On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 23:02 +0100, Robert Piasek wrote: > On Sunday 27 July 2008 22:40:25 Dan Williams wrote: > > On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 22:32 +0100, Robert Piasek wrote: > > > Hi Dan, > > > > > > The example you've sent me was great. I had to adjust it to WPA, but > > > after I got ssid part correctly it wasn't a problem. During my testing I > > > observed some strange timeouts. > > > > When the supplicant doesn't connect, there are usually driver or config > > issues. Can you add "-dddt" to the end of the Exec= line in > > your > > /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service > > file, then "killall -TERM wpa_supplicant" and reproduce the association > > failures? Then grab the output of /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log and mail > > that to me. > > > When everything is as it should be, log looks like: > > > Jul 27 22:53:52 [kernel] [29721.772205] wlan0: deauthenticate(reason=3) > Jul 27 22:53:52 [kernel] [29721.787568] mac80211-phy0: failed to remove key > (0, 00:1c:10:e9:50:b8) from hardware (-22) > Jul 27 22:53:54 [kernel] [29724.165914] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device > 0000:03:00.0 disabled > Jul 27 22:53:54 [kernel] [29724.370012] PM: Writing back config space on > device 0000:03:00.0 at offset 1 (was 100102, writing 100106) > > > Jul 27 22:53:54 [kernel] [29724.572766] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:radio > > Jul 27 22:53:54 [kernel] [29724.572817] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:assoc > > Jul 27 22:53:54 [kernel] [29724.572859] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:RX > > Jul 27 22:53:54 [kernel] [29724.572903] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:TX > > Jul 27 22:53:54 [kernel] [29724.592741] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is > not ready > Jul 27 22:53:56 [kernel] [29726.281451] wlan0: Initial auth_alg=0 > > Jul 27 22:53:56 [kernel] [29726.281451] wlan0: authenticate with AP > 00:1c:10:e9:50:b8 > Jul 27 22:53:56 [kernel] [29726.284160] wlan0: RX authentication from > 00:1c:10:e9:50:b8 (alg=0 transaction=2 status=0) > Jul 27 22:53:56 [kernel] [29726.284170] wlan0: authenticated > > Jul 27 22:53:56 [kernel] [29726.284176] wlan0: associate with AP > 00:1c:10:e9:50:b8 > Jul 27 22:53:56 [kernel] [29726.287316] wlan0: RX AssocResp from > 00:1c:10:e9:50:b8 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2) > Jul 27 22:53:56 [kernel] [29726.287325] wlan0: associated > > Jul 27 22:53:56 [kernel] [29726.287353] wlan0: switched to short barker > preamble (BSSID=00:1c:10:e9:50:b8) > Jul 27 22:53:56 [kernel] [29726.309101] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link > becomes ready > > All takes 4 sec and NM is happy. > > > When something is wrong, it looks like: > > Jul 27 22:54:07 [kernel] [29737.306456] wlan0: deauthenticate(reason=3) > Jul 27 22:54:07 [kernel] [29737.327661] mac80211-phy0: failed to remove key > (0, 00:1c:10:e9:50:b8) from hardware (-22) > Jul 27 22:54:09 [kernel] [29739.915016] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device > 0000:03:00.0 disabled > Jul 27 22:54:09 [kernel] [29739.915016] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] > -> > GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 > Jul 27 22:54:09 [kernel] [29739.915016] PM: Writing back config space on > device 0000:03:00.0 at offset 1 (was 100102, writing 100106) > Jul 27 22:54:09 [kernel] [29740.240980] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:radio > Jul 27 22:54:09 [kernel] [29740.240980] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:assoc > Jul 27 22:54:09 [kernel] [29740.240980] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:RX > Jul 27 22:54:09 [kernel] [29740.240980] Registered led device: iwl-phy0:TX > Jul 27 22:54:09 [kernel] [29740.268428] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is > not ready > Jul 27 22:54:33 [kernel] [29763.757816] wlan0: Initial auth_alg=0 > Jul 27 22:54:33 [kernel] [29763.758142] wlan0: authenticate with AP > 00:1c:10:e9:50:b8 > Jul 27 22:54:33 [kernel] [29763.761985] wlan0: RX authentication from > 00:1c:10:e9:50:b8 (alg=0 transaction=2 status=0) > Jul 27 22:54:33 [kernel] [29763.762450] wlan0: authenticated > Jul 27 22:54:33 [kernel] [29763.762810] wlan0: associate with AP > 00:1c:10:e9:50:b8 > Jul 27 22:54:33 [kernel] [29763.766833] wlan0: RX AssocResp from > 00:1c:10:e9:50:b8 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2) > Jul 27 22:54:33 [kernel] [29763.767447] wlan0: associated > Jul 27 22:54:33 [kernel] [29763.767481] wlan0: switched to short barker > preamble (BSSID=00:1c:10:e9:50:b8) > Jul 27 22:54:33 [kernel] [29763.789854] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link > becomes ready > > 25 sec and NM times out (after 15?).
Yeah, lets do the "-dddt" thing and then grab /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log, because that 25 second interval is probably the supplicant scanning for the AP but not finding it for some reason. Dan > > > > Supplicant state 2 is "scanning" I think and indicates that the > > supplicant cannot find an compatible AP to associate with. Some causes > > of that are invalid configuration (which probably isn't your problem > > since it does connect later) and odd drivers. What hardware and kernel > > version are you using? > > Network controller: Intel Corporation Device 4229 (rev 61) <- Intel 4965 > > > > NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: Device is fully-supported using driver > > > 'iwl4965'. > > > NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa > > kernel - 2.6.26 > > > Rob > > > > > > Dan > > > > > Here are some logs: > > > > > > 1) I start /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon and > > > /etc/NetworkManager/system-setting directory is empty: > > > > > > networkmanager starts: > > > NetworkManager: <info> Found radio killswitch > > > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/ipw_wlan_switch > > > NetworkManager: <info> eth0: Device is fully-supported using driver > > > 'r8169'. NetworkManager: <info> Found new Ethernet device 'eth0'. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): exported as > > > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_1b_fc_4a_4a_20 > > > NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: Device is fully-supported using driver > > > 'iwl4965'. > > > NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa > > > 0x01). NetworkManager: <info> Found new wireless (802.11) device > > > 'wlan0'. NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): exported as > > > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_13_e8_15_64_05 > > > NetworkManager: <WARN> killswitch_getpower_reply(): Error getting > > > killswitch power: hal-ipw-killswitch-linux returned 255. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2 > > > NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): bringing up device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): preparing device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): preparing device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 2 -> 3 > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state change: 1 -> > > > 2. > > > > > > > > > now I copy my configuration file to system-settings folder. > > > nm-system-settings picks it up instantly: > > > > > > > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) starting connection 'Wireless > > > connection X' > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 3 -> 4 > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) > > > scheduled... > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) > > > started... > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device > > > Configure) scheduled... > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) > > > complete. > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device > > > Configure) starting... > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 4 -> 5 > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection 'Wireless > > > connection X' has security, and secrets exist. No new secrets needed. > > > etworkManager: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'dagger' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'pairwise' value 'TKIP CCMP' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'group' value 'TKIP CCMP' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device > > > Configure) complete. > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1 > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: 1 -> > > > 2 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: 2 > > > -> 3 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: > > > 3 -> 5 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state > > > change: 5 -> 4 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection > > > state change: 4 -> 5 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant > > > connection state change: 5 -> 6 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): > > > supplicant connection state change: 6 -> 7 NetworkManager: <info> > > > Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. > > > Connected to wireless network 'dagger'. > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure > > > Start) scheduled. > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure > > > Start) started... > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 5 -> 7 > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Beginning DHCP transaction. > > > Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1-Gentoo > > > Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium. > > > All rights reserved. > > > For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ > > > > > > wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 > > > NetworkManager: <info> dhclient started with pid 23885 > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure > > > Start) complete. > > > > > > everything as expected. > > > > > > 2) I start /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon and > > > /etc/NetworkManager/system-setting directory contains my config file > > > we've got 2 cases (they are pretty random): > > > > > > case 1) > > > > > > etworkManager: <info> Found radio killswitch > > > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/ipw_wlan_switch > > > NetworkManager: <info> eth0: Device is fully-supported using driver > > > 'r8169'. NetworkManager: <info> Found new Ethernet device 'eth0'. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): exported as > > > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_1b_fc_4a_4a_20 > > > NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: Device is fully-supported using driver > > > 'iwl4965'. > > > NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa > > > 0x01). NetworkManager: <info> Found new wireless (802.11) device > > > 'wlan0'. NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): exported as > > > /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_13_e8_15_64_05 > > > NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the system settings daemon... > > > NetworkManager: <WARN> killswitch_getpower_reply(): Error getting > > > killswitch power: hal-ipw-killswitch-linux returned 255. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2 > > > NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): bringing up device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): preparing device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): preparing device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 2 -> 3 > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state change: 1 -> > > > 2. NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) starting connection > > > 'Wireless connection X' > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 3 -> 4 > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) > > > scheduled... > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) > > > started... > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device > > > Configure) scheduled... > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) > > > complete. > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device > > > Configure) starting... > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 4 -> 5 > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection 'Wireless > > > connection X' has security, and secrets exist. No new secrets needed. > > > etworkManager: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'dagger' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'pairwise' value 'TKIP CCMP' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'group' value 'TKIP CCMP' > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device > > > Configure) complete. > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1 > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> > > > 0 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: 0 > > > -> 2 > > > > > > NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: link timed out. <- TIMEOUT > > > HERE > > > > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): association took too > > > long. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 5 -> 6 > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): asking for new > > > secrets NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state > > > change: 2 -> 0 NetworkManager: <WARN> get_secrets_cb(): Couldn't get > > > connection secrets: nm- settings.c.307 - Missing implementation for > > > ConnectionSettings::get_secrets.. NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device > > > state change: 6 -> 9 > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed for access point > > > (dagger) NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Wireless connection > > > X' invalid. NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed. > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 9 -> 3 > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device. > > > > > > case 2) > > > > > > NetworkManager: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1 > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> > > > 0 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: 0 > > > -> 2 > > > > > > NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: link timed out. <- ALSO > > > TIMEOUT > > > > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> > > > 3 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: 3 > > > -> 5 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: > > > 5 -> 4 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state > > > change: 4 -> 5 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection > > > state change: 5 -> 6 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant > > > connection state change: 6 -> 7 NetworkManager: <info> Activation > > > (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected > > > to wireless network 'dagger'. > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure > > > Start) scheduled. > > > NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure > > > Start) started... > > > > > > > > > and it start successfully > > > > > > > > > In both cases it seems we always have supplicant state change: > > > > > > NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> > > > 0 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state change: 0 > > > -> 2 > > > > > > which doesn't occur if we copy config file later. Maybe NM should wait a > > > bit longer before timing out. > > > > > > Also looking at case 1 NM tries to associate with AP only once and if > > > unsuccessful asks for password again. Maybe it would be worth changing > > > this behavior to try associate at least twice before asking (please note > > > it's not system-settings specific. It also happens with nm-applet if > > > first association wasn't successful - doesn't happen too often, but it's > > > very annoying if you have to retype your password knowing you've got the > > > right one in your keyring - even more annoying when your password is 20+ > > > characters long). > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Rob > > > > > > On Sunday 27 July 2008 21:12:13 Robert Piasek wrote: > > > > Hi Dan, > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you very much for the instructions and your help. I've tried to > > > > do it myself using keyfile plugin specification, but I stacked on SSID. > > > > I couldn't figure out how to specify that. I've spend few hours trying > > > > before I gave up and posted to the mailing list. It would be good to > > > > stick it somewhere. (like > > > > http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManagerConfigurationSpecification or > > > > http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/) > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheres, > > > > Rob > > > > > > > > On Sunday 27 July 2008 19:45:58 Dan Williams wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 2008-07-26 at 20:04 +0100, Robert Piasek wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > Could anyone be kind enough to send me an example of keyfile plugin > > > > > > file for wireless config? > > > > > > > > > > [802-11-wireless-security] > > > > > key-mgmt=none > > > > > wep-tx-keyidx=0 > > > > > auth-alg=open > > > > > wep-key0=33b7af2400ba80f060f144e195 > > > > > > > > > > [connection] > > > > > id=Wireless connection 1 > > > > > type=802-11-wireless > > > > > autoconnect=true > > > > > timestamp=0 > > > > > > > > > > [802-11-wireless] > > > > > ssid=102;111;111;98;97;114; > > > > > mode=infrastructure > > > > > channel=0 > > > > > rate=0 > > > > > tx-power=0 > > > > > mtu=0 > > > > > security=802-11-wireless-security > > > > > > > > > > [ipv4] > > > > > method=manual > > > > > addresses1=192.168.1.2;24;192.168.1.1; > > > > > routes1=192.168.1.2;24;192.168.1.1; > > > > > ignore-dhcp-dns=false > > > > > > > > > > How I got this: > > > > > > > > > > 1) stop NetworkManager > > > > > 2) killall -TERM nm-system-settings > > > > > 3) /usr/sbin/nm-system-settings --debug --plugins=keyfile > > > > > 4) /usr/bin/nm-connection-editor > > > > > 5) Make a new wireless connection, fill everything out, then hit OK > > > > > 6) re-open the connection and check the "System connection" checkbox, > > > > > then hit OK again > > > > > > > > > > Steps 5 & 6 may not need to be separate, that's just how I did them > > > > > because I hit OK too fast in step 5 then remembered why I was there > > > > > :) > > > > > > > > > > The routes1 field is also bogus here and shouldn't be filled in, but > > > > > apparently we're screwing something up in the connection editor. > > > > > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday 19 July 2008 01:52:42 Robert Piasek wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would like to use system wide configuration for NM, but there > > > > > > > is no native plugin for my distribution. That leaves me with > > > > > > > keyfile plugin. I've tried to use it, but so far without any > > > > > > > luck. First I tried to find a decent example of configuration > > > > > > > file, but I could only find a specification page without any > > > > > > > examples. My tries to create a config file based on on that > > > > > > > specification failed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Than I tried to save my current config by selecting system > > > > > > > settings checkbox. But every time I click OK, it always comes up > > > > > > > with the error message "Adding connection failed: Launch helper > > > > > > > exited with unknown return code 1." (not very useful error > > > > > > > message :p). > > > > > > > > > > > > BTW this error message is generated when you try to save your > > > > > > connection as system-settings, and > > > > > > /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf does not exists. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Since system wide > > > > > > > settings are using policykit, so I'm _guessing_ it might be > > > > > > > related. I've added section below to my policykit.conf, but it > > > > > > > didn't change anything. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > my PolicyKit.conf contains: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- XML -*- --> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <!DOCTYPE pkconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit > > > > > > > Configuration 1.0//EN" > > > > > > > "http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit/1.0/config.dtd"> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <!-- See the manual page PolicyKit.conf(5) for file format --> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <config version="0.1"> > > > > > > > <match user="my_username"> > > > > > > > <return result="yes"/> > > > > > > > </match> > > > > > > > </config> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any help appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > NetworkManager-list mailing list > > > > > > > NetworkManager-list@gnome.org > > > > > > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > NetworkManager-list mailing list > > > > > > NetworkManager-list@gnome.org > > > > > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > NetworkManager-list mailing list > > > > NetworkManager-list@gnome.org > > > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NetworkManager-list mailing list > > NetworkManager-list@gnome.org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list