FC6: wpa_supplicant using ipw2100 and wext

network_engineer · 01-12-2007, 03:35 PM

Hi all,

I was wondering if this is the right place to post about issues with wpa_supplicant; I have tried searching through the forum for associated topics, but could not get far. Could somebody please help me with this problem?. I will try and include maximum details, but please do ask me for more information if needed. Also apologise for the long post, that was the advise on the left.

Distro: Fedora Core 6
Kernel: 2.6.18-1.2868.fc6
wpa_supplicant version: v0.4.9

Output of lspci: 01:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)

I am using the above card with the ipw2100 driver. The driver seems correctly installed as I am able to access the Internet over an open wireless network.

The problem comes when I invoke wpa_supplicant. I invoke it as follows:

Quote:

wpa_supplicant -Dwext -ieth1 -d -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

I get the error as below:

Quote:

Initializing interface 'eth1' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'wext' ctrl_interface 'N/A'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf'
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
ap_scan=0
Priority group 0
id=0 ssid='BmU%7/5J#'
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
SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=20 WE(source)=18 enc_capa=0xf
capabilities: key_mgmt 0xf enc 0xf
Own MAC address: 00:04:23:99:6e:bb
wpa_driver_wext_set_wpa
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_countermeasures
wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
Added interface eth1
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Added BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00 into blacklist
State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:02:72:47:4c:eb
State: DISCONNECTED -> ASSOCIATED
Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:02:72:47:4c:eb
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
No network configuration found for the current AP
State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_disassociate
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Added BSSID 00:02:72:47:4c:eb into blacklist
State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:02:72:47:4c:eb
State: DISCONNECTED -> ASSOCIATED
Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:02:72:47:4c:eb
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
No network configuration found for the current AP
State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_disassociate
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
BSSID 00:02:72:47:4c:eb blacklist count incremented to 2
State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:02:72:47:4c:eb
State: DISCONNECTED -> ASSOCIATED
Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:02:72:47:4c:eb
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
No network configuration found for the current AP
State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_disassociate
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
BSSID 00:02:72:47:4c:eb blacklist count incremented to 3
State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:02:72:47:4c:eb
State: DISCONNECTED -> ASSOCIATED
Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:02:72:47:4c:eb
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
No network configuration found for the current AP
State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_disassociate
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
BSSID 00:02:72:47:4c:eb blacklist count incremented to 4
State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:02:72:47:4c:eb
State: DISCONNECTED -> ASSOCIATED
Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:02:72:47:4c:eb
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
No network configuration found for the current AP
State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_disassociate
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
BSSID 00:02:72:47:4c:eb blacklist count incremented to 5
State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:02:72:47:4c:eb
State: DISCONNECTED -> ASSOCIATED
Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:02:72:47:4c:eb
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
No network configuration found for the current AP
State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_disassociate
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
BSSID 00:02:72:47:4c:eb blacklist count incremented to 6
State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:02:72:47:4c:eb
State: DISCONNECTED -> ASSOCIATED
Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:02:72:47:4c:eb
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
No network configuration found for the current AP
State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_disassociate
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
BSSID 00:02:72:47:4c:eb blacklist count incremented to 7
State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:02:72:47:4c:eb
State: DISCONNECTED -> ASSOCIATED
Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:02:72:47:4c:eb
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
No network configuration found for the current AP
State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_disassociate
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Removed BSSID 00:02:72:47:4c:eb from blacklist (clear)
Removed BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00 from blacklist (clear)
Cancelling scan request

While the wpa_supplicant is running, I checked the ifconfig eth1 and got the following:

Quote:

[root@wks eth1_info]# ifconfig eth1
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:23:99:6E:BB
inet6 addr: fe80::204:23ff:fe99:6ebb/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:469 errors:68 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:155 errors:0 dropped:50 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:133026 (129.9 KiB) TX bytes:34482 (33.6 KiB)
Interrupt:5 Base address:0x2000 Memory:fcfee000-fcfeefff

iwconfig eth1 shows the following:

Quote:

[root@wks eth1_info]# iwconfig eth1
eth1 unassociated ESSID

ff/any Nickname:"ipw2100"
Mode:Managed Channel=0 Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate=0 kb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr

ff Fragment thr

ff
Encryption key

ff
Power Management

ff
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:145 Missed beacon:0

Can somebody figure out what the issue is? I know I am using -Dwext however, when I try to do a lsmod|grep wext, I don't get anything, it seems not present. Can somebody also tell me how to use wpa_supplicant with ipw2100?

Thanks a lot.

Kind regards,
Bea

network_engineer · 01-12-2007, 03:40 PM

Hi all,

Also am posting the wpa_supplicant.conf file:
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ap_scan=0

network={
ssid="BmU%7/5J#"
bssid=00:a0:c5:c8:08:df
scan_ssid=0
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
proto=WPA
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
# psk="bJ%sK#1lC3Uo2"
psk=8027c49abddaabc625f3780cfa2a26d992859d003061dfbdfb136d768081da02
mode=0
# auth_alg=OPEN

}