Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:22:25 -0700 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems connecting to public WiFi with latest 80211 code Message-ID: <469ED8F1.2070409@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <20070718204740.DA71845045@ptavv.es.net> References: <20070718204740.DA71845045@ptavv.es.net>
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Kevin Oberman wrote: > I had not seen this problem because I do not use the wpa_supplicant to > connect to open networks when at home, but I am on travel this week and > it has been a real pain. > > System is current as of this afternoon and is running on a ThinkPad T43 > with an Atheros 5212 mini-PCI card. mac+phy revs for card are always important; dmesg|grep ath > > When the system comes up, the wpa_supplicant starts, but the system > never scans except with 'authmode WPA1+WPA2/802.11i privacy ON' and > never tries to associate with an open AP even though I have an entry in > wpa_supplicant.conf for that network. I have to issue a 'ifconfig > wepmode off' to get it to associate. I don't see a log from wpa_supplicant or console debug msgs as obtained with wlandebug. > > Even then, it still won't always associate until I ifconfig the > interface down and up. Once I do this, it seems to associate rather > quickly. > > I suspect that the problem reported on mobile by Matthias Apitz and jhb > may be a part of the problem, but I think the inability to get to > authmode OPEN is different. > > I use the supplicant at home and it works fine, but that is NOT an open > network, so I don't need the interface to run in OPEN mode. > > Any idea what is going on and if it can be fixed or worked around? I can't help w/o the usual info: what os, card info (mac+phy), and how to reproduce (e.g. wpa_supplicant.conf and cmd line). Sam
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