| Summary: | Multiple hidden ESSIDs not supported in baselayout-1.11.10-r4 | ||
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| Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | georg.lippold |
| Component: | [OLD] baselayout | Assignee: | Gentoo's Team for Core System packages <base-system> |
| Status: | RESOLVED FIXED | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | uberlord |
| Priority: | High | ||
| Version: | unspecified | ||
| Hardware: | x86 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| URL: | http://gentoo-wiki.com/Talk:HOWTO_Wireless_Configuration_and_Startup#How_can_I_have_multiple_hidden_ESSIDs_in_.2Fetc.2Fconf.d.2Fwireless | ||
| Whiteboard: | |||
| Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- | |
| Bug Depends on: | |||
| Bug Blocks: | 66472 | ||
| Attachments: | /etc/conf.d/net | ||
Marking as INVALID essid_ethX is used to assign an ESSID to the network card - you cannot assign more than one what you need is as follows preferred_aps=( "ESSID1" "ESSID2" ) associate_order="forcepreferredonly" see /etc/conf.d/wireless.example for a description of how these work I tried this, but it doesn't work with WEP-keys for the access points. I get a connection to my access point only if both key and essid are correct. I monitored the settings for ethX with a watch iwconfig ethX. With your recommendation, the script really cycles through the essids but the keys are not applied correctly prior or while connecting. It may be that this is a card specific issue (I have an iwp2200) but for me it only works with essid and key set correctly. Otherwise my card won't associate. Please set RC_VERBOSE="yes" in /etc/conf.d/rc Then post/attach the output of the script starting. Lastly, post/attach your conf.d/net and conf.d/wireless files Or, if you're paranoid about keys, essids, mail them to me Output of /etc/init.d/net.eth1 restart: # /etc/init.d/net.eth1 restart * Caching service dependencies ... [ ok ] * Starting eth1 * Loading networking modules for eth1 * modules: iwconfig essidnet iptunnel ifconfig adsl dhcpcd apipa * iwconfig provides wireless * ifconfig provides interface * dhcpcd provides dhcp * Configuring wireless network for eth1 * Trying to force preferred in case they are hidden * Connecting to "WLAN-Georg" (WEP Disabled) ... [ !! ] * Connecting to "Uni-Bremen" (WEP Disabled) ... [ !! ] * Failed to associate with any preferred access points on eth1 * Couldn't find any access points on eth1 * Failed to configure wireless for eth1 [ !! ] /etc/conf.d/wireless is: associate_order_eth1="forcepreferredonly" key_WLAN_Georg="ABCD-EF12-3456-7890-0987-6543-21" nameservers_Uni_Bremen=( "134.102.200.14" "134.102.20.20" ) nameservers_WLAN_Georg=( "192.168.0.2" "134.102.200.14" "134.102.20.20" ) preferred_aps=( "WLAN-Georg" "Uni-Bremen" ) searchdomains_Uni_Bremen="informatik.uni-bremen.de uni-bremen.de" searchdomains_WLAN_Georg="wlan.netz informatik.uni-bremen.de uni-bremen.de" /etc/conf.d/net is attached Created attachment 55574 [details]
/etc/conf.d/net
I cannot replicate your issue :(
You could also try setting associate_test_eth1="quality"
If that fails, we need to debug some stuff.
Add some lines to /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/iwconfig ?
After line 334 key=$( iwconfig_get_wep_key ${mac} )
echo "ESSIDVAR = ${ESSIDVAR}"
echo "key = ${key}"
If the key is "off" then try changing line 333 to read
LC_ALL=C ESSIDVAR=${ESSID//[![:word:]]/_}
and post the output again please - also, take note of ESSIDVAR and tell me if they are different after making the LC_ALL=C change.
Yes, replacing Line 333 with
LC_ALL=C ESSIDVAR=${ESSID//[![:word:]]/_}
helped me very much. Now it works for me :) Thanks! Before the change, the output of the script was
* Configuring wireless network for eth1
* Trying to force preferred in case they are hidden
ESSIDVAR =
key = off
* Connecting to "WLAN-Georg" (WEP Disabled) ... [ !! ]
ESSIDVAR =
key = off
* Connecting to "Uni-Bremen" (WEP Disabled) ... [ !! ]
* Failed to associate with any preferred access points on eth1
* Couldn't find any access points on eth1
* Failed to configure wireless for eth1 [ !! ]
and now it is
* Starting eth1
* Loading networking modules for eth1
* modules: iwconfig essidnet iptunnel ifconfig adsl dhcpcd apipa
* iwconfig provides wireless
* ifconfig provides interface
* dhcpcd provides dhcp
* Configuring wireless network for eth1
* Trying to force preferred in case they are hidden
ESSIDVAR = WLAN_Georg
key = ABCD-EF12-3456-7890-0987-6543-21
* Connecting to "WLAN-Georg" (WEP enabled - open) ... [ ok ]
* eth1 connected to "WLAN-Georg" at 00:01:36:07:16:E1
* in managed mode (WEP enabled - open)
* Configuring eth1 for "WLAN-Georg" ... [ ok ]
* Bringing up eth1
* dhcp
* Running dhcpcd ... [ ok ]
* eth1 received address 192.168.0.100
* Running postup function
Very nice :)
Please include this in upcoming versions of baselayout!
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In /etc/conf.d/wireless I tried to set essid_ethX=( "ESSID1" "ESSID2" ) and key_ESSID1="0123-4567-890A-..." key_ESSID2="ABCD-..." because I have two WLAN's with hidden ESSID's and different keys I try to access. With baselayout-1.11.10-r4 my computer is only associated with the first listed ESSID but not with the second. For the "old" baselayout I worked out a patch for /etc/init.d/net.ethX. in iface_start(), put this before trying to assign an IP adress: # split essid's local essids=( \"\$\{essid_$iface\[@\]\}\" ) # do this only for wireless interfaces if [[ -n ${iwconfig_IFACE} ]]; then # sequentially go through essids for essid in ${essids} ; do # replace all invalid chars by underscore (so it works with /etc/conf.d/wireless) local ESSID_IF=`echo "${essid}" | sed s,'[^A-Za-z_]','_',g` # get the key for the interface eval key=( \"\$\{key_$ESSID_IF\}\" ) # and configure it iwconfig ${IFACE} essid "${essid}" key "${key}" # get Access Point MAC local APMAC=`iwconfig ${IFACE} | grep Access | awk '{ print $NF; }'` if [[ ${APMAC} != "00:00:00:00:00:00" ]] ; then # we are connected break fi done fi then, after the first working access point is found the interface will be set up with an IP. But I cannot figure out how to add this to /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/iwconfig in function iwconfig_associate(). Maybe you can help? Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. configure your access point with a hidden essid 2. in /etc/conf.d/wireless set essid_ethX=( "essid_invalid" "your_essid" ) 3. run /etc/conf.d/net.ethX restart Actual Results: The interface is not associated with the right access point. Expected Results: The interface should have been associated to the access point with the second essid.