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From: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 16:59:44 -0700
Subject: [ath9k-devel] N mode
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On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 04:34:49PM -0700, Dmitri Seletski wrote:
> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Dmitri Seletski <drjoms@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> compat-wireless-2009-05-19 # grep CONFIG_MAC80211_DEFAULT_PS config.mk
> >> CONFIG_MAC80211_DEFAULT_PS=n
> >> CONFIG_MAC80211_DEFAULT_PS_VALUE=1
> >>
> >> make :)
> >>
> >> make unload
> >> make install
> >> modprobe ath9k
> >> ip link set wlan0 up
> >> iwconfig wlan0 essid dlink
> >>
> >> last (IMHO)relevan't dmesg messages(got loads of dmesg history today)
> >>
> >>
> >> [14147.633677] phy0: Atheros AR5416 MAC/BB Rev:2 AR2133 RF Rev:81:
> >> mem=0xffffc200114e0000, irq=19
> >> [14182.582492] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
> >> [14216.110829] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 1
> >> [14216.310267] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 2
> >> [14216.316846] wlan0 direct probe responded
> >> [14216.316848] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14216.320962] wlan0: authenticated
> >> [14216.320964] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14216.520277] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14216.527099] wlan0: deauthenticated (Reason: 9)
> >>
> >
> > I believe reason 9 is you're AP tells you that you are trying to
> > associate to it without first having authenticated.
> >
> >
> >> [14217.527273] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 3
> >> [14217.727264] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 timed out
> >> [14231.356054] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14231.359188] wlan0: authenticated
> >> [14231.359191] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14231.367102] wlan0: deauthenticated (Reason: 9)
> >>
> >
> > And we repeat this here.
> >
> >
> >> [14232.367277] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 1
> >> [14232.567284] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 2
> >> [14232.570837] wlan0 direct probe responded
> >> [14232.570843] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14232.573250] wlan0: authenticated
> >> [14232.573434] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14232.773283] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14232.780130] wlan0: deauthenticated (Reason: 9)
> >>
> >
> > And here.
> >
> >
> >> [14233.780276] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 3
> >> [14233.784639] wlan0 direct probe responded
> >> [14233.784645] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14233.799082] wlan0: authenticated
> >> [14233.799087] wlan0: association with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 timed out
> >>
> >> Access point in N mode only currently.
> >>
> >
> > Hm OK.
> >
> >
> >> Switching to mixture of N, G, B and dmesg throws this:
> >> [14233.799087] wlan0: association with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 timed out
> >> [14435.358964] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14435.362920] wlan0: authenticated
> >> [14435.362922] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83
> >> [14435.371750] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 (capab=0x421
> >> status=0 aid=1)
> >> [14435.371752] wlan0: associated
> >> [14435.372601] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
> >> [14435.839637] wlan0: disassociated (Reason: 8)
> >>
> >
> > This is the STA has left. Hm,  lets try upgrading your supplicant...
> > Can you try upgrading to the latest from git?
> >
> > git://w1.fi/srv/git/hostap.git
> >
> >   Luis
> >
> 
> Hello Luis.
> I have no idea what authentication you are talking about.
> I am sure that i dont use any authentication.

I'm talking about the 802.11 authentication which is always
required prior to association (even when no encryption is enabled).

Can you try a newer wpa_supplicant to see if that helps?

  Luis