Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 603031
Fix for timeout when connecting to wireless network.
Last modified: 2012-08-16 13:55:59 EDT
Description of problem: We (me and some colleagues) have had repeated problems connecting to the eduroam network (www.eduroam.org). After some digging we have found that it is a timout issue that can be easily resolved with a parameter change in wpa_supplicant. The solution was found in a ubuntu forum: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1071119 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 12 wpa_supplicant-0.6.8-8.fc12.i686 How reproducible: Try to connect to eduroam with nm-applet or knetworkmanager. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Try to connect to ssid eduroam Actual results: Connection fails. Expected results: Successful connection. Additional info: The problem goes away if the following is added to /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant # fix timeout issues MAX_WPA_PIDFILE_WAIT=10 export MAX_WPA_PIDFILE_WAIT (the export line is probably redundant) The default timeout seems to be 5 which is too short for a system where the authentication is federated back to your home institution which can be in another country.
Please ignore this proposed bug fix. It seems like the MAX_WPA_PIDFILE_WAIT fix was debian specific and is now even removed from the debian setup. http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-wpa-devel/2010-May/002669.html I'm still investigating this problem. r.
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