Have been using Arch for about one year. Everything works great until a few days ago. My wireless card couldn't connect to my router.
kernel: 2.6.32-ARCH
wireless card: Intel 3945ABG
wireless card driver/firmware: iwlwifi-3945-ucode 15.32.2.9-2
ap security: WPA2 personal
ap encryption: AES
wpa_supplicant version: wpa_supplicant v0.6.9
The wireless card:
Code:
#lspci -vv
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 1010
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 32
Region 0: Memory at df2ff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 41c9
Capabilities: [e0] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 unlimited
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <128ns, L1 <64us
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-1c-bf-ff-ff-bb-75-f0
Kernel driver in use: iwl3945
Kernel modules: iwl3945
The AP:
Code:
Cell 01 - Address: 00:21:29:B6:7D:A8
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-17 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"darkstar"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000013fa157af7
Extra: Last beacon: 1646ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00086461726B73746172
IE: Unknown: 010882848B9624B0486C
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32048C129860
IE: Unknown: DD06001018020203
/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
Code:
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=wheel
network={
ssid="darkstar"
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP
psk=MyPSK
}
wpa_cli prints:
Code:
> level 1
<2>CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
OK
> <2>CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
<2>WPS-AP-AVAILABLE
<2>Trying to associate with 00:21:29:b6:7d:a8 (SSID='darkstar' freq=2462 MHz)
<1>Cancelling scan request
<1>RSN: using IEEE 802.11i/D9.0
<1>WPA: using GTK CCMP
<1>WPA: using PTK CCMP
<1>WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK
<1>Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
<1>Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:21:29:b6:7d:a8
<2>Associated with 00:21:29:b6:7d:a8
<1>Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
<1>Cancelling scan request
<1>Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
<2>CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_supplicant debug messages:
Code:
[root@henry etc]# wpa_supplicant -D wext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -i wlan0 -B -dddt
1265678056.805999: Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'wext' ctrl_interface 'N/A' bridge 'N/A'
1265678056.806073: Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
1265678056.806090: Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
1265678056.806141: ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
1265678056.806158: ctrl_interface_group='wheel'
1265678056.806170: Line: 3 - start of a new network block
1265678056.806195: ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=8):
64 61 72 6b 73 74 61 72 darkstar
1265678056.806235: proto: 0x2
1265678056.806249: key_mgmt: 0x2
1265678056.806263: pairwise: 0x18
1265678056.806275: group: 0x18
1265678056.806288: PSK - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
1265678056.806323: Priority group 0
1265678056.806336: id=0 ssid='darkstar'
1265678056.806348: Initializing interface (2) 'wlan0'
1265678056.806468: SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=22 WE(source)=21 enc_capa=0xf
1265678056.806484: capabilities: key_mgmt 0xf enc 0xf flags 0x0
1265678056.808384: WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=1, operstate=5
1265678056.815538: Own MAC address: 00:1c:bf:bb:75:f0
1265678056.815559: wpa_driver_wext_set_wpa
1265678056.815578: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
1265678056.815603: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
1265678056.815622: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
1265678056.815638: wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
1265678056.815655: wpa_driver_wext_set_countermeasures
1265678056.815668: wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
1265678056.815680: RSN: flushing PMKID list in the driver
1265678056.815709: Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
1265678056.815761: WPS: UUID based on MAC address - hexdump(len=16): 51 af e9 0b 7c 2b 57 a1 bb 53 82 f1 b0 0f 0d d6
1265678056.815787: WPS: Build Beacon and Probe Response IEs
1265678056.815802: WPS: * Version
1265678056.815816: WPS: * Wi-Fi Protected Setup State (0)
1265678056.815830: WPS: * Version
1265678056.815840: WPS: * Wi-Fi Protected Setup State (0)
1265678056.815850: WPS: * Response Type (2)
1265678056.815860: WPS: * UUID-E
1265678056.815872: WPS: * Manufacturer
1265678056.815882: WPS: * Model Name
1265678056.815892: WPS: * Model Number
1265678056.815901: WPS: * Serial Number
1265678056.815911: WPS: * Primary Device Type
1265678056.815921: WPS: * Device Name
1265678056.815931: WPS: * Config Methods (0)
1265678056.815941: WPS: * RF Bands (3)
1265678056.818027: EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
1265678056.818047: EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE
1265678056.818058: EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
1265678056.818069: EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED
1265678056.818103: Using existing control interface directory.
1265678056.819190: ctrl_interface_group=10 (from group name 'wheel')
1265678056.819317: Added interface wlan0
1265678056.819336: Daemonize..
Since the card works in scanning mode, I assume it's OK. I have other devices in the house that also connect to the same AP. Everyone works except this laptop.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
