Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 18:08:35 -0400 From: "Robert C. Noland III" <rnoland@2hip.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ath + wep issue Message-ID: <1123106915.1052.36.camel@bbeng-laptop.acs.internap.com> In-Reply-To: <42F031E1.3080806@errno.com> References: <1123020549.3017.32.camel@bbeng-laptop.acs.internap.com> <42F031E1.3080806@errno.com>
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Ok, on the ath card the issue seems to be related to the interaction
with the AP and the roaming mode... This problem is exacerbated by the
fact that I sometimes manage to get the card into a state where I can
see outbound 802.11 frames with tcpdump, but never see inbound packets,
i.e. probe responses... Those are the instances when it scans
forever... Ejecting the card and re-inserting gets me back to a useful
state.
This is long, sorry...
This is what happens when I plug the card in and wpa_supplicant tries to
configure the card.
Aug 3 12:02:39 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem
0xf4010000-0xf401ffff irq 11 at device 0.0 on cardbus1
Aug 3 12:02:39 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: Ethernet address:
00:12:17:6e:fc:18
Aug 3 12:02:39 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6
Aug 3 12:03:13 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: INIT ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:13 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:18 bbeng-laptop last message repeated 28 times
Aug 3 12:03:18 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
AUTH
Aug 3 12:03:23 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: AUTH ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:23 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
AUTH
Aug 3 12:03:28 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: AUTH ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:28 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: INIT ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:28 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:33 bbeng-laptop last message repeated 28 times
Aug 3 12:03:39 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: INIT ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:39 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:44 bbeng-laptop last message repeated 28 times
Aug 3 12:03:50 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: INIT ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:50 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:55 bbeng-laptop last message repeated 28 times
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
AUTH
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: AUTH ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] assoc
success: long preamble, long slot time
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
RUN
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: link state changed to UP
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 9)
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: RUN ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: link state changed to DOWN
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 7)
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: invalid
transition
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 7)
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: invalid
transition
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 7)
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: invalid
transition
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 7)
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: invalid
transition
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 7)
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: invalid
transition
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 7)
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: invalid
transition
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 7)
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: invalid
transition
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 7)
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: invalid
transition
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 7)
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: invalid
transition
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: INIT ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:56 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
SCAN
Aug 3 12:03:59 bbeng-laptop last message repeated 15 times
Aug 3 12:03:59 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
INIT
It continues scanning, but never associates again...
When I "wpa_cli term" wpa_supplicant, it leaves the card like this...
ath0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::212:17ff:fe6e:fc18%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
ether 00:12:17:6e:fc:18
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect)
status: no carrier
ssid ""
authmode OPEN privacy OFF deftxkey 1 txpowmax 34 roaming DEVICE
bintval 100
NOTE: roaming is set to DEVICE
bbeng-laptop# ifconfig ath0 ssid "test001" authmode shared wepmode on
weptxkey 1 wepkey "xxxxx"
Aug 3 13:50:20 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: INIT ->
SCAN
Aug 3 13:50:20 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
SCAN
Aug 3 13:50:51 bbeng-laptop last message repeated 151 times
Aug 3 13:52:52 bbeng-laptop last message repeated 593 times
card not seeing probe responses... later test same state below...
Aug 3 15:29:00 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: INIT ->
SCAN
Aug 3 15:29:00 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
SCAN
Aug 3 15:29:06 bbeng-laptop last message repeated 28 times
Aug 3 15:29:06 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
AUTH
Aug 3 15:29:06 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: AUTH ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 15:29:06 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] assoc
success: long preamble, long slot time
Aug 3 15:29:06 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
RUN
Aug 3 15:29:06 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: link state changed to UP
Aug 3 15:29:06 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 9)
Aug 3 15:29:06 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: RUN ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 15:29:06 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: link state changed to DOWN
ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::212:17ff:fe6e:fc18%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
ether 00:12:17:6e:fc:18
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/1Mbps)
status: no carrier
ssid test001 channel 1
authmode SHARED privacy ON deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:104-bit txpowmax
46
protmode CTS roaming DEVICE bintval 100
lights on card blinking like it is associated and no further scanning.
bbeng-laptop# ifconfig ath0 roaming auto
Aug 3 14:07:36 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: INIT ->
SCAN
Aug 3 14:07:36 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
SCAN
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop last message repeated 28 times
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: SCAN ->
AUTH
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: AUTH ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] assoc
success: long preamble, long slot time
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
RUN
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: link state changed to UP
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 9)
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: RUN ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: link state changed to DOWN
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] assoc
success: long preamble, long slot time
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
RUN
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: link state changed to UP
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] recv
disassociated (reason 9)
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: RUN ->
ASSOC
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: link state changed to DOWN
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: [00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4] assoc
success: long preamble, long slot time
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: ieee80211_newstate: ASSOC ->
RUN
Aug 3 14:07:42 bbeng-laptop kernel: ath0: link state changed to UP
It's all good now...
ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::212:17ff:fe6e:fc18%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
ether 00:12:17:6e:fc:18
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/1Mbps)
status: associated
ssid test001 channel 1 bssid 00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4
authmode SHARED privacy ON deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:104-bit txpowmax
46
protmode CTS bintval 100
I either have or can provide tcpdumps of each specific case if that
helps more, but I figure this message is long enough already.
Now, off to debug the other issues with the wi card, sigh...
robert.
On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 19:54 -0700, Sam Leffler wrote:
> Robert C. Noland III wrote:
> > I am having an issue with static wep on my ath card, -current sources as
> > of this morning EST. It is a Linksys WPC55ag card. I also have an old
> > Netgear wi card that works shown at the bottom.
> >
> > ath_hal: 0.9.14.9 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413)
> > ...
> > ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0xf4010000-0xf401ffff irq 11 at device 0.0 on
> > cardbus0
> > ath0: Ethernet address: 00:12:17:6e:fc:18
> > ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6
> >
> > laptop# ifconfig ath0 ssid "test001" wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey "xxxx"
> > laptop# ifconfig ath0 up
> >
> > Tue Aug 2 17:27:19 RTM_IFINFO: if# 3, link: down,
> > flags:<UP,BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>
> > Tue Aug 2 17:27:25 RTM_IEEE80211: scan complete
> > Tue Aug 2 17:27:25 RTM_IEEE80211: associate with 00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4
> > Tue Aug 2 17:27:25 RTM_IFINFO: if# 3, link: up,
> > flags:<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>
> > Tue Aug 2 17:27:25 RTM_IEEE80211: disassociate
> > Tue Aug 2 17:27:25 RTM_IFINFO: if# 3, link: down,
> > flags:<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>
>
> You associated with the ap then fell off either because the ap dropped
> you or your station initiated it. The easiest way to see which is to
> enabling debugging; I prefer to use 80211debug from tools/tools/ath; e.g.
>
> 80211debug state+assoc
>
> or probably
>
> ifconfig ath0 debug
>
> will give you enough info. The output of 80211stats should also tell
> you what happened.
>
> >
> > The disassociate message concerns me, but it should work...
> >
> > ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> > inet6 fe80::212:17ff:fe6e:fc18%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
> > ether 00:12:17:6e:fc:18
> > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/1Mbps)
> > status: no carrier
> > ssid test001 channel 1
> > authmode OPEN privacy ON deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:104-bit txpowmax 46
> > protmode CTS roaming DEVICE bintval 100
> >
> > At this point, the card is no longer scanning and the lights on the card
> > continue blinking as if it is associated (slowly in sync, as opposed to
> > alternately blinking like mad when it is scanning) yet status shows no
> > carrier. dhclient will not work when the interface is in this state.
> > It seems to just broadcast and eventually die.
> >
> > wi0: <NETGEAR MA401 Wireless PC Card> at port 0xe000-0xe03f irq 11
> > function 0 config 1 on pccard0
> > wi0: using RF:PRISM2 MAC:HFA3841 CARD:HWB3163-SST-flash
> > wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (0.3.0), Station (1.3.4)
> > wi0: Ethernet address: 00:30:ab:07:e4:7b
> >
> > laptop# ifconfig wi0 ssid "test001" wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey "xxxx"
> > laptop# ifconfig wi0 up
> >
> > Tue Aug 2 17:35:57 RTM_IFANNOUNCE: if# 3, what: arrival
> > Tue Aug 2 17:39:06 RTM_IFINFO: if# 3, link: unknown,
> > flags:<UP,BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>
> > Tue Aug 2 17:39:06 RTM_IEEE80211: disassociate
> > Tue Aug 2 17:39:06 RTM_IFINFO: if# 3, link: down,
> > flags:<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>
> >
> > again with the disassociate message. This seems to force wpa_supplicant
> > to start scanning again, so I can't currently use wpa_supplicant on this
> > network. Actually, wpa_supplicant doesn't ever seem to be able to
> > associate on the wi card, but static configuration works.
> > wpa_supplicant on the ath card seems to associate, then catches the
> > disassociate and starts scanning again. lather, rinse, repeat...
> >
> > wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> > inet6 fe80::230:abff:fe07:e47b%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
> > ether 00:30:ab:07:e4:7b
> > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/11Mbps)
> > status: associated
> > ssid test001 channel 1 bssid 00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4
> > stationname "FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node"
> > authmode OPEN privacy MIXED deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:104-bit txpowmax
> > 100
> > bintval 100
> >
> > dhclient does work here, and then I can start the vpn and roam about the
> > office...
>
> I've been testing ath w/ static key wep today and seen no problems.
> Please get some more info.
>
> Sam
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