 
> 
> To resolve this problem where I need to change the code. Plz help me.
> 
> Thanks and regards,
> Sukumar
> 
> 
> On Dec 5, 2007 8:47 PM, Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> wrote:
>         On Wed, 2007-12-05 at 11:09 -0400, George N. White III wrote: 
>         > On Dec 5, 2007 10:25 AM, Sukku <m.sukumar at gmail.com> wrote:
>         > > Hi All,
>         > >
>         > > From last two weeks, I am working on this problem. I am
>         working on FC8 with 
>         > > kernel version 2.6.23.1-42.
>         > >
>         > > I am using Linksys wireless adapter (WUSB54G). I didn't
>         found any linux
>         > > drivers for this device. so by using ndiswrappers I
>         installed windows native 
>         > > drives in linux box. finally adapter got detected.
>         > >
>         > > after words  I try to use this  wpa_supplicant on this
>         adapter.  Hear I am
>         > > facing problem
>         > >
>         > > In debugging mode  I am getting so many IOCTL errors. I am
>         not getting, 
>         > > there errors are from ndiswrapper or wpa_supplicant.
>         >
>         > I saw those errors, and failed to connect, also using FC8
>         with a ndiswrapper
>         > but a different  USB dongle (TEW).    However,
>         NetworkManager is more or 
>         > less working (too frequent disconnects from my AP, connects
>         to random
>         > open AP's).   Check that there isn't a 2nd copy of
>         wpa_supplicant running.
>         
>         
>         NM itself will only ever connect to an AP that you've chosen
>         from the 
>         menu.
>         
>         If you've never chosen that AP from the menu, it's important
>         to remember
>         that the driver and/or firmware also control roaming, and that
>         often-times the driver/firmware will decide to associate to an
>         access 
>         point without being told to so (ipw* does this a lot).  Some
>         drivers
>         have module options to disable that functionality, and the
>         only real
>         arguments I've heard for this behavior are that people alone
>         in the
>         woods then don't need to issue manual iwconfig commands when
>         they start
>         their computer up.  I'm not sure what the security
>         implications of the
>         card connecting to a random open AP are, but it can't be much
>         good. 
>         
>         dan
>         
>         
> 
> 
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