Please upgrade to snv_79 or later builds, wpa is not support on iwi before snv_79.
-- Quaker Steve Forster wrote: >Problem with iwi (ipw2200) + wpa (psk) on snv_78 > >DESCRIPTION: > >Upgraded my wireless network from no security to wpa-psk over the holidays. I >have >a HP dv1000 (model dv1315cl) triple booting Vista/Fedora 8/Solaris SXDE >(snv_70b). The >upgrade worked fine for windows and linux, but snv_70b would not connect via >wpa-psk >(it was working without wpa). The opensolaris forums suggested that snv_78 >would solve >the wpa-psk issue I was having with ipw2200/iwi/wpa (message id >189808/quaker). I >reinstalled Solaris SXDE build snv_78, but seem to have the same iwi+wpa >(non)connection >problems. nwam service is running at boot and displays available wireless >AP's, so it >would appear the iwi driver is working properly. Trying to set the wpa key via >the >nwam "pop-up" or through dladm and starting manually provide the same type of >"not >supported" error message. > > >ACTIONS: > >After logging in, nwam "pop-up" displays available networks. I try to connect >to my >wireless AP and a new "key pop-up" appears. I enter wpa-psk key. No connection >occurs and a new nwam "pop-up" appears. Repeat. New nwam "pop-up" appears, >tried the >"Other" option from the nwam reoccuring "pop-up" and it created a new "secobj" >but did not connect. I rolled up my sleeves and proceeded to the command >terminal. > >Disabled nwam (svcadm disable nwam). No more "pop-ups" :) > >Check output from /var/adm/messages: >bash-3.2# cat /var/adm/messages | grep iwi >--->snip data prior to last boot---> >Jan 5 19:15:41 dv1315-sol mac: [ID 469746 kern.info] NOTICE: iwi0 registered >Jan 5 19:15:43 dv1315-sol iwi: [ID 451854 kern.warning] WARNING: iwi0: >ipw2200_master_stop(): timeout >Jan 5 19:17:59 dv1315-sol nwamd[28]: [ID 459249 daemon.error] >connect_chosen_lan: connect to 'ap4me' failed on 'iwi0': operation not >supported ><--- > >Check ifconfig info: >bash-3.2# ifconfig -a >lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 >index 1 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 >rtls0: flags=201000842<BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 18 > inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0 > ether 0:c0:9f:a9:45:e8 >iwi0: flags=201000802<BROADCAST,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 19 > inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0 > ether 0:12:f0:83:f7:1a >lo0: flags=2002000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv6,VIRTUAL> mtu 8252 >index 1 > inet6 ::1/128 > >Use dladm to check status of iwi0: >bash-3.2# dladm show-wifi >LINK STATUS ESSID SEC STRENGTH MODE SPEED >iwi0 disconnected -- -- -- -- -- > >bash-3.2# dladm scan-wifi >LINK ESSID BSSID/IBSSID SEC STRENGTH MODE SPEED >iwi0 2WIRE086 0:1b:5b:21:af:f9 wpa good g 54Mb >iwi0 ap4me 0:14:6c:9b:94:26 wpa very good g 54Mb >iwi0 -- 0:9:5b:9a:a8:98 none very good b 11Mb > >bash-3.2# dladm show-linkprop iwi0 >LINK PROPERTY VALUE DEFAULT POSSIBLE > >iwi0 channel 11 -- -- > >iwi0 powermode ? off off,fast,max > >iwi0 radio on on on,off > >iwi0 speed -- -- >1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54 >iwi0 zone -- -- -- > > >Manually add a new "secobj": >bash-3.2# dladm create-secobj -c wpa ap4mepsk >(enter psk password/confirm) > >bash-3.2# dladm show-secobj >OBJECT CLASS >nwam-ap4me-0.14.6c.9b.94.26 wpa >nwam-ap4me wpa >ap4mepsk wpa >(First two show objects created with nwam, third manually created) > >Manually try to connect to wireless AP with dladm: >First, make sure it's not connected to anything - >bash-3.2# dladm disconnect-wifi iwi0 >dladm: cannot disconnect link 'iwi0': not connected > >Second, try to connect with manually created secobj - >bash-3.2# dladm connect-wifi -e ap4me -s wpa -k ap4mepsk iwi0 >dladm: cannot connect link 'iwi0': operation not supported > >Next, I tried changing the "/etc/nwam/llp" from default: >rtls0 dhcp >iwi0 dhcp > >To static IP addresses: >iwi0 static 192.168.0.123/24 >rtls0 static 192.168.0.234/24 > >Reran the "dladm connect-wifi" command (above) with no change in outcome. > >I've run out of things to try?!? Here's my "uname" output to confirm the SXDE >running - >bash-3.2# uname -X >System = SunOS >Node = dv1315-sol >Release = 5.11 >KernelID = snv_78 >Machine = i86pc >BusType = <unknown> >Serial = <unknown> >Users = <unknown> >OEM# = 0 >Origin# = 1 >NumCPU = 1 > > >RESOLUTION: ??? > >Have I missed something here? Is there a patch required, does snv_78 not >provide >wpa with iwi (ipw2200)? > >Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated in resolving this matter. Thanks >in >advance for your comments/suggestions! > >Steve > > >This message posted from opensolaris.org >_______________________________________________ >networking-discuss mailing list >[email protected] > > _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
