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Old 10-07-2015, 09:17 AM   #1
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Android Phone not connecting to Access point created using Network Manager


Dear all,

I am having Samsung Galaxy Android platform.
System is Debian 8 installed from kde cd 1.

I am trying to share my ethernet on PC by creating Wifi Access Point using kde network manager.

The problem is that Android phone is not connecting with created access point with WPA/WPA2 Personal security. But it is working fine with WEP key.

Thank You.
 
Old 10-11-2015, 07:20 AM   #2
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it could have various reasons.
the first that comes to mind is that some wifi/wlan cards don't work well with linux & wpa security.
first of all you will have to find out if this happens with android phones only or also with other devices.

once you answer that, we will have to get some information about your setup, e.g. as requested here.
 
Old 10-11-2015, 08:26 AM   #3
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I found it happens with other devices too (I tested with other Windows laptops which can not connect to my Access Point).
The problem is that my computer puts access point online. My other devices then finds it in their wifi, but when I enters the password, then the password incorrect error is there, although I cross checked my password many times.

First of all my system info:

Quote:
3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt11-1+deb8u3 (2015-08-04)

03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter [10ec:8176] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:8230]
Kernel driver in use: rtl8192ce

[ 6028.625990] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 8344.215551] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 8344.215955] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 8344.216334] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 8344.216666] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 8344.217329] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 8344.217626] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 9752.435436] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 9752.435670] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 9752.435890] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 9752.436086] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 9752.436551] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[ 9752.436828] sdhci-pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
[10832.577295] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[10837.301925] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready

Syslog data attached in syslog.log

rfkill output
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
Also I tried in the meanwhile to search in the logs while connecting with my access point
I got this everytime I enters password in daemon.log
Quote:
Oct 11 18:46:57 BullShark wpa_supplicant[2762]: WPA: wpa_sm_step() called recursively

The solution I got

In the meanwhile I tried to find workarounds, and used creat_ap script https://github.com/oblique/create_ap

I found that it is working fine. Although I have to run it as root always.

Can it be possible to work also with kde network manager?

Last edited by s.verma; 10-11-2015 at 08:30 AM.
 
Old 10-11-2015, 08:43 AM   #4
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Oct 11 18:46:57 BullShark wpa_supplicant[2762]: WPA: wpa_sm_step() called recursively
what's bullshark? couldn't find any search results for "bullshark linux wpa".
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In the meanwhile I tried to find workarounds, and used creat_ap script https://github.com/oblique/create_ap

I found that it is working fine. Although I have to run it as root always.
nice!
going to have to try that one day.
anyhow, you can add the script to /etc/sudoers to gain root privileges without password, that way you can script it.
 
Old 10-11-2015, 11:39 PM   #5
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what's bullshark? couldn't find any search results for "bullshark linux wpa".
Oh that's just the hostname.
Search for " WPA: wpa_sm_step() called recursively"
 
  


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