Re: mwifiex won't connect to WPA2 anymore

[Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>]

On Thu, 2017-05-04 at 23:27 +0200, Julien Cubizolles wrote:
> Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com> writes:
> 
> > On Wed, 2017-05-03 at 22:33 +0200, Julien Cubizolles wrote:
> > > It turns out that the problem lies with NetworkManager, I managed
> > > to
> > > get
> > > the wifi working with wpa_supplicant.
> > 
> > That's odd.  Any idea what that was?  MAC randomization?  
> 
> I don't know if MAC randomization is supposed to be happen but
> ifconfig
> always display the same MAC address for the wifi interface. Also the
> same wifi router allows connections without secrets with another
> ssid,
> and I have no problem connecting in this case.
> 
> > NM just uses the supplicant underneath, so there's no particular
> > reason NM wouldn't work but wpa_supplicant itself would.
> 
> I'm using the following /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file:
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> ap_scan=1
> network={
> 	priority=2
>         ssid="beguiled"
>         psk="*****"

Just to test, could you add:

auth_alg=OPEN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
scan_ssid=1

to the block and retry with the supplicant?  I don't know why those
would make a difference but they might.

The reason code that is returned for the disconnect is unfortunately
WLAN_REASON_PREV_AUTH_NOT_VALID which doesn't tell us much.

Dan

> }
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> For the same ssid: NetworkManager uses the following
> /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/beguiled
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> [connection]
> id=beguiled
> uuid=4ecc0776-046d-4f05-a324-19f5a8fe6853
> type=wifi
> permissions=
> secondaries=
> 
> [wifi]
> ssid=beguiled
> 
> [wifi-security]
> psk=******
> 
> [ipv4]
> dns-search=
> method=auto
> 
> [ipv6]
> addr-gen-mode=stable-privacy
> dns-search=
> method=auto
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> Here are the logs when NM fails:
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> 
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.8411]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to
> E2:D4:E4:49:77:59 (scanning)
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.8433]
> manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.8435]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): Activation: starting connection 'beguiled'
> (406e52d4-e98b-454b-8d32-ce69fee5e03f)
> May  4 23:06:25 touco kernel: [   58.255775] IPv6:
> ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlx6045bdf646b4: link is not ready
> May  4 23:06:25 touco whoopsie[818]: [23:06:25] Cannot reach: https:/
> /daisy.ubuntu.com
> May  4 23:06:25 touco nm-dispatcher: req:2 'down' [wlx6045bdf646b4]:
> new request (2 scripts)
> May  4 23:06:25 touco nm-dispatcher: req:2 'down' [wlx6045bdf646b4]:
> start running ordered scripts...
> May  4 23:06:25 touco whoopsie[818]: [23:06:25] Cannot reach: https:/
> /daisy.ubuntu.com
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <warn>  [1493931985.8711]
> sup-iface[0x5634f93244e0,wlx6045bdf646b4]: connection disconnected
> (reason -3)
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.8712]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): supplicant interface state: completed ->
> disconnected
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.8745]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): state change: disconnected -> prepare
> (reason 'none') [30 40 0]
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.8747]
> manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9016]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): set-hw-addr: set-cloned MAC address to
> 60:45:BD:F6:46:B4 (permanent)
> May  4 23:06:25 touco kernel: [   58.316182] IPv6:
> ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlx6045bdf646b4: link is not ready
> May  4 23:06:25 touco gsd-sharing[2450]: Failed to StopUnit service:
> GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit rygel.service
> not loaded.
> May  4 23:06:25 touco gsd-sharing[2450]: Failed to StopUnit service:
> GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit vino-
> server.service not loaded.
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9314]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): state change: prepare -> config (reason
> 'none') [40 50 0]
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9322]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): Activation: (wifi) access point 'beguiled'
> has security, but secrets are required.
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9323]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): state change: config -> need-auth (reason
> 'none') [50 60 0]
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9394]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason
> 'none') [60 40 0]
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9403]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): state change: prepare -> config (reason
> 'none') [40 50 0]
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9406]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): Activation: (wifi) connection 'beguiled'
> has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9406]
> Config: added 'ssid' value 'beguiled'
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9407]
> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9407]
> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK'
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9407]
> Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9407]
> Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>'
> May  4 23:06:25 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931985.9833]
> sup-iface[0x5634f93244e0,wlx6045bdf646b4]: config: set interface
> ap_scan to 1
> May  4 23:06:26 touco wpa_supplicant[1171]: wlx6045bdf646b4: Trying
> to associate with f4:ca:e5:ef:be:18 (SSID='beguiled' freq=2462 MHz)
> May  4 23:06:26 touco kernel: [   58.421135] usb 3-3: info: trying to
> associate to 'beguiled' bssid f4:ca:e5:ef:be:18
> May  4 23:06:26 touco kernel: [   58.434898] usb 3-3: info:
> associated to bssid f4:ca:e5:ef:be:18 successfully
> May  4 23:06:26 touco kernel: [   58.434913] IPv6:
> ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlx6045bdf646b4: link becomes ready
> May  4 23:06:26 touco wpa_supplicant[1171]: wlx6045bdf646b4:
> Associated with f4:ca:e5:ef:be:18
> May  4 23:06:26 touco wpa_supplicant[1171]: WMM AC: Missing IEs
> May  4 23:06:26 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931986.0221]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): supplicant interface state: disconnected ->
> associating
> May  4 23:06:26 touco whoopsie[818]: [23:06:26] Cannot reach: https:/
> /daisy.ubuntu.com
> May  4 23:06:26 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931986.0265]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): supplicant interface state: associating ->
> 4-way handshake
> May  4 23:06:26 touco tracker-miner-a[2529]:   (Sparql buffer) Error
> in task 0
> (file:///home/wilk/.local/share/applications/EmacsClient.desktop) of
> the array-update: UNIQUE constraint failed: nie:DataObject.nie:url
> (strerror of errno (not necessarily related): Ressource
> temporairement non disponible)
> May  4 23:06:26 touco tracker-miner-a[2529]: Could not execute
> sparql: UNIQUE constraint failed: nie:DataObject.nie:url (strerror of
> errno (not necessarily related): Ressource temporairement non
> disponible)
> May  4 23:06:27 touco ntpd[1990]: Deleting interface #3
> wlx6045bdf646b4, 10.2.0.53#123, interface stats: received=0, sent=5,
> dropped=0, active_time=29 secs
> May  4 23:06:27 touco ntpd[1990]: Deleting interface #5
> wlx6045bdf646b4, fe80::6245:bdff:fef6:46b4%2#123, interface stats:
> received=0, sent=0, dropped=0, active_time=29 secs
> May  4 23:06:28 touco gnome-shell[2189]: JS WARNING:
> [resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/dash.js 760]: reference to undefined
> property oldApps[oldIndex]
> May  4 23:06:28 touco dbus-daemon[1786]: Activating via systemd:
> service name='org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine' unit='zeitgeist.service'
> May  4 23:06:28 touco systemd[1774]: Starting Zeitgeist activity log
> service...
> May  4 23:06:28 touco dbus-daemon[1786]: Activating via systemd:
> service name='org.gnome.zeitgeist.SimpleIndexer' unit='zeitgeist-
> fts.service'
> May  4 23:06:28 touco dbus-daemon[1786]: Successfully activated
> service 'org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine'
> May  4 23:06:28 touco systemd[1774]: Started Zeitgeist activity log
> service.
> May  4 23:06:28 touco systemd[1774]: Starting Zeitgeist full-text
> search indexer...
> May  4 23:06:28 touco zeitgeist-daemon[2849]:
> #033[31m[21:06:28.606766 WARNING]#033[0m zeitgeist-daemon.vala:127:
> Unable to parse version info!
> May  4 23:06:28 touco zeitgeist-daemon[2849]:
> #033[31m[21:06:28.608482 WARNING]#033[0m zeitgeist-daemon.vala:127:
> Unable to parse version info!
> May  4 23:06:28 touco zeitgeist-daemon[2849]:
> #033[31m[21:06:28.631280 WARNING]#033[0m zeitgeist-daemon.vala:127:
> Unable to parse version info!
> May  4 23:06:28 touco dbus-daemon[1786]: Successfully activated
> service 'org.gnome.zeitgeist.SimpleIndexer'
> May  4 23:06:28 touco systemd[1774]: Started Zeitgeist full-text
> search indexer.
> May  4 23:06:28 touco zeitgeist-datah[2857]: zeitgeist-
> datahub.vala:227: Unable to get name "org.gnome.zeitgeist.datahub" on
> the bus!
> May  4 23:06:28 touco gnome-shell[2189]: JS WARNING:
> [resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/appDisplay.js 1298]: reference to
> undefined property this.name
> May  4 23:06:29 touco pulseaudio[2585]: [pulseaudio] module.c: After
> module unload, module 'module-null-sink' was still loaded!
> May  4 23:06:30 touco wpa_supplicant[1171]: wlx6045bdf646b4: CTRL-
> EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=f4:ca:e5:ef:be:18 reason=2
> May  4 23:06:30 touco kernel: [   62.437145] usb 3-3: info:
> successfully disconnected from f4:ca:e5:ef:be:18: reason code 2
> May  4 23:06:30 touco kernel: [   62.437439] usb 3-3: CMD_RESP: cmd
> 0x10f error, result=0x2
> May  4 23:06:30 touco wpa_supplicant[1171]: wlx6045bdf646b4: WPA: 4-
> Way Handshake failed - pre-shared key may be incorrect
> May  4 23:06:30 touco NetworkManager[833]: <warn>  [1493931990.0257]
> sup-iface[0x5634f93244e0,wlx6045bdf646b4]: connection disconnected
> (reason 2)
> May  4 23:06:30 touco wpa_supplicant[1171]: wlx6045bdf646b4: CTRL-
> EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="beguiled" auth_failures=1
> duration=10 reason=WRONG_KEY
> May  4 23:06:30 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931990.0340]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): supplicant interface state: 4-way handshake
> -> disconnected
> May  4 23:06:30 touco wpa_supplicant[1171]: wlx6045bdf646b4: CTRL-
> EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=CORE type=WORLD
> May  4 23:06:30 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931990.0373]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): Activation: (wifi) disconnected during
> association, asking for new key
> May  4 23:06:30 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931990.0377]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): state change: config -> need-auth (reason
> 'supplicant-disconnect') [50 60 8]
> May  4 23:06:30 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931990.1292]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): supplicant interface state: disconnected ->
> scanning
> May  4 23:06:30 touco org.gnome.Shell.desktop[2189]: Window manager
> warning: Invalid WM_TRANSIENT_FOR window 0x0 specified for 0x2600007
> (Onboard).
> May  4 23:06:31 touco kernel: [   64.182891] ieee80211 phy0:
> mwifiex_cfg80211_sched_scan_start : Invalid Sched_scan parameters
> May  4 23:06:31 touco wpa_supplicant[1171]: wlx6045bdf646b4: Failed
> to initiate sched scan
> May  4 23:06:31 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931991.7755]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): supplicant interface state: scanning ->
> inactive
> May  4 23:06:32 touco NetworkManager[833]: <warn>  [1493931992.4940]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): User canceled the secrets request.
> May  4 23:06:32 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931992.4941]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): state change: need-auth -> failed (reason
> 'no-secrets') [60 120 7]
> May  4 23:06:32 touco NetworkManager[833]: <info>  [1493931992.4944]
> manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
> May  4 23:06:32 touco NetworkManager[833]: <warn>  [1493931992.4950]
> device (wlx6045bdf646b4): Activation: failed for connection
> 'beguiled'
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---