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Old 01-30-2010, 07:49 PM   #1
unclejed613
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slack 13.0 wireless card stopped working


after doing a reconfigure of my wrt54gl router, trying to activate WEP encryption, and then finding WICD wouldn't connect, and returning to the original config on the router, now wicd won't reconnect the wireless card. here's the wicd.log entry from the attempt to connect:

Code:
2010/01/30 18:40:46 :: ifconfig wlan0 up
2010/01/30 18:40:46 :: iwlist wlan0 scan
2010/01/30 18:40:47 :: ifconfig eth0
2010/01/30 18:40:47 :: 
2010/01/30 18:40:47 :: {}
2010/01/30 18:40:47 :: hidden
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: scanning done
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found 4 networks:
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found use_settings_globally in configuration 1
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found afterscript in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found key in configuration ###########
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found postdisconnectscript in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found dns_domain in configuration domain.actdsltmp
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found netmask in configuration 255.255.255.0
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found passphrase in configuration ##########
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found predisconnectscript in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found gateway in configuration 192.168.0.1
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found use_global_dns in configuration 0
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found disconnect in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found dns3 in configuration 205.171.3.65
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found encryption in configuration False
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found dns2 in configuration 205.171.2.25
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found dns1 in configuration 205.171.3.25
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found use_settings_globally in configuration 1
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found use_static_dns in configuration 1
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found ip in configuration 192.168.0.29
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found beforescript in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found enctype in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found automatic in configuration True
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found search_domain in configuration domain.actdsltmp
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found default in configuration 1
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: Reading wired profile wired-default
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found afterscript in configuration /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found postdisconnectscript in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found dns_domain in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found broadcast in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found netmask in configuration 255.255.255.0
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found predisconnectscript in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found gateway in configuration 192.168.0.1
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found use_global_dns in configuration False
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found dns3 in configuration 205.171.3.25
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found dns2 in configuration 205.171.2.65
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found dns1 in configuration 205.171.3.65
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found lastused in configuration True
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found use_static_dns in configuration True
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found default in configuration 1
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found ip in configuration 192.168.0.9
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found beforescript in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found disconnectscript in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found search_domain in configuration None
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: found default in configuration 1
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: saving wired profile wired-default
2010/01/30 18:40:48 :: iwconfig wlan0
2010/01/30 18:40:49 :: ifconfig eth0
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: Connecting to wireless network jed2
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: /sbin/dhcpcd -k eth0
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: /sbin/ip route flush dev eth0
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: ifconfig eth0 down
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: ifconfig eth0 up
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: Putting interface down
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: ifconfig wlan0 down
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: Releasing DHCP leases...
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: /sbin/dhcpcd -k wlan0
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: Setting false IP...
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: ifconfig wlan0 0.0.0.0 
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: wpa_cli -i wlan0 terminate
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: Flushing the routing table...
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: /sbin/ip route flush dev wlan0
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: Putting interface up...
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: ifconfig wlan0 up
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: ['iwconfig', 'wlan0', 'essid', 'jed2']
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: iwconfig wlan0 channel 6
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: iwconfig wlan0 ap 00:23:69:56:3E:46
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: Exception in thread Thread-19:
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: Traceback (most recent call last):
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/threading.py", line 525, in __bootstrap_inner
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::     self.run()
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/wicd/networking.py", line 330, in run
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::     self._connect()
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/wicd/networking.py", line 863, in _connect
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::     wiface.Authenticate(self.network)
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/wicd/wnettools.py", line 177, in newfunc
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::     return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/wicd/wnettools.py", line 1069, in Authenticate
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::     misc.ParseEncryption(network)
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::   File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/wicd/misc.py", line 235, in ParseEncryption
2010/01/30 18:40:50 ::     enctemplate = open(wpath.encryption + network["enctype"])
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'NoneType' objects
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: 
2010/01/30 18:40:50 :: Sending connection attempt result Failed
anybody got any clue what's going on here?

Last edited by unclejed613; 01-30-2010 at 07:50 PM.
 
Old 01-30-2010, 08:21 PM   #2
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never mind.... i played with the wicd config a bit more, unchecked the "use these settings for all networks sharing this SSID" check box, and it started working... go figure
 
Old 01-31-2010, 01:26 PM   #3
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Hi,

I'm curious to which wicd version that is being used? Stock or '-current'?
 
Old 01-31-2010, 01:33 PM   #4
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1.6.2

i think it's stock
 
  


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