[pkg-wpa-devel] Re: Don't know how to debug, please help.
B. Zhang
bb.zhang at free.fr
Thu May 4 11:29:24 UTC 2006
On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 20:16 +1000, Kel Modderman wrote:
> B. Zhang wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
>
> Can you please send to the pkg-wpa mailing list next time so that the
> other developers may help? Who knows, I could have been away or
> completely gone and you'd get no response . . .
OK. Sorry.
> > I am testing the kernel wireless-dev tree:
> > http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-dev.git;a=summary
> > which includes two versions (devicescape 80211 and softmac ieee80211) of
> > driver bcm43xx ( http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/ ).
> >
> > The devicescape version uses a virtual interface wlan0
> > ( http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-dev.git;a=commit;h=dd6804a119c5ee1f8314a46a7ee327e6e7719059 )and the softmac version uses interface eth1.
> >
> > The two work with 0.4.8-1, but upgrading to 0.4.8-3 or 0.4.8-4 breaks
> > only devicescape version wlan0 (dhcp or not, same result).
> > If I use ifupdown.sh from 0.4.8-1 in -3 and -4, it works. This is the
> > iwconfig:
> > # iwconfig
> > lo no wireless extensions.
> >
> > eth0 no wireless extensions.
> >
> > sit0 no wireless extensions.
> >
> > wmaster0ap no wireless extensions.
> >
> > wmaster0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:""
> > Mode:Master Frequency:2.437 GHz
> > RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B
> > Encryption key:off
> >
> > wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"xxxxxx"
> > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point:
> > xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
> > RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B
> >
> >
>
>
> I need to know your interfaces configuration
-------------------
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-conf /home/zhang/.wpa/wpa_supplicant.conf
pre-up modprobe bcm43xx_d80211
-----------------------
-----------------------
/home/zhang/.wpa/wpa_supplicant.conf:
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
ssid="xxxxx"
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
proto=WPA
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
psk="xxxxxxxxxx"
}
-----------------------
> and also when the operation
> fails. If you could run ifup --verbose $iface and send that output too.
>
Thanks for --verbose option. I found the problem and workaround:
With 0.4.8-3 or -4, I must add
wpa-driver wext
in /etc/network/interfaces.
When it works with 0.4.8-1 and without "wpa-driver wext"
in /etc/network/interfaces, I get
--------------------
# ifup --verbose wlan0
Configuring interface wlan0=wlan0 (inet)
modprobe bcm43xx_d80211
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant
wpa_supplicant: ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
wpa_supplicant: wpa-driver not provided, using "wext"
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant -B
-P /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan0.pid -i wlan0
-c /home/zhang/.wpa/wpa_supplicant.conf -D wext
ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported
WEXT auth param 4 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not
supported
WEXT auth param 5 value 0x1 - wpa_supplicant: ctrl_interface socket
located at /var/run/wpa_supplicant/wlan0
dhclient -e -pf /var/run/dhclient.wlan0.pid
-lf /var/run/dhclient.wlan0.leases wlan0
Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5
Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium.
All rights reserved.
Please contribute if you find this software useful.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html
sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
Listening on LPF/wlan0/xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Sending on LPF/wlan0/xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net
DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK from 192.168.0.1
bound to 192.168.0.101 -- renewal in 302400 seconds.
/etc/init.d/snort restart
Stopping Network Intrusion Detection System: snort(eth0).
Starting Network Intrusion Detection System:
snort(eth0)No /etc/snort/snort.eth0.conf, defaulting to snort.conf
.
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/000resolvconf
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/postfix
--------------------------------------------------------------
When it doesn't work using 0.4.8-3 or -4 and without "wpa-driver wext"
in /etc/network/interfaces, I have
---------------------------------
# ifup --verbose wlan0
Configuring interface wlan0=wlan0 (inet)
modprobe bcm43xx_d80211
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant
wpa_supplicant: ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
wpa_supplicant: guessing wpa-driver type of "wired" for wlan0
^^^^^
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant -B
-P /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan0.pid -i wlan0
-c /home/zhang/.wpa/wpa_supplicant.conf -D wired
Starting /sbin/wpa_supplicant...
wpa_supplicant: ctrl_interface socket located
at /var/run/wpa_supplicant/wlan0
dhclient -e -pf /var/run/dhclient.wlan0.pid
-lf /var/run/dhclient.wlan0.leases wlan0
Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5
Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium.
All rights reserved.
Please contribute if you find this software useful.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html
sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
Listening on LPF/wlan0/xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Sending on LPF/wlan0/xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net
DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 13
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
No DHCPOFFERS received.
Trying recorded lease 192.168.0.101
PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
--- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 0 received, +1 errors, 100% packet loss, time 0ms
No working leases in persistent database.
Exiting.
----------------------------------
Now it works with 0.4.8-4 after adding "wpa-driver wext"
in /etc/network/interfaces:
---------------------------
# ifup --verbose wlan0
Configuring interface wlan0=wlan0 (inet)
modprobe bcm43xx_d80211
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant
wpa_supplicant: ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
wpa_supplicant: terminating wpa_supplicant daemon
Stopped wpa_supplicant (pid 5673).
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant -B
-P /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan0.pid -i wlan0
-c /home/zhang/.wpa/wpa_supplicant.conf -D wext
Starting /sbin/wpa_supplicant...
ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported
WEXT auth param 4 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not
supported
WEXT auth param 5 value 0x1 - wpa_supplicant: ctrl_interface socket
located at /var/run/wpa_supplicant/wlan0
-------------------------------
Thanks,
Bin
> Thanks, Kel.
>
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