Bug 683603

Summary: Lost WPA Support After Updates
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Emerson Burris <eburris12>
Component: kde-plasma-networkmanagementAssignee: Dan Williams <dcbw>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 14CC: dcbw, jklimes, kevin, lagartoflojo, rdieter, wsand70
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Description Emerson Burris 2011-03-09 20:28:50 UTC 
Description of problem:

Running FC14 64 bit with KDE. I have an atheros wireless card that was working fine for months. Just recently I downloaded and installed some updates I got automatically. After a reboot, I have suddenly lost my wireless connection. I am still able to connect to unsecured networks but my network uses WPA and the status of the connection always freezes on "Awaiting Authentication". When connecting, it pops up the secrets windows asking for the wpa key even though its already entered. (Only tested on WPA, though others are having issues with WPA2 as well as other chipsets)


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Feb 7 07:06:44 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

NetworkManager-0.8.3.996-1.fc14.x86_64
NetworkManager-glib-0.8.3.996-1.fc14.x86_64

kdenetwork-libs-4.5.5-1.fc14.x86_64
kde-plasma-networkmanagement-0.9-0.35.20110221.fc14.x86_64
kdenetwork-4.5.5-1.fc14.x86_64
system-config-network-tui-1.6.2-1.fc14.noarch
system-config-network-1.6.2-1.fc14.noarch
kde-plasma-networkmanagement-libs-0.9-0.35.20110221.fc14.x86_64



How reproducible:

Reproducible by attempting to connect to an encrypted wireless network. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click on NetworkManager icon in system try or run NetoworkManager. 
2. Attempt to connect to encrypted wireless network
3. Connection status will freeze on "Awaiting Authentication."
  
Actual results:

No connection to encrypted network.

Expected results:

Connection to encrypted network. 

Additional info:

Dmesg output after attempting connection to WPA network.

[root@localhost ~]# dmesg | grep wlan0

[   15.560046] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready

[root@localhost ~]#
Comment 1 Hernán Schmidt 2011-03-10 00:20:50 UTC 
I am having the same problem.
I have the following card:

06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation WiFi Link 5100

I believe it was caused by the following update:

# yum history info 57
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Adding en_US to language list
Transaction ID : 57
Begin time     : Sat Mar  5 17:42:00 2011
Begin rpmdb    : 1440:c9b062158305d9913ef75bd1c613143ae31b6d09
End time       :            17:44:24 2011 (144 seconds)
End rpmdb      : 1443:59e45795bccd8155cd831d5f872ed24e96aa71b1
User           : System <unset>
Return-Code    : Success
Transaction performed with:
    Installed     rpm-4.8.1-5.fc14.x86_64
    Installed     yum-3.2.28-5.fc14.noarch
    Installed     yum-metadata-parser-1.1.4-2.fc14.x86_64
    Installed     yum-presto-0.6.2-2.fc14.noarch
Packages Altered:
    Updated     NetworkManager-1:0.8.3.996-1.fc14.x86_64
    Update                     1:0.8.3.997-1.fc14.x86_64
    Updated     NetworkManager-glib-1:0.8.3.996-1.fc14.x86_64
    Update                          1:0.8.3.997-1.fc14.x86_64
    Dep-Install dejavu-lgc-sans-fonts-2.32-1.fc14.noarch
    Updated     gdb-7.2-41.fc14.x86_64
    Update          7.2-45.fc14.x86_64
    Updated     kde-plasma-networkmanagement-1:0.9-0.28.20101011.fc14.x86_64
    Update                                   1:0.9-0.35.20110221.fc14.x86_64
    Obsoleting  kde-plasma-networkmanagement-libs-1:0.9-0.35.20110221.fc14.x86_64
    Obsoleted   knetworkmanager-libs-1:0.9-0.28.20101011.fc14.x86_64
    Updated     koffice-core-3:2.2.2-4.fc14.1.x86_64
    Update                   3:2.3.2-3.fc14.x86_64
    Updated     koffice-filters-3:2.2.2-4.fc14.1.x86_64
    Update                      3:2.3.2-3.fc14.x86_64
    Updated     koffice-kdchart-3:2.2.2-4.fc14.1.x86_64
    Update                      3:2.3.2-3.fc14.x86_64
    Updated     koffice-kpresenter-3:2.2.2-4.fc14.1.x86_64
    Update                         3:2.3.2-3.fc14.x86_64
    Updated     koffice-kpresenter-libs-3:2.2.2-4.fc14.1.x86_64
    Update                              3:2.3.2-3.fc14.x86_64
    Updated     koffice-kspread-3:2.2.2-4.fc14.1.x86_64
    Update                      3:2.3.2-3.fc14.x86_64                                                                                                                                                
    Updated     koffice-kword-3:2.2.2-4.fc14.1.x86_64                                                                                                                                                
    Update                    3:2.3.2-3.fc14.x86_64                                                                                                                                                  
    Updated     koffice-kword-libs-3:2.2.2-4.fc14.1.x86_64                                                                                                                                           
    Update                         3:2.3.2-3.fc14.x86_64                                                                                                                                             
    Updated     koffice-libs-3:2.2.2-4.fc14.1.x86_64
    Update                   3:2.3.2-3.fc14.x86_64
    Dep-Install lcms2-2.1-1.fc14.x86_64
    Dep-Install lyx-fonts-2.0.0-0.11.beta3.fc14.noarch
    Updated     sane-backends-1.0.21-5.fc14.x86_64
    Update                    1.0.21-6.fc14.x86_64
    Updated     sane-backends-libs-1.0.21-5.fc14.x86_64
    Update                         1.0.21-6.fc14.x86_64
    Updated     sane-backends-libs-gphoto2-1.0.21-5.fc14.x86_64
    Update                                 1.0.21-6.fc14.x86_64
Comment 2 Emerson Burris 2011-03-10 00:31:21 UTC 
Yesterday I received updates of

NetworkManager.x86_64                1:0.8.3.997-1.fc14    updates               
NetworkManager-glib.x86_64           1:0.8.3.997-1.fc14    updates

When the issue first started the versions of both packages was 0.8.3.996x. This update has not fixed the issue.
Comment 3 Hernán Schmidt 2011-03-10 02:48:47 UTC 
According to someone on Fedora Forums, the culprit is kde-plasma-networkmanagement:

"Workaround: Uninstall kde-plasma-networkmanagement -> install NetworkManager-gnome (grrr) -> run nm-applet (not again!!!) -> wpa works fine..."

Source: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=1450144&postcount=19
Comment 4 Warren Sanders 2011-03-10 20:09:14 UTC 
This is not limited to x86_64
Comment 5 Jirka Klimes 2011-03-11 10:45:33 UTC 
Wireless work for me for both WEP and WPA, with both KDE plasma applet and nm-applet.

My packages:
NetworkManager-0.8.3.997-1.fc14.x86_64
NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.3.997-1.fc14.x86_64
kde-plasma-networkmanagement-0.9-0.35.20110221.fc14.x86_64


Could you please include /var/log/messages where NM logs are written to?
Also detailed log from wpa_supplicant could be interesting?
(http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/Debugging "Debugging WiFi connections")

Look also at http://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=NetworkManagement and grab output of your connection with qdbus or qdbusfornm please.
Comment 6 Kevin Kofler 2011-03-12 03:23:43 UTC 
I'm fairly sure this is the same bug as bug #682972.

If you can provide the requested logs, please attach them to bug #682972. We really need all information we can get to get this fixed as soon as possible.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 682972 ***
Comment 7 Emerson Burris 2011-03-12 03:25:48 UTC 
After viewing /var/log/messages and wpa_supplicant it looks like I am able to authenticate and connect, but then kde-plasma-networkmanagement asks for a password again and the authentication is botched. 



WPA_Supplicant:
Trying to associate with 00:18:39:e5:6d:1b (SSID='Burris' freq=2437 MHz)
Associated with 00:18:39:e5:6d:1b
WPA: Key negotiation completed with 00:18:39:e5:6d:1b [PTK=TKIP GTK=TKIP]
CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:18:39:e5:6d:1b completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=]
WPA: Group rekeying completed with 00:18:39:e5:6d:1b [GTK=TKIP]
WPA: Group rekeying completed with 00:18:39:e5:6d:1b [GTK=TKIP]
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Failed to initiate AP scan.



/var/log/messages:
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> Activation (wlan0) starting connection 'Burris'
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0)
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 4 -> 5 (reason 0)
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'Burris' has security, but secrets are required.
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 5 -> 6 (reason 0)
Mar 11 21:13:53 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Mar 11 21:13:54 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state:  scanning -> inactive
Mar 11 21:13:59 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <warn> connection /org/freedesktop/NetworkManagerSettings/0 (scope 2) failed to activate (timeout)
Mar 11 21:16:58 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 6 -> 3 (reason 38)
Mar 11 21:16:58 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 38).
Mar 11 21:17:05 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> disable requested (sleeping: no  enabled: yes)
Mar 11 21:17:05 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> sleeping or disabling...
Mar 11 21:17:05 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> (wlan0): now unmanaged
Mar 11 21:17:05 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 3 -> 1 (reason 37)
Mar 11 21:17:05 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> (wlan0): cleaning up...
Mar 11 21:17:05 localhost NetworkManager[1302]: <info> (wlan0): taking down device.


qdbus --system --literal:
:1.0
 com.ubuntu.Upstart
:1.1
 com.redhat.ifcfgrh1
 org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
 org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSystemSettings
:1.10
:1.11
:1.112
:1.113
:1.114
:1.119
 org.freedesktop.PackageKit
:1.12
 com.redhat.abrt
:1.120
:1.121
:1.123
 net.reactivated.Fprint
:1.124
:1.13
:1.16
:1.17
 org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit
:1.18
:1.19
 org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings
:1.2
:1.21
:1.22
:1.24
:1.28
:1.29
:1.3
 org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1
:1.30
 org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1
:1.31
:1.32
:1.33
:1.35
:1.37
:1.38
 com.redhat.NewPrinterNotification
 com.redhat.PrinterDriversInstaller
:1.39
:1.4
 org.freedesktop.ModemManager
:1.5
 org.freedesktop.Avahi
:1.50
:1.53
:1.59
:1.6
 fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant
:1.8
 org.freedesktop.Hal
:1.9
org.freedesktop.DBus
[root@localhost ~]#