Bug#388137: [pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#388137: wpasupplicant: immediately disassociates from Apple AirPort Express allowing both WPA and WPA2

[Kel Modderman]

On Tuesday 19 September 2006 05:43, Marc Haber wrote:
> Package: wpasupplicant
> Version: 0.5.4-5
> Severity: normal
>
> Hi,
>
> when trying to connect to an Apple AirPort Express which is configured
> to allow both WPA and WPA2, it is necessary to manually set group and
> pairwise to TKIP. Otherwise the interface will associate and
> immediately disassociate again, with the wpa_cli error message "WPA:
> IE in 3/4 msg does not match with IE in Beacon/ProbeResp
> (src=00:03:93:ee:6d:c7)".

This could also be a flaw in the access point firmware (quite likely in those 
agere based ap's). I am not so sure you could blame this completely on 
wpa_supplicant.

Perhaps it would be good to send this same report to hostap mailing lists 
Marc?

Thanks, Kel.