Re: Unable to join open WEP wireless network

[Andy Ruhl <acruhl%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 4:25 AM, Chen, Xianwen (陈贤文)
<xianwen.chen%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> Dear NetBSD users,
>
> I am having trouble connecting NetBSD to an open WEP wireless network,
> called "ks-guest". Because my Android mobile phone is able to connect
> to "ks-guest", the network is functioning.
>
> "ifconfig iwi0 list scan" gives the following output:
> SSID                              BSSID              CHAN RATE  S:N     INT CAPS
> ks-nett                           24:01:c7:14:2a:60    1   54M  37:0
>  102 EPS  RSN WME
> ks-guest                          10:bd:18:f0:26:f2    1   54M  69:0
>  102 ES   WME
> ks-mobil                          10:bd:18:f0:26:f1    1   54M  69:0
>  102 EPS  RSN WME
> ks-mobil                          24:01:c7:14:2a:61    1   54M  36:0
>  102 EPS  RSN WME
> ks-guest                          24:01:c7:14:2d:d2    6   54M  55:0
>  102 ES   WME
> ks-guest                          24:01:c7:14:27:32    6   54M  49:0
>  102 ES   WME
> GSS-KS                            30:b5:c2:3e:7b:d8   11   54M  51:0
>  100 EPS  RSN WME
> ks-nett                           cc:d5:39:cc:61:a0   11   54M  52:0
>  102 EPS  RSN WME
> ks-guest                          cc:d5:39:cc:61:a2   11   54M  53:0
>  102 ES   WME
> ks-mobil                          cc:d5:39:cc:61:a1   11   54M  54:0
>  102 EPS  RSN WME
> KSA-Trakteriet                    cc:d5:39:cc:61:a3   11   54M  50:0
>  102 EPS  RSN WME
>
> I try to connect to "ks-guest" by "ifconfig iwi0 ssid ks-guest
> -nwkey". When I run "ifconfig", the ssid is updated. However, the
> status remains "no network":
> iwi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>         ssid ks-guest
>         powersave off
>         bssid 10:bd:18:f0:26:f0
>         address: 00:12:f0:f2:14:c4
>         media: IEEE802.11 autoselect
>         status: no network
>         inet6 fe80::212:f0ff:fef2:14c4%iwi0 prefixlen 64 detached scopeid 0x3
>
> I tried to specify bssid and channel by for example "ifconfig -s iwi0
> ssid ks-guest bssid 24:01:c7:14:2b:e2 chan 6 -nwke". However, the
> status does not change.

I might not be helping much but I will try.

I haven't done this in a really long time, but I know for sure that
this used to work. I would use an ifconfig command to connect to WEP
networks. This was an 802.11b network though, not sure if that makes a
difference.

Did you try without -nwkey? Did you try specifically setting the media
type (maybe "mode 11g" or whatever it is)?

Maybe try to tcpdump the interface to see if it really is offline...

Andy