Re: WPA with ath not working (Atheros ar5211)

[Malte Dehling <mdehling%uni-math.gwdg.de@localhost>]

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 10:19:28AM +0200, Jukka Salmi wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Malte Dehling --> netbsd-users (2009-05-24 17:50:50 +0200):
> > I am using NetBSD-4 on an ibm thinkpad x31 with an atheros wireless card
> > (ar5211 chip).
> [...]
> > # wpa_supplicant -ddd -iath0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
> > 
> > fails to authenticate after associating:
> > 
> > ---
> > Associated with: xx:xx:...
> > WPA: Association event - clear replay counter
> > EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
> > EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
> > EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
> > EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=1
> > EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING
> > EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state IDLE
> > Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
> > EAPOL: startWhen --> 0
> > EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING
> > EAPOL: txStart
> > WPA: drop TX EAPOL in non-IEEE 802.1X mode (type=1 len=0)
> > Authentication with xx:xx:... timed out.
> > Add BSSID xx:xx:... into blacklist
> > State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
> > wpa_driver_bsd_disassociate
> > ---
> 
> I had the probably same problem with my thinkpad X40 until rev. 1.138 of
> src/sys/net/bpf.c which fixed it.  NetBSD 5 includes this fix, NetBSD 4
> does not.


Hi and thanks for your response,

I downloaded Jibbed-5 livecd to test this. My console on the X31 is
flooded with identical messages  saying

"ath0: could not restore diversity setting 0"

indeed "sysctl -a |grep diversity" does not show anything on my laptop,
while on my workstation this shows something like "hw.ath0.diversity = 0".

using wpa_supplicant i still get the "authentication timed out" message.

any other ideas?

thanks,

Malte


> 
> 
> HTH, Jukka
> 
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