[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#432284: No DHCP for encrypted network

[Kel Modderman]

Hi Alexander,

Sorry for period of silence.

On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 04:34:14 pm Mader, Alexander (N-MSR) wrote:
> Package: wpasupplicant
> Version: 0.6.0-1
> Severity: normal
>
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> Hello,
>
> many thanks for supplying wpasupplicant to debian!
>
> In addition to the software mentioned below I am using NetworkManager
> 0.6.4-7 which usually initiates the connection to the wireless network.
> The wifi adapter is a Atheros AR5006EG driven by madwifi 1:0.9.3-2. I
> attached three files(*):
>
> 	wlan.events-br	Output of iwevent (wireless-tools 28-1)
> 	wlan.fehler-br	part of syslog on my laptop
> 	wlan.dhcp-br	part of syslog on DHCP server
>
> For me everything indicates a working link; afterwards the DHCP server
> receives DHCP requests, answers them but the answers are kind of ignored
> by my laptop.
>
> The AP is a  HP J8131A Wireless Access Point 420 and my laptop is listed
> after the link is established. Signal power is reported as 39 up to 45,
> noise is reported as -94 up to -92 by kismet 2007-01-R1b-1.1 which
> should do :-)
>
> Hopefully, you will find a hint, why :-)

I'd say it is related to #403933 and http://madwifi.org/ticket/275.

madwifi failing to associate to some networks due to poor scanning code.

Kel.