Ubuntu
network-manager package

Unable to connect to an open network, wlassistant can connect

Bug #89092 reported by Mitch Golden
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network-manager (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: network-manager

I am running edgy on a Dell Inspiron 6400. It has a broadcom 1340 (I think it is) and is running wifi under ndsiwrapper, the latest version. For the most part, networkmanager works fine. However, I am visiting a place where I was trying to join a network I don't normally use, and it was unable to join. What is odd is that wlassistant *is* able to make it work. The network is unencrypted, and its name is lbnl-wlan58

Here are the relevant lines from daemon.log when it failed

Feb 27 14:50:11 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
Feb 27 14:50:11 localhost NetworkManager: <debug info>^I[1172605811.359616] nm_device_802_11_wireless_get_activation_ap (): Forcing AP 'lbnl-wlan58'
Feb 27 14:50:11 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IUser Switch: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/wlan0 / lbnl-wlan58
Feb 27 14:50:11 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IDeactivating device wlan0.
Feb 27 14:50:11 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I nm_device_802_11_wireless_set_essid (): error setting ESSID to '' for device wlan0: Invalid argument
Feb 27 14:50:13 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IDevice wlan0 activation scheduled...
Feb 27 14:50:13 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0) started...
Feb 27 14:50:13 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Feb 27 14:50:13 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Feb 27 14:50:13 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Feb 27 14:50:13 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Feb 27 14:50:13 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Feb 27 14:50:13 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'lbnl-wlan58' is unencrypted, no key needed.
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: sending command 'INTERFACE_ADD wlan0^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant^I'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: response was 'OK'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: sending command 'AP_SCAN 1'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: response was 'OK'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: sending command 'ADD_NETWORK'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: response was '0'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 ssid 6c626e6c2d776c616e3538'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: response was 'OK'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 key_mgmt NONE'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: response was 'OK'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: sending command 'ENABLE_NETWORK 0'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^ISUP: response was 'OK'
Feb 27 14:50:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Feb 27 14:50:19 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 16
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Global control interface '/var/run/wpa_supplicant-global'
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): RX global ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=50):
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 49 4e 54 45 52 46 41 43 45 5f 41 44 44 20 77 6c INTERFACE_ADD wl
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 61 6e 30 09 09 77 65 78 74 09 2f 76 61 72 2f 72 an0__wext_/var/r
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 75 6e 2f 77 70 61 5f 73 75 70 70 6c 69 63 61 6e un/wpa_supplican
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 74 09 t_
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE GLOBAL INTERFACE_ADD 'wlan0^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant^I'
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf 'N/A' driver 'wext' ctrl_interface '/var/run/wpa_supplicant' bridge 'N/A'
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Initializing interface (2) 'wlan0'
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=20 WE(source)=18 enc_capa=0xf
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): capabilities: key_mgmt 0xf enc 0xf
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=1, operstate=5
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 6:82
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_set_wpa
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_set_countermeasures
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Added interface wlan0
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=9):
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 41 50 5f 53 43 41 4e 20 31 AP_SCAN 1
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'wlan0' added
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=11):
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 41 44 44 5f 4e 45 54 57 4f 52 4b ADD_NETWORK
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE: ADD_NETWORK
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=41): [REMOVED]
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE: SET_NETWORK id=0 name='ssid'
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE: value - hexdump_ascii(len=22): [REMOVED]
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=11):
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 6c 62 6e 6c 2d 77 6c 61 6e 35 38 lbnl-wlan58
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): l_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=27): [REMOVED]
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE: SET_NETWORK id=0 name='key_mgmt'
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE: value - hexdump_ascii(len=4): [REMOVED]
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): key_mgmt: 0x4
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=16):
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 45 4e 41 42 4c 45 5f 4e 45 54 57 4f 52 4b 20 30 ENABLE_NETWORK 0
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE: ENABLE_NETWORK id=0
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Trying to get current scan results first without requesting a new scan to speed up initial association
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Received 327 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Scan results: 2
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Selecting BSS from priority group 0
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 0: 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 ssid='lbnl-wlan58' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): skip - no WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 1: 00:02:2d:66:56:6e ssid='lbnl-wlan4' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): skip - no WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): selected non-WPA AP 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 ssid='lbnl-wlan58'
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Trying to associate with 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 (SSID='lbnl-wlan58' freq=2427 MHz)
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Cancelling scan request
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): : clearing AP WPA IE
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing AP RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_associate
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: External notification - portControl=ForceAuthorized
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE monitor attached - hexdump(len=40): 2f 76 61 72 2f 72 75 6e 2f 4e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2f 77 70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 34 34 38 37 2d 33 00
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b04 len=12
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=20
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=40): 2f 76 61 72 2f 72 75 6e 2f 4e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2f 77 70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 34 34 38 37 2d 33 00
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Added BSSID 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 into blacklist
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Feb 27 14:50:24 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Feb 27 14:50:35 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): nal notification - portEnabled=0
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Scan timeout - try to get results
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Received 327 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Scan results: 2
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Selecting BSS from priority group 0
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 0: 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 ssid='lbnl-wlan58' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): skip - no WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 1: 00:02:2d:66:56:6e ssid='lbnl-wlan4' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): skip - no WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): selected non-WPA AP 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 ssid='lbnl-wlan58'
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Trying to associate with 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 (SSID='lbnl-wlan58' freq=2427 MHz)
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=40): 2f 76 61 72 2f 72 75 6e 2f 4e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2f 77 70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 34 34 38 37 2d 33 00
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Cancelling scan request
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing AP RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_associate
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: External notification - portControl=ForceAuthorized
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b04 len=12
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=20
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=40): 2f 76 61 72 2f 72 75 6e 2f 4e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2f 77 70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 34 34 38 37 2d 33 00
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): BSSID 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 blacklist count incremented to 2
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Scan timeout - try to get results
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Received 327 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Scan results: 2
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): ing BSS from priority group 0
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 0: 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 ssid='lbnl-wlan58' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): skip - blacklisted
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 1: 00:02:2d:66:56:6e ssid='lbnl-wlan4' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): skip - no WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): No APs found - clear blacklist and try again
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Removed BSSID 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 from blacklist (clear)
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Selecting BSS from priority group 0
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 0: 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 ssid='lbnl-wlan58' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): skip - no WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): 1: 00:02:2d:66:56:6e ssid='lbnl-wlan4' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): skip - no WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): selected non-WPA AP 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 ssid='lbnl-wlan58'
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Trying to associate with 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 (SSID='lbnl-wlan58' freq=2427 MHz)
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=40): 2f 76 61 72 2f 72 75 6e 2f 4e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2f 77 70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 34 34 38 37 2d 33 00
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Cancelling scan request
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing AP RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): wpa_driver_wext_associate
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: External notification - portControl=ForceAuthorized
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b04 len=12
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=20
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=40): 2f 76 61 72 2f 72 75 6e 2f 4e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2f 77 70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 34 34 38 37 2d 33 00
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Added BSSID 00:14:6a:9c:61:b0 into blacklist
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Feb 27 14:50:53 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(5332): Scan timeout - try to get results
Feb 27 14:50:55 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
Feb 27 14:50:59 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Feb 27 14:50:59 localhost dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Feb 27 14:51:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0/wireless): association took too long (>60s), failing activation.
Feb 27 14:51:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0) failure scheduled...
Feb 27 14:51:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0) failed for access point (lbnl-wlan58)
Feb 27 14:51:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (wlan0) failed.
Feb 27 14:51:14 localhost NetworkManager: <information>^IDeactivating device wlan0.
Feb 27 14:51:14 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I nm_device_802_11_wireless_set_essid (): error setting ESSID to '' for device wlan0: Invalid argument

Here's the output of wlassistant:

Link points to "/tmp/ksocket-root"
Link points to "/tmp/kde-root"
Loaded application options.
DHCP Client: dhclient
All executables found.
iwconfig_status: /sbin/iwconfig
==>stderr: lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

sit0 no wireless extensions.

Wireless interface(s): wlan0
Permissions checked.
ifconfig_status: /sbin/ifconfig wlan0
scan: /sbin/iwlist wlan0 scan
Networks found: 3
Checking for active connection.
Trying to get gateway address...
...from 'route'
No default gateway.
ACTION: CONNECT.
kill_dhcp: /sbin/dhclient -r wlan0
==>stderr: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:16:ce:33:f6:82
Sending on LPF/wlan0/00:16:ce:33:f6:82
Sending on Socket/fallback
DHCPRELEASE on wlan0 to 131.243.64.10 port 67
send_packet: Network is unreachable
send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address.
ifup: /sbin/ifconfig wlan0 up
iwconfig_set: /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 mode managed channel 4 key off essid lbnl-wlan58
iwconfig_ap: /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 ap 00:14:6A:9C:61:B0
ifconfig_dhcp: /sbin/dhclient -q wlan0
==>stderr: There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.pid with pid 134993416
Trying to get gateway address...
...from 'route'
Gateway address: 198.128.24.1
Internet now accessible.
Application options saved.
Kernel socket closed.

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Chris Wagner (chris-wagner) wrote :

Hey Mitch, can you connect to any *open* access points (i.e., access points that do not use any encryption)? I have had a problem with network-manager since Dapper, I believe, which prevents me from connecting to open networks. network-manager *will* connect properly to WEP-encrypted networks; I haven't tried WPA. I can connect to any network (non-encrypted or WEP) by using wifi-radar or the command line.

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Mitch Golden (mgolden) wrote : Re: [Bug 89092] Re: Unable to connect to an open network, wlassistant can connect

That is what is sort of strange about it. This is not a problem in
general with networkmanager and open networks. Usually networkmanager
works. But there was something about that particular network that it
wouldn't connect to. I have a vague sense it had something to do with the
network ssid (maybe having "wlan" in it or something) because the log file
said something about trying to set the ssid to '' as the last thing it did
before it gave up.

I could see the network in both networkmanager (knetworkmanager, to be
precise) and wlassistant, and get the strength of it in both. (The
strength was good, at the time). I just couldn't connect to it with
networkmanager.

I know it's not a hardware/driver problem, because wlassistant can
connect. (I don't use it normally, because it doesn't support WPA.) I
have never tried wifi-radar, so I don't know what it is.

   - Mitch

On Thu, 8 Mar 2007, Chris Wagner wrote:

> Hey Mitch, can you connect to any *open* access points (i.e., access
> points that do not use any encryption)? I have had a problem with
> network-manager since Dapper, I believe, which prevents me from
> connecting to open networks. network-manager *will* connect properly to
> WEP-encrypted networks; I haven't tried WPA. I can connect to any
> network (non-encrypted or WEP) by using wifi-radar or the command line.
>
> --
> Unable to connect to an open network, wlassistant can connect
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/89092
>

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Mitch Golden (mgolden) wrote :

I still have this problem in Feisty.

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Henrik Nilsen Omma (henrik) wrote :

Hi Mitch, do you still have this problem in Gutsy? (could you test with a live CD perhaps?)

Changed in network-manager:
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Mitch Golden (mgolden) wrote :

I just tried testing with a Live CD. (I can't install Gutsy since I use by Dell Inspiron 6400 for production work - it has Feisty on it). Here's the problem: when I install ndiswrapper on the machine, it generally requires a power-cycle reboot to get the card to work. Or at least, that's how I usually do it. Of course with a Live CD that brings the machine back to the uninstalled state.

Perhaps I can try something else if I can think of it, but I didn't want to wait longer before replying.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : Re: [Bug 89092] Re: Unable to connect to an open network, wlassistant can connect

On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 02:18:04PM -0000, Mitch Golden wrote:
> I just tried testing with a Live CD. (I can't install Gutsy since I use
> by Dell Inspiron 6400 for production work - it has Feisty on it).
> Here's the problem: when I install ndiswrapper on the machine, it
> generally requires a power-cycle reboot to get the card to work. Or at
> least, that's how I usually do it. Of course with a Live CD that brings
> the machine back to the uninstalled state.
>
> Perhaps I can try something else if I can think of it, but I didn't want
> to wait longer before replying.
>

Which chipset does the dell inspiron have?

please post the output of lspci -v

thanks.

 - Alexander

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Mitch Golden (mgolden) wrote :
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As I said in the original post, it is a Broadcom 1390. I am running the latest version of the driver, from the Dell website.

dell:~> lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01bd
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01bd
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        Memory at dff00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        I/O ports at eff8 [size=8]
        Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Memory at dfec0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01bd
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Memory at dff80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01bd
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
        Memory at dfebc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=0b, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
        Memory behind bridge: dfd00000-dfdfffff
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=0c, subordinate=0d, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
        Memory behind bridge: dfa00000-dfcfffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000d01fffff
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01bd
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
        I/O ports at bf80 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01bd
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
        I/O ports at bf60 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01bd
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
        I/O ports at bf40 [size=32]

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01bd
        Flags: bus...

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

On Sun, Sep 23, 2007 at 02:37:33PM -0000, Mitch Golden wrote:
> As I said in the original post, it is a Broadcom 1390. I am running
> the latest version of the driver, from the Dell website.

Could you please test with latest gutsy network-manager: >=
0.6.5-0ubuntu15 ?

Thanks,

 - Alexander

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Al Erola (waerola1) wrote :

The latest Gutsy networkmanager does not recognize a Broadcom wifi with ndiswrapper and the bcmwl5.inf driver.
Dmesg shows that the driver and device are working as eth1.

I can almost work around knetworkmanager with kwlan or configuring wpa_supplicant directly.

This driver and chipset have worked with Feisty. Kubuntu's knetwork manager is always a little more difficult.

I'm using Kubuntu 7.10 rc on a Dell e1505 or 6400.

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Al Erola (waerola1) wrote :

On Gutsy using Ubuntu's nm-applet works perfectly well. Knetworkmanager does not work.

Dell e1505 Broadcom wifi 1390. Ndiswrapper with bcmwl5.inf.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

al_erola - Could you please post your '/var/log/syslog' files from both Kubuntu and Ubuntu? Thanks in advance.

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Al Erola (waerola1) wrote : Re: [Bug 89092] Re: Unable to connect to an open network, wlassistant can connect

Everything just works with the current released versions of 7.10 for
Ubuntu and Kubuntu.

On Nov 28, 2007 3:42 PM, Brian Murray <email address hidden> wrote:
> al_erola - Could you please post your '/var/log/syslog' files from both
> Kubuntu and Ubuntu? Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Unable to connect to an open network, wlassistant can connect
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/89092
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> of the bug.
>

--
Alan Erola

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Mitch Golden (mgolden) wrote :

I am not sure that it just works for me. It is not 100% easy to roproduce
this bug, but I will try and repost.

   - Mitch Golden

On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, al_erola wrote:

> Everything just works with the current released versions of 7.10 for
> Ubuntu and Kubuntu.
>
> On Nov 28, 2007 3:42 PM, Brian Murray <email address hidden> wrote:
>> al_erola - Could you please post your '/var/log/syslog' files from both
>> Kubuntu and Ubuntu? Thanks in advance.
>>
>> --
>> Unable to connect to an open network, wlassistant can connect
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/89092
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>
>
> --
> Alan Erola
>
> --
> Unable to connect to an open network, wlassistant can connect
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/89092
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

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Sten During (yappo) wrote :

I have the same problem.

Writing this comment connected to an open network, so it obviously USUALLY works fine.

Earlier today tried connecting to two different open networks and both generated the
same problems. /var/log/syslog visually looked like the first report on the problem here.

I'm attaching my own /var/log/syslog

Observe that prior to migrating from WinXP to Kubuntu 7.10 connecting with wireless
to both of the problematic accesspoints have never failed for me.

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in network-manager:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

this bug is old and alsmost certainly was fixed in the meantime. Please open individual new bug reports for your wifi chipset/driver if you still see something like this.

Changed in network-manager:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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