Public bug reported:
I have a Dell Inspiron 1720, Ubuntu 11.10, the Broadcom STA driver
installed.
When starting ubuntu, the wireless doesn't connect and the message in
the syslog is "4-Way Handshake failed - pre-shared key may be
incorrect".
I managed to make it work, sometimes by chance. Sometimes I stop the
connection, kill wpa_supplicant and then try again and it works. If it
works once, I can put the computer to sleep, move to another place and
connect to a different network without a problem.
See below a sample log.
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Activation (eth1)
starting connection 'Ap16'
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> (eth1): device state
change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1
of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1
of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2
of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1
of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2
of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> (eth1): device state
change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Activation
(eth1/wireless): connection 'Ap16' has security, and secrets exist. No new
secrets needed.
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Config: added 'ssid'
value 'Ap16'
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid'
value '1'
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt'
value 'WPA-PSK'
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Config: added 'auth_alg'
value 'OPEN'
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Config: added 'psk' value
'<omitted>'
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2
of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> Config: set interface
ap_scan to 1
Feb 13 09:58:06 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> (eth1): supplicant
interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Feb 13 09:58:08 abulafia wpa_supplicant[1496]: Trying to associate with
00:25:9c:3d:0d:0e (SSID='Ap16' freq=2437 MHz)
Feb 13 09:58:08 abulafia wpa_supplicant[1496]: Association request to the
driver failed
Feb 13 09:58:08 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> (eth1): supplicant
interface state: scanning -> associating
Feb 13 09:58:09 abulafia wpa_supplicant[1496]: Associated with 00:25:9c:3d:0d:0e
Feb 13 09:58:09 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> (eth1): supplicant
interface state: associating -> associated
Feb 13 09:58:09 abulafia NetworkManager[1260]: <info> (eth1): supplicant
interface state: associated -> 4-way handshake
Feb 13 09:58:17 abulafia wpa_supplicant[1496]: WPA: 4-Way Handshake failed -
pre-shared key may be incorrect
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: network-manager 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu5.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic-pae 3.0.13
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not
found.
Date: Mon Feb 13 10:43:20 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
InterestingModules: b44
IpRoute:
default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto static
10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 10.80.46.173
169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0 scope link metric 1000
NetworkManager.state:
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-03 (101 days ago)
** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug driver-b44 i386 oneiric running-unity
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/931303
Title:
[11.10] Wireless handshake fails. It connects after repeated attempts
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/931303/+subscriptions
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
