From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 28 03:17:39 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFE4E106566B for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:17:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@freebsd.org) Received: from ebb.errno.com (ebb.errno.com [69.12.149.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 948238FC19 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:17:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@freebsd.org) Received: from trouble.errno.com (trouble.errno.com [10.0.0.248]) (authenticated bits=0) by ebb.errno.com (8.13.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id n0S3HcaL025833 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:17:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sam@freebsd.org) Message-ID: <497FCE52.9080800@freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:17:38 -0800 From: Sam Leffler Organization: FreeBSD Project User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Adam K Kirchhoff References: <20090127085941.5d642cde@memory.visualtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20090127085941.5d642cde@memory.visualtech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-DCC-sonic.net-Metrics: ebb.errno.com; whitelist Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iwi doesn't see a wireless network X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:17:40 -0000 Adam K Kirchhoff wrote: > I'm trying to get my laptop to connect to the wireless access point at > work. It has a Intel Pro Wireless 2200BG minipci card, and can > associate with my access point at home. In addition, I can get an > Ubuntu 8.10 liveCD to connect to the access point at work via > NetworkManager. So there is definitely no incompatibility between the > wireless card and access point. > > Here's my wpa_supplicant.conf file: > > network={ > ssid="Mckella280Front" > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK > pairwise=TKIP > psk="#########" > } > > The preshared key is definitely correct, as it's the one that works > with the liveCD. For the sake of testing, I've removed the reference to > my wireless AP at home. > > I'm attaching the output from wpa_supplicant run with -dd. Basically, > it keeps scanning but only ever sees the tmobile network. That's > actually coming from another person in the building using a tmobile > wireless broadband card. If she's not here, the scan never picks up > anything. Similarly, 'ifconfig iwi0 list scan' only picks up the > tmobile ssid. > > Yet, if I reboot off the liveCD, it works. Here's the output of 'iwlist > eth1 scanning' under the liveCD: > > eth1 Scan completed : > Cell 01 - Address: 00:22:6B:9A:CC:AF > ESSID:"Mckella280Front" > Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg > Mode:Master > Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10) > Encryption key:on > Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s > 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s > 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s > Quality=50/100 Signal level=-68 dBm > IE: WPA Version 1 > Group Cipher : TKIP > Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP > Authentication Suites (1) : PSK > IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1 > Group Cipher : TKIP > Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP > Authentication Suites (1) : PSK > Extra: Last beacon: 904ms ago > > > And, iwconfig while connected: > > eth1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Mckella280Front" > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: 00:22:6B:9A:CC:AF > Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0 > Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Power Management:off > Link Quality=59/100 Signal level=-66 dBm Noise level=-87 dBm > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:6 Rx invalid frag:0 > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:3 > > The only thing I can think of is that the AP is using some feature that > the iwi driver, or wpa_supplicant, doesn't support. > > Is there someway to get this working? > > You don't indicate a freebsd version. Is your ap configured to hide the ssid? Sam