[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#542917: iwl3945: iwl3945 fickly connect

[Daniel Huhardeaux]

Ben Hutchings a écrit :
> On Tue, 2009-09-01 at 19:36 +0200, Daniel Huhardeaux wrote:
>> Ben Hutchings a écrit :
>>> On Sat, 2009-08-22 at 11:07 +0200, Daniel wrote:
>>>> Package: linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64
>>>> Version: 2.6.30-6
>>>> Severity: important
>>>> File: iwl3945
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 0b:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
>>>>
>>>> Having the above wireless device, I always have problems with connection to AP using wpa_supplicant.
>>> When you say "always", do you mean you have seen this problem with
>>> earlier kernel versions as well?
>> Yes. See
>>
>> http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2009/03/msg00123.html
>>
>> and Bug #12880 on bugzilla.kernel.org
> 
> That's a different bug, reported as <http://bugs.debian.org/518358>,
> which you said was fixed in version 2.6.29-2.

Was fixed, but appears again in 2.6.30. Reopening the old one would have 
the same effect or would be merged to the new one.

> 
> I'm talking about the bug reported as <http://bugs.debian.org/542917>.
> 
>>> How are you invoking wpa_supplicant?
>> Started from /etc/netwok/interfaces and/or wpa_gui
>>
>>    Do you use a front-end such as
>>> network-manager or wicd?
>> No
> 
> I've looked at where the message "wlan0: deauthenticating by local
> choice (reason=3)" is generated, and it appears to mean that something
> is setting the interface down.  I have been using the same WLAN device
> and the same kernel version as you with no such problems.  So I think
> this is an issue with wpa_supplicant or wpa_gui, or the way you have
> configured them.  I will reassign the bug accordingly.

Not sure that's the best to do: remember that rmmod/modprobe iwl3945 
(one or few times in the raw) bring generally everything back to normal 
till next failure.

-- 
Daniel