From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from c60.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.49]:56815 "EHLO c60.cesmail.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758703Ab0CLWTn (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:19:43 -0500 Subject: Re: Weird wireless/wpa_supplicant screw-up. From: Pavel Roskin To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Cc: Johannes Berg , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <5220.1268430568@localhost> References: <7197.1268086939@localhost> <1268392481.4828.7.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> <5220.1268430568@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:19:41 -0500 Message-Id: <1268432381.3596.12.camel@mj> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, 2010-03-12 at 16:49 -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > So the root cause has something to do with params[idx].cipher being unset. Sorry if it's obvious, but please make sure you don't have another wpa_supplicant running and there is no other software that tries to control the interface. If you have NetworkManager, the device in question should be unmanaged. This could be done by adding this to /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf: [main] plugins=keyfile [keyfile] unmanaged-devices=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_1f_11_01_06_55 If the "plugins" line exists, "keyfile" should be added, separated by comma from the previous word. The MAC address must be lowercase. Entries on the unmanaged-devices line are separated by semicolons. Use "cnetworkmanager -d" to make sure the device is unmanaged (install cnetworkmanager if needed). You may need to restart NetworkManager or even reboot after changing the configuration. Perhaps we need it in the FAQ somewhere. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin