Wireless networking not working in 11.3 M1

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#1

The wireless networking doesn’t seem to be working in 11.3 M1. I’m using a Linksys WRT54G (latest firmware) which worked fine on 11.2 with WPA_PSK encoding. I started with NetworkManager which would not connect. Then tried it with Wicd which also bombed out with the message that it could not get d-bus connection. Finally tried manual configuration but iwconfig won’t accept the key!

laptop:~ # iwconfig wlan0 key s:asdxxxxxxxxxxxxxioMNBVC
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
    invalid argument "asdxxxxxxxxxxxxxioMNBVC".
laptop:~ #

String changed for obvious reasons. The string is all alphanumeric, no punctuation or special characters.

Code from end of /vat/log/messages for NetworkManager


### from end of /var/log/messages
Feb  4 20:52:35 laptop rtkit-daemon[3063]: Running.
Feb  4 20:52:35 laptop rtkit-daemon[3063]: Watchdog thread running.
Feb  4 20:52:35 laptop rtkit-daemon[3063]: Canary thread running.
Feb  4 20:52:36 laptop polkitd[3069]: started daemon version 0.96 using authority implementation `local' version `0.96'
Feb  4 20:52:37 laptop polkitd(authority=local): Registered Authentication Agent for session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1 (system bus name :1.33 [/usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1], object path /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)
Feb  4 20:52:40 laptop python: hp-systray[3049]: warning: No hp: or hpfax: devices found in any installed CUPS queue. Exiting.
Feb  4 20:52:53 laptop kernel:    66.499689] r8169: eth0: link down
Feb  4 20:52:53 laptop avahi-daemon[1863]: Withdrawing address record for 192.168.1.100 on eth0.
Feb  4 20:52:53 laptop avahi-daemon[1863]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 192.168.1.100.
Feb  4 20:52:53 laptop avahi-daemon[1863]: Interface eth0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Feb  4 20:56:48 laptop polkitd(authority=local): Unregistered Authentication Agent for session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1 (system bus name :1.33, object path /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) (disconnected from bus)
Feb  4 20:56:48 laptop console-kit-daemon[1528]: WARNING: Unable to open directory /etc/ConsoleKit/run-seat.d: Error opening directory '/etc/ConsoleKit/run-seat.d': No such file or directory
Feb  4 20:56:49 laptop kernel:   301.900994] bootsplash: error while decompressing picture: height mismatch (3) .
Feb  4 20:56:54 laptop console-kit-daemon[1528]: WARNING: Unable to open directory /etc/ConsoleKit/run-seat.d: Error opening directory '/etc/ConsoleKit/run-seat.d': No such file or directory
Feb  4 20:56:54 laptop checkproc: checkproc: can not get session id for process 2534!
Feb  4 20:56:58 laptop polkitd(authority=local): Registered Authentication Agent for session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2 (system bus name :1.61 [/usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1], object path /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)
Feb  4 20:56:58 laptop python: hp-systray[6117]: warning: No hp: or hpfax: devices found in any installed CUPS queue. Exiting.
Feb  4 20:56:59 laptop pulseaudio[6122]: pid.c: Daemon already running.
Feb  4 20:56:59 laptop pulseaudio[3061]: module.c: Module "module-device-manager" should be loaded once at most. Refusing to load.
Feb  4 21:00:01 laptop /usr/sbin/cron[6285]: (root) CMD (/usr/sbin/ntpdate -su time.timehost.com)
Feb  4 21:01:19 laptop polkitd(authority=local): Unregistered Authentication Agent for session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2 (system bus name :1.61, object path /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) (disconnected from bus)
Feb  4 21:01:19 laptop console-kit-daemon[1528]: WARNING: Unable to open directory /etc/ConsoleKit/run-seat.d: Error opening directory '/etc/ConsoleKit/run-seat.d': No such file or directory
Feb  4 21:01:19 laptop kernel:   572.621995] bootsplash: error while decompressing picture: height mismatch (3) .
Feb  4 21:01:25 laptop console-kit-daemon[1528]: WARNING: Unable to open directory /etc/ConsoleKit/run-seat.d: Error opening directory '/etc/ConsoleKit/run-seat.d': No such file or directory
Feb  4 21:01:25 laptop checkproc: checkproc: can not get session id for process 6003!
Feb  4 21:01:29 laptop polkitd(authority=local): Registered Authentication Agent for session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session3 (system bus name :1.88 [/usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1], object path /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)
Feb  4 21:01:29 laptop python: hp-systray[6658]: warning: No hp: or hpfax: devices found in any installed CUPS queue. Exiting.
Feb  4 21:01:30 laptop pulseaudio[6666]: pid.c: Daemon already running.
Feb  4 21:01:30 laptop pulseaudio[3061]: module.c: Module "module-device-manager" should be loaded once at most. Refusing to load.
Feb  4 21:02:09 laptop su: (to root) tom on /dev/pts/2
Feb  4 21:02:10 laptop su: (to root) tom on /dev/pts/2

Code from /var/log/messages for Wicd

Feb  2 21:57:56 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: Link beat detected.
Feb  2 21:57:57 laptop avahi-daemon[3288]: Registering new address record for fe80::224:e8ff:fed8:619c on eth0.*.
Feb  2 21:57:57 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: Executing '/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifplugd-selectif eth0 up'.
Feb  2 21:57:57 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: Program executed successfully.
Feb  2 21:58:06 laptop kernel:  7969.715115] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Feb  2 21:58:34 laptop kernel:  7997.562814] r8169: eth0: link down
Feb  2 21:58:34 laptop kernel:  7997.565813] br0: port 1(eth0) entering disabled state
Feb  2 21:58:34 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: Link beat lost.
Feb  2 21:58:40 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: Executing '/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifplugd-selectif eth0 down'.
Feb  2 21:58:40 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: client: ifdown eth0 -o ifplugd
Feb  2 21:58:40 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: client:     eth0      device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)
Feb  2 21:58:40 laptop ifdown:     eth0      device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)
Feb  2 21:58:40 laptop avahi-daemon[3288]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::224:e8ff:fed8:619c on eth0.
Feb  2 21:58:40 laptop kernel:  8004.428860] br0: port 1(eth0) entering disabled state
Feb  2 21:58:41 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: Program executed successfully.
Feb  2 21:58:41 laptop kernel:  8004.460204] r8169: eth0: link down
Feb  2 21:58:41 laptop kernel:  8004.460662] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Feb  2 21:58:47 laptop kernel:  8010.864343] r8169: eth0: link up
Feb  2 21:58:47 laptop kernel:  8010.865185] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
Feb  2 21:58:47 laptop kernel:  8010.866519] br0: port 1(eth0) entering forwarding state
Feb  2 21:58:48 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: Link beat detected.
Feb  2 21:58:48 laptop avahi-daemon[3288]: Registering new address record for fe80::224:e8ff:fed8:619c on eth0.*.
Feb  2 21:58:49 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: Executing '/etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/ifplugd-selectif eth0 up'.
Feb  2 21:58:49 laptop ifplugd(eth0)[2162]: Program executed successfully.
Feb  2 21:58:57 laptop kernel:  8021.075123] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Feb  2 22:02:09 laptop kernel:  8212.937077] EXT3-fs error (device sdb2): ext3_find_entry: reading directory #2 offset 0

I’ve tried deleting the user connections under ~/kde4/share/apps/NetworkManagement/connections but that didn’t help.

Everything in /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0 looks okay with the exception of the WPA_PSK key.

Any ideas what else to look at?

#2

I have tested 11.3 M1 with unencrypted, WEP 104-bit, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK
encryption using the rtl8187 driver. All are OK. I used NetworkManager for all
cases.

In your example, you are putting in the WEP key using a passphrase. In my
experience, that seldom works with Linux as most APs use a different algorithm
for conversion between passphrase and key.

#3

Thanks for the advise but the problem exists regardless of encryption (WPA, WEP, open). Even using completely open (unencrypted) settings I can’t get a connection with the wireless. Modprobe showed “iwlagn” driver loaded which is the driver listed for my wlan card (Intel 5100).

Will file a bug report on this.

#4

I have the same problem with upgrade to kernel 2.6.33.rc5-1
until then my wireless was working ok

#5

On 02/06/2010 05:46 AM, dale14846 wrote:
>
> tommyttt;2115836 Wrote:
>> Thanks for the advise but the problem exists regardless of encryption
>> (WPA, WEP, open). Even using completely open (unencrypted) settings I
>> can’t get a connection with the wireless. Modprobe showed “iwlagn”
>> driver loaded which is the driver listed for my wlan card (Intel 5100).
>>
>> Will file a bug report on this.
>
> I have the same problem with upgrade to kernel 2.6.33.rc5-1
> until then my wireless was working ok

What device/driver? For the record, kernel 2.6.33-rc5 works fine with all my
devices including several BCM43xx, RTL8187L, RTL8187B, and Dell DW 1450 USB.

#6

NetworkManager worked perfect in 11.3 M1 for me with Lenovo laptop with Intel Wireless 3945ABG, driver iwl3945.

And I am really impressed by KDE 4.4 - thanks very much!

Jan

#7

29: PCI 100.0: 0282 WLAN controller
[Created at pci.318]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_168c_1c
Unique ID: y9sn.FMtgsI7RFND
Parent ID: z8Q3.ZbAWgKMCoE3
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:01:00.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:01:00.0
Hardware Class: network
Model: “Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter”
Vendor: pci 0x168c “Atheros Communications Inc.”
Device: pci 0x001c “AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter”
SubVendor: pci 0x105b “Foxconn International, Inc.”
SubDevice: pci 0xe00d
Revision: 0x01
Driver: “ath5k”
Driver Modules: “ath5k”
Device File: wlan0
Features: WLAN
Memory Range: 0x57100000-0x5710ffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
IRQ: 16 (228492 events)
HW Address: 00:25:56:18:14:29
Link detected: yes
WLAN channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
WLAN frequencies: 2.412 2.417 2.422 2.427 2.432 2.437 2.442 2.447 2.452 2.457 2.462 2.467 2.472
WLAN encryption modes: WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP
WLAN authentication modes: open sharedkey wpa-psk wpa-eap
Module Alias: “pci:v0000168Cd0000001Csv0000105Bsd0000E00Dbc02sc00i00”
Driver Info #0:
Driver Status: ath5k is active
Driver Activation Cmd: “modprobe ath5k”
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #16 (PCI bridge)
This is on a Acer aspire one