Bug 784985

Summary: Don't show all wireless in range
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: userdemessi
Component: NetworkManagerAssignee: Dan Williams <dcbw>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 16CC: dcbw, jklimes
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Hardware: i686   
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Description userdemessi 2012-01-26 20:31:46 UTC
Description of problem:

After installing a new version of Fedora 16 i notice a problem with wireless, I'm unable to view all wireless network in range. After doing some search on google i see that peoples have same problem ( with broadcom wireless network card ), can view others wireless AP but can't see their own. If i use airodump (a tool utility from aircrack ) I'm able to view all wireless AP including that one's that are not listed in network-manager utility. Same result with Wicd .


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

0.9.2-1.fc16   --> NetworkManager
3.1.9-1.fc16.i686.PAE   --> Kernel
10:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g (rev 02)  --> wireless network




How reproducible:

Trying to connect to a wireless network from GNOME 3 using NetworkManager utility.


Steps to Reproduce:
1.Always
2.Click on NetworkManager button up right in corner that's shows all wired,wireless,broadband,vpn networks available to connect on it.
  
Actual results:

Can't view all wireless.


Expected results:

View and connect to all wireless.


Additional info:

On Fedora 14 I'm able to view all wireless AP network and connect.

Comment 1 userdemessi 2012-01-26 22:15:51 UTC
I also changed the wireless network adapter in my notebook with an Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN and same result..

Comment 2 userdemessi 2012-01-26 22:25:56 UTC
iwlist scanning have the same issue

Comment 3 Jirka Klimes 2012-02-14 16:08:29 UTC
As several tools appear to be affected, then it's probably a kernel issue.
Also, the networks could have hidden ESSID and thus they don't appear in NM list.

Would you post scan results of different tools so that we can compare them?
# iwlist wlan0 scan
# iw wlan0 scan
$ nmcli dev wifi list
airodump scan results

Comment 4 userdemessi 2012-02-15 23:30:05 UTC
[root@hpcompaq wireless]# iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=35/70  Signal level=-75 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"startrek"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=00000742a19f4948
                    Extra: Last beacon: 807ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 0008737461727472656B
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B961224486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C183060
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1AEE1117FF000000010000000000000000000000000C0000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1601050000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3E0100
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: 7F0101
                    IE: Unknown: DD07000C4307000000
                    IE: Unknown: 07064B5220010D10
                    IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C33EE1117FF000000010000000000000000000000000C0000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3401050000000000000000000000000000000000000000

[root@hpcompaq wireless]# 


[root@hpcompaq wireless]# iw wlan0 scan
BSS xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (on wlan0)
	TSF: 7982813696358 usec (92d, 09:26:53)
	freq: 2412
	beacon interval: 100
	capability: ESS Privacy ShortSlotTime (0x0411)
	signal: -74.00 dBm
	last seen: 632 ms ago
	Information elements from Probe Response frame:
	SSID: startrek
	Supported rates: 1.0* 2.0* 5.5* 11.0* 9.0 18.0 36.0 54.0 
	DS Parameter set: channel 1
	ERP: Barker_Preamble_Mode
	Extended supported rates: 6.0 12.0 24.0 48.0 
	HT capabilities:
		Capabilities: 0x11ee
			HT20/HT40
			SM Power Save disabled
			RX HT20 SGI
			RX HT40 SGI
			TX STBC
			RX STBC 1-stream
			Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes
			DSSS/CCK HT40
		Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
		Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 4 usec (0x05)
		HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-7, 32
		HT TX MCS rate indexes are undefined
	HT operation:
		 * primary channel: 1
		 * secondary channel offset: above
		 * STA channel width: any
		 * RIFS: 0
		 * HT protection: no
		 * non-GF present: 0
		 * OBSS non-GF present: 0
		 * dual beacon: 0
		 * dual CTS protection: 0
		 * STBC beacon: 0
		 * L-SIG TXOP Prot: 0
		 * PCO active: 0
		 * PCO phase: 0
	WPA:	 * Version: 1
		 * Group cipher: TKIP
		 * Pairwise ciphers: TKIP CCMP
		 * Authentication suites: PSK
	RSN:	 * Version: 1
		 * Group cipher: TKIP
		 * Pairwise ciphers: TKIP CCMP
		 * Authentication suites: PSK
		 * Capabilities: (0x0000)
	WMM:	 * Parameter version 1
		 * BE: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 3
		 * BK: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 7
		 * VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
		 * VO: acm CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec
	Extended capabilities: HT Information Exchange Supported
	Country: KR	Environment: Indoor/Outdoor
		Channels [1 - 13] @ 16 dBm
[root@hpcompaq wireless]# 


[root@hpcompaq wireless]# nmcli dev wifi list
SSID                              BSSID               MODE             FREQ       RATE       SIGNAL   SECURITY   ACTIVE  
'mortonete'                       xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx   Infrastructure   2462 MHz   54 MB/s    32       WPA        no      
'dlink-acasa'                     xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx   Infrastructure   2437 MHz   54 MB/s    35       WEP        no      
'marian'                          xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx   Infrastructure   2457 MHz   54 MB/s    32       WPA WPA2   no      
'startrek'                        xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx   Infrastructure   2412 MHz   54 MB/s    42       WPA WPA2   no      
[root@hpcompaq wireless]# 


airodump log

 BSSID              PWR  Beacons    #Data, #/s  CH  MB   ENC  CIPHER AUTH ESSID                                                           
                                                                                                                                          
 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx  -60      172        0    0  13  54 . WEP  WEP         ixtrem                                                          
 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx  -72      241        0    0   1  54e  WPA2 CCMP   PSK  startrek                                                        
 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx  -79        4        0    0   6  54 . WEP  WEP         dlink-acasa    



The problem is with ESSID: ixtrem. I can see this AP only with airodump.

Kernel update :

3.2.3-2.fc16.i686.PAE

Same problem

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