Bug 296009 – NetworkManager 0.7.1-r6 doesn't connect to WPA-protected AP

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO

[Description Morse 2009-12-06 21:39:40 UTC]

I just updated kernel to 32 and NM to 0.7.1-r6, and now it won't connect to WPA. It initiates connection, asks or asks not for a key (based on if it was saved previously), obtains IP, sets the routes, and disconnects almost immediately. Open nets or WPE-protected work fine.

WiFi module - iwl3945

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.NetworkManager-0.7.1-r6, nm-applet-0.7.1.-r3
2.choose WPA-protected net from the list

Actual Results:  
endless loop of connection-disconnection. when it says it connected signal's meter is in zero. in a few seconds it says "disconnected" and begin to connect again

Expected Results:  
normal connection

[Comment 1 Morse 2009-12-06 21:41:33 UTC]

Created attachment 212278 [details]
(NetworkManager --no-daemon)'s output

one iteration of the endless connection-disconnection loop

[Comment 2 Morse 2009-12-06 21:44:37 UTC]

Created attachment 212280 [details]
emerge --info

[Comment 3 Robert Piasek (RETIRED) 2009-12-07 12:36:28 UTC]

Do you have the same problem with kernel 2.6.31?

From logs I can see that networkmanager works perfectly fine, but driver for your hardware is loosing connection.

Could you please try if you can reproduce problem on kernel 2.6.31?

[Comment 4 Morse 2009-12-07 13:21:25 UTC]

Created attachment 212337 [details]
NetworkManager on 2.6.31-r4

kernel-2.6.31-gentoo-r4 - same situation except signal meter's level: it's not zero like in .32 but the real level (i have about 80%). But the rest is alike: it's not workable.

I really doubt that the problem is in driver, as now i'm writing this from the very same laptop with my net-auth changed to WEP - all working. I almost sure, that if i config my WiFi manually by init script it would work on both kernels, and that something is wrong in NM-wpa_supplicant interaction