Description of problem: I'm trying to connect to my Airport Express with WPA PSK. nm-applet keeps asking for my passphrase. Connecting with wpa_supplicant and the same passphrase works though. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): [root@localhost ~]# rpm -q NetworkManager NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.5.svn3030.fc8 [root@localhost ~]# rpm -q wpa_supplicant wpa_supplicant-0.5.7-12.fc8 [root@localhost ~]# rpm -q kmod-madwifi kmod-madwifi-0.9.3.3-5.lvn8 [root@localhost ~]# uname -a Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.23.1-35.fc8 #1 SMP Wed Oct 24 21:25:41 EDT 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux How reproducible: - Connect to wpa wireless network - after about 10 seconds, nm-applet asks for passphrase again. I added the output of wpa_passphrase to /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf and started wpa_supplicant with -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -iwlan0 -Dwext -d, and it associates fine. I'll attach the logging output.
Created attachment 241011 [details] NetworkManager log
Created attachment 241031 [details] wpa_supplicant logfile
Could you provide the output of 'iwlist wlan0 scan' for your AP, obscuring the BSSID if you like?
[root@localhost ~]# iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning. [root@localhost ~]# iwlist ath0_rename scan Cell 03 - Address: 00:14:51:78:01:89 ESSID:"*******" Mode:Master Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) Quality=29/70 Signal level=-66 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm 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 Extra:bcn_int=100 IE: WPA Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
I was able to get wpa_supplicant working with this /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf file (psk and ssid edited out) ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant ctrl_interface_group=0 ap_scan=1 network={ ssid="<SSID>" key_mgmt=WPA-PSK proto=WPA scan_ssid=1 psk=<PSK> } The option of note is ap_scan=1. When set to 0 or 2 it will not work. After wpa_supplicant is started I can start NetworkManager again it it will get and ip address.
wpa_supplicant standalone works fine, with or without the ap_scan option. It's the combination of wpa_supplicant with NM that doesn't work.
are you hiding the SSID of your AP?
No, I'm not.
I'm not hiding my ssid, either.
This problem has re-appeared for me, too (there was a similar situation earlier on in the F8 development cycle). I am not hiding my SSID.
Just confirming that the same is happening to me on an x86_64 system (no idea if that makes a difference) with a Broadcom 4311 card, so this clearly is not unique to any particular card/manufacturer. Also, a lot of people with various cards have reported the same or similar problems on FedoraForums, so evidently this is quite a widespread problem.
Actually, I take that back. I'm no longer having this problem after the latest round of updates.
Chris, which version of NM are you running? Which kernel? If others could report their kernel and NM versions as well, that would be great.
Created attachment 277271 [details] Output from nm-applet when run from terminal as root
Well, the issue had been resolved (at least for me) but went back to the same behavior after the latest round of updates yesterday. My current NM and kernel versions are: NetworkManager 0.7.0-0.6.6.svn3109 linux 2.6.23.8-63 That's what I have now, and it's not working. Back when things were working, I think I had: NetworkManager 0.7.0-0.6.6.svn3030 linux 2.6.23.1-49 The attachment is the output I get from running nm-applet from a terminal (as root), trying to enter my wireless router's passkey twice, and then hitting cancel on the third try (if that makes any sense). I'm guessing the line ** (nm-applet:4315): WARNING **: couldn't read 4 bytes from gnome-keyring socket: Connection reset by peer is significant, but what do I know? I hope that helps in some way.
By the way, I should probably note that I tried downgrading the NetworkManager-related packages to the svn3030 version and using the older kernel, but this didn't seem to have any effect - it still just kept repeatedly asking for my password.
Is this bug still open? As i remarked last week, it just concerns wpa, but not wpa2, which works fine (even if the bssid is hidden). Roger
I haven't been able to get madwifi (or ath5k) working on my laptop with the latest kernels, so I can't test this for now.
Ok, I've been able to get madwifi working again. Connecting with wpa-supplicant works, but nm-applet keeps asking for my password [ruben@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.25-0.78.rc3.git1.fc9 [ruben@localhost ~]$ rpm -q NetworkManager NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.8.svn3369.fc9.i386 [ruben@localhost ~]$ rpm -q madwifi madwifi-0.9.4-1.lvn9.i386
Somehow everything works now on the latest kernel: [ruben@localhost ~]$ rpm -q madwifi madwifi-0.9.4-1.lvn9.i386 [ruben@localhost ~]$ rpm -q NetworkManager NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.8.svn3370.fc9.i386 [ruben@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.25-0.93.rc4.fc9 [ruben@localhost ~]$