Unable to connect to Hidden wireless networks

English Network/Internet
#1

Hi All

I have used to connect WPA2 Enterprise in Office with Microsoft active Directory authentication, I am not able to connect.

I am getting the following repeated messages in dmesg

Dec 29 09:45:43 linux-chk kernel: wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1f:6d:ba:5b:10
Dec 29 09:45:43 linux-chk kernel: wlan0: authenticated
Dec 29 09:45:43 linux-chk kernel: wlan0: associate with AP 00:1f:6d:ba:5b:10
Dec 29 09:45:43 linux-chk kernel: wlan0: RX ReassocResp from 00:1f:6d:ba:5b:10 (capab=0x421 status=0 aid=105)
Dec 29 09:45:43 linux-chk kernel: wlan0: associated
Dec 29 09:45:43 linux-chk kernel: wlan0: disassociating by local choice (reason=3)
Dec 29 09:45:43 linux-chk kernel: wlan0: deauthenticated

Please someone letme know how to configure to connect to the hidden network.

In opensuse 11 sometimes I am able to connect. But not everytime

I am using opensuse 11.1-Gnome fresh install now

#2

Are you using NetworkManager or ifup? If you use ifup, then you need a line that
says “WIRELESS_AP_SCANMODE=‘2’” in /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0.

I’m not sure what you need to do with NM. I do know that in either case, you
need to specify the ssid in your connection so that the scan request will use
the ssid. Otherwise your AP will ignore the request.

Larry

#3

If you’re using Network Manager, it seems to not be able to work with “hidden” (ie: SSID broadcast disabled) networks. Try enabling SSID broadcast to see if that helps.

See also the thread I started on this problem: 11.1 NetworkManager (Gnome) can’t connect with hidden SSID.