Bug 208778

Summary:	networkmanager-0.6.5_p20080130 dies on AP reassociation (madwifi-ng)
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Vladimir Pouzanov <farcaller>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Robert Piasek (RETIRED) <dagger>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	normal	CC:	cbm, nick, pacho, Rene, steev
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Vladimir Pouzanov 2008-02-03 18:50:23 UTC

At some point NM looses wi-fi link and tries to re-associate, failing on assert:
Feb  3 20:09:51 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  Supplicant state changed: 0
Feb  3 20:09:59 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  ath0: link timed out.
Feb  3 20:09:59 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  SWITCH: found better connection 'ath0/valhalla' than current connection 'ath
0/valhalla'.  same_ssid=1, have_link=0
Feb  3 20:09:59 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  Will activate connection 'ath0/valhalla'.
Feb  3 20:09:59 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  Device ath0 activation scheduled...
Feb  3 20:09:59 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device ath0.
Feb  3 20:09:59 unicorn dhclient: wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
Feb  3 20:09:59 unicorn dhclient: can't create /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient-ath0.leases: No such file or directory
Feb  3 20:09:59 unicorn dhclient: wifi0: unknown hardware address type 801
Feb  3 20:09:59 unicorn dhcdbd:  dhclient 11697 down (9) but si_code == 0 and releasing==0 !
Feb  3 20:10:00 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) started...
Feb  3 20:10:00 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Feb  3 20:10:00 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Feb  3 20:10:00 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Feb  3 20:10:00 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Feb  3 20:10:00 unicorn NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Feb  3 20:10:00 unicorn NetworkManager: file nm-device-802-11-wireless.c: line 2317 (ap_need_key): assertion failed: (security)

I have madwifi drivers from svn (due to the "seems-to-be-known" bug in stable release that prevents it from working with NM) and wpa_supplicant-0.6.1.

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Connect to wi-fi AP
2. Sit and wait

Comment 1 Steev Klimaszewski (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-02-03 19:05:17 UTC

I can't reproduce this here - are you using trunk svn or the 0.9.4 branch?  (please test with the 0.9.4 branch of the madwifi drivers please)  I use the 0.9.4 branch - and I've been using the 0.9.3.3 drivers and NM for ages without issue, so I am not quite sure what you mean.... Also, I don't use the madwifi useflag with wpa_supplicant.

Comment 2 Colin Macdonald 2008-02-08 19:53:39 UTC

I *think* I'm seeing this too with rtl8180 card rather than madwifi.  When I force re-association NM crashes.  Used to work fine in networkmanager-0.6.5_p20070823.  How do I produce the nice log like Vladimir Pouzanov to confirm whether or not this is the same issue?

Comment 3 Vladimir Pouzanov 2008-02-08 20:00:16 UTC

Can't really reproduce this one now, everything seems to be fine but I don't remember changing anything.

Comment 4 Nick Cunningham 2008-02-09 13:35:52 UTC

I too seem to be suffering from this bug when connecting to the wireless network at work using WPA2 Enterprise/PEAP with MSCHAPv2 connecting with an IPW2200, reverting to the previous NM release fixes the problems.

Feb  9 12:40:17 mrhoppy NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 fragment_size 1300'
Feb  9 12:40:17 mrhoppy NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Feb  9 12:40:17 mrhoppy NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'ENABLE_NETWORK 0'
Feb  9 12:40:17 mrhoppy NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Feb  9 12:40:17 mrhoppy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Feb  9 12:40:22 mrhoppy NetworkManager: <debug> [1202560822.163097] wpa_parse_wpa_ie_wpa(): wpa_parse_wpa_ie_wpa: ie count botch (pairwise), count 0 left 6
Feb  9 12:40:22 mrhoppy dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth1 for sub-path eth1.dbus.get.reason
Feb  9 12:40:22 mrhoppy NetworkManager: <debug> [1202560822.865929] nm_device_802_11_wireless_get_activation_ap(): Forcing AP 'IS Mobile Media 1'
Feb  9 12:40:22 mrhoppy NetworkManager: file nm-device-802-11-wireless.c: line 967 (nm_device_802_11_wireless_get_activation_ap): assertion failed: (security)

If theres any more info needed just ask and il try and help.

Comment 5 Pacho Ramos gentoo-dev

2009-07-28 17:52:32 UTC

Have you tried with 0.7.1-r6 ?

Comment 6 Pacho Ramos gentoo-dev

2010-02-22 19:14:01 UTC

(In reply to comment #5)
> Have you tried with 0.7.1-r6 ?
> 

Closing since current stable includes lots of fixes regarding to AP reassociation since 0.6.5

Please try with current stable version and feel free to reopen if needed

Thanks