Bug#368770: [pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#368770: wpasupplicant: takes a long time to associate to WEP protected hidden-SSID network

[Kel Modderman]

Marc Haber wrote:
> Package: wpasupplicant
> Severity: normal
>
> Hi,
>
> one of my networks is still WEP protected and has its SSID hidden. My
> configuration:
>
> iface wlan-some-site inet dhcp
>         wpa-driver wext
>         wpa-ssid some-ssid
>         wpa-key-mgmt NONE
>         wpa-wep-key0 <deleted>
>   

                   wpa-wep-tx-keyidx 0

>         wpa-ap-scan 1
>         wpa-scan-ssid 1
>
> The wireless LAN interface takes a long time to associate with the
> network. I frequently need to try ifup eth1=wlan-some-site multiple
> times before the network eventually comes up. While waiting, iwconfig
> eth1 shows that no ssid and no wep key has yet been configured into
> the card, so wpasupplicant seems to be waiting for something before
> doing so.
>
> Manually configuring the ssid and key makes the interface associate
> immediately.
>   

Perhaps wpa_supplicant did not know what key to use.

Thanks, Kel.