On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 14:46:16 -0500 "Douglas R. Reno" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 4, 2015 2:44 PM, "Bruce Dubbs" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Simon Kitching wrote: > >> > >> On 09/04/2015 12:40 PM, Hazel Russman wrote: > >>> > >>> It says: drivers: n180211 = Linux n180211/cfg80211 wext = Linux > >>> wireless extensions (generic) wired = Wired Ethernet driver > >>>> > >>>> * run "ps -ax | grep wpa_supp" and post that output too? > >>>> > >>> 168 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant=c > >>> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf -iwlan0 > >> > >> > >> Thanks very much for your help. > >> > >> I've finally figured out the cause: the nl80211 backend doesn't work > >> with a hidden SSID. The wext one does. Reconfiguring my router to > >> publish the SSID suddenly makes nl80211 work again. > >> > >> I've contacted the wpa_supplicant list to see if this is expected > >> behaviour or a bug. Probably a bug, as it doesn't exit with an error > >> message but just fails to detect a network. > >> > >> (and yes, I know that a non-published SSID can still be detected > >> reasonably easily with the right tools, ie doesn't add much to security). > > > > > > Note that in the sysv version of BLFS the wpa service script has: > > > > /sbin/wpa_supplicant -q -B -Dnl80211,wext ... > > > > -- Bruce > > > I wonder what the reason is for not including that in the systemd unit. I > will take a look into it soon. When I started with wa_supplicant, I also had a hidden SSID. Like Simon, I couldn't get the card to work, although it worked under NetworkManager in Mint. The interface itself was up, but ip link showed "NO CARRIER". So I simplified things by cutting out everything I could. I changed DHCP to a static address and the hidden SSID to a broadcast one. Then suddenly it worked and I had no idea why. Now I know. -- H Russman -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
