Kel Modderman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 08:30:46 am obi wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 08:07:02AM +1000, Kel Modderman wrote: >> > On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 03:50:02 am obi wrote: >> > > Hello Kel, >> > > so the log is attached: it keeps telling me that it doesn't know >> > > how to associate the AP. I'm not sure sure what do you mean for >> > > higher level tool, but ifconfig and route tells me that I'm not >> > > online. >> > Use the '-dd' option to wpa_supplicant, the log did not contain >> > any debug output. >> hmmm ... that was the output when starting wpa_supplicant with >> -dd. I'll give it another try next time I'm around the coffee shop. > > Maybe you did, but since the used command was not shown and no useful > output was in the log I made that assumption. > >> >> > > Btw, running dhcpclient manually (that is not doing ifup which >> > > brings wpa_supplicant go) brings my interface up and all is >> > > well. >> > Show your /etc/network/interfaces configuration. >> Attached. > > Thanks. Only odd thing i see in there after (very quick, need to rush > off to work) look is "allow-hotplug" but without interface name after > it. > >> >> > > And downgrading to the stable version (0.5.5-2) fixes it: this >> > > version works. >> > It may also help to know what type of wireless card/driver you are >> > using. >> ipw2200 and the laptop is a thinkpad T41. > > OK.
I can confirm this behavior for both a Core 2 Duo/ipw3945 and a Pentium
M/ipw2200 laptop. Either laptop won't associate with an open AP unless
there's a network clause that specifies the "ssid" of the AP. IOW, the
stanza in
/usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/examples/wpa_supplicant.conf.template:
### Associate with any open access point
### Scans/ESSID changes can be done with wpa_cli
network={
key_mgmt=NONE
}
doesn't work. This change happened on both laptops with the new version
of wpasupplicant.
Attached is my /etc/network/interfaces file (mine doesn't have the
allow-hotplug anomaly you noted) and my wpa_supplicant.conf.
Ross
interfaces
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wpa_supplicant.conf
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