Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 442046
Periodic Disconnects from WPA2 Router/WAP
Last modified: 2009-01-09 01:22:20 EST
Description of problem: After noting #213088 regarding WPA related problems for wireless connections, I installed the below listed components. This enabled me to connect to a LinkSys WPA2 router/WAP. However, I am now noting periodic disconnects and fall back to the wired connection. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): From F8 updates-testing: NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-0.6.7.svn3370.fc8 NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-8.svn3302.fc8 NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-0.6.7.svn3370.fc8 NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.6.7.svn3370.fc8 NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.6.3.svn3109.fc8 wpa_supplicant-0.5.10-4.fc8 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Connect to a WPA2 protected router/WAP Actual results: Connection is achieved, but after a time is lost and falls back to the wired interface. The following is noted in dmesg: wlan0: Initial auth_alg=0 wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:18:39:df:fc:29 wlan0: RX authentication from 00:18:39:df:fc:29 (alg=0 transaction=2 status=0) wlan0: authenticated wlan0: associate with AP 00:18:39:df:fc:29 wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:18:39:df:fc:29 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2) wlan0: associated wlan0: switched to long barker preamble (BSSID=00:18:39:df:fc:29) ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready wlan0: no IPv6 routers present wlan0: disassociate(reason=3) eth0: no IPv6 routers present wlan0: RX deauthentication from 00:18:39:df:fc:29 (reason=16) wlan0: deauthenticated Expected results: Stable wireless connection Other Info: My wifi card is in a Dell Inspiron 5150 laptop with a P4 CPU: 02:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4309 802.11a/b/g (rev 02) and I use the b43legacy driver via b43-fwcutter. My kernel is the latest for F8 stable: 2.6.24.4-64.fc8
I also see this in F9. When the AP is put in WPA compatibility mode, the connection is stable. kernel-2.6.25.11-97.fc9.x86_64 wpa_supplicant-0.6.3-6.fc9.x86_64 NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-14.svn3632.fc9.x86_64 NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-0.9.4.svn3675.fc9.x86_64 NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.9.4.svn3675.fc9.x86_64 NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.7.7.svn3627.fc9.x86_64 NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-0.9.4.svn3675.fc9.x86_64 Hardware: HP Pavilion dv6000t Intel 3945 ABG
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