From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from ra.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.52]:3854 "EHLO ra.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751785AbXKJAWQ (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Nov 2007 19:22:16 -0500 Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 19:21:58 -0500 From: "John W. Linville" To: Larry Finger Cc: Ruggiero , bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de, wireless Subject: Re: Help with wireless on Fedora 8 Message-ID: <20071110002158.GB32472@tuxdriver.com> (sfid-20071110_002219_359771_40B5C377) References: <000b01c8231a$b78c82a0$0601a8c0@ruggiero> <001001c8231c$04413d60$0601a8c0@ruggiero> <4734E1BC.1060608@lwfinger.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <4734E1BC.1060608@lwfinger.net> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 04:39:56PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote: > I need some Fedora help. This new b43 user is having problems making a connection. He has a b-only > AP of unspecified make with no encryption. He is using F8 with the default kernel (I think). He has > done the following: > > Ruggiero wrote: > > i used "system->adminstration>Network" and i configurated everything from > > there...and the clicking on "activate wlan0" for a while my access point > > communicate and in the log i see that it's connected... here are outputs: > > if i use NetworkManager i see it's connecting...but after a while i get the > > message "disconnected" > > Tail of dmesg: > > > wlan0: Initial auth_alg=0 > > wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:0c:41:19:2d:c1 > > wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:0c:41:19:2d:c1 > > wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:0c:41:19:2d:c1 > > wlan0: authentication with AP 00:0c:41:19:2d:c1 timed out > > wlan0: authentication frame received from 00:0c:41:19:2d:c1, but not in > > authenticate state - ignored > > wlan0: RX disassociation from 00:0c:41:19:2d:c1 (reason=4) > > All the b43 messages are normal. He sees the AP with a scan, but never authenticates. Any suggestions? FWIW, the F8 install kernel has wireless bits that are a month or so old. You may want to have him try these kernels: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=23734 Those at least have wireless bits that are up-to-date w/ wireless-2.6. John -- John W. Linville linville@tuxdriver.com