Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:17:38 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org> To: Adam K Kirchhoff <adamk@voicenet.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iwi doesn't see a wireless network Message-ID: <497FCE52.9080800@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20090127085941.5d642cde@memory.visualtech.com> References: <20090127085941.5d642cde@memory.visualtech.com>
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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
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