[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#531420: wpasupplicant: random behaviour connecting with WPA and ndiswrapper

[Stefan Lippers-Hollmann]

tags 531420 + moreinfo
thanks

Hi

On Monday 26 September 2011, Felipe Ortega wrote:
> Package: wpasupplicant
> Version: 0.6.9-3
> Severity: important
> 
> Config details
> ==========================
> 
> Running ndiswrapper with Broadcom wireless chipset:
> 09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5755M 
> Gigabit Ethernet PCI 
> Express (rev 02)
> 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n 
> (rev 03)
> 
> ndiswrapper is loaded ok, wlan associates fine with open or WEP APs:
> bcmwl5 : driver installed
> 	device (14E4:4328) present (alternate driver: ssb)
[...]

Could you please confirm if this bug is still present in kernel 3.0 
(unstable/ testing) or at least 2.6.39-3~bpo60+1 (backports/squeeze)
and using b43 (flagged as "partially in 2.6.39+"[1]) instead of 
ndiswrapper?

Personally I think this is rather a bug in ndiswrapper, or the wrapped 
NDIS5 driver respectively, than wpasuppliant.

Regards
	Stefan Lippers-Hollmann

Post scriptum: b43 for SSB based 802.11n devices is still under heavy 
               development, so the newer your kernel the better; but I 
               have feedback that BCM4321 works in kernel >=2.6.39.

[1]	http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Supported_devices