Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:34:14 -0500 From: Adam K Kirchhoff <adamk@voicenet.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Cc: Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: iwi doesn't see a wireless network Message-ID: <20090129143414.67a0be59@scroll> In-Reply-To: <20090128042315.6ec604f7@sorrow.ashke.com> References: <20090127085941.5d642cde@memory.visualtech.com> <497FCE52.9080800@freebsd.org> <20090128042315.6ec604f7@sorrow.ashke.com>
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:23:15 -0500
Adam K Kirchhoff <adamk@voicenet.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:17:38 -0800
> Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> >
>
> Sorry. This is: FreeBSD 7.1-STABLE #1: Fri Jan 23 11:41:10 EST 2009
>
> And no, the AP does not hide the ssid. It shows up in NetworkManager
> on the LiveCD without any extra configuration (just asking for the key
> when I select it). But, just to be sure, I've tried setting scan_ssid
> to 1 in wpa_supplicant.conf, too, but that didn't change anything.
>
> Adam
If there are no other ideas, I'll go ahead and open up a pr about this.
Adam
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