Hi Dan et al Thanks for the response. I have two out of three answers requested, inline
Dan O'Reilly wrote: > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Steve Nahn<n...@mit.edu> wrote: > >> 1) Although the Associate method in wnettools.py has changed, I still >> have the same problem - trying to set the Access point doesn't work - >> commenting out the Misc.Run() command for this action and I can connect >> to any open wifi network >> > > Does iwconfig give you an error if you try to do this by hand? > > No - I can execute the same commands by hand using iwconfig and everything works fine. >> 2) However, I cannot connect to a WEP encrypted network. The odd thing >> here is the iwconfig parameters are set correctly, including the WEP key >> (using the external tools and wext driver) so after wicd fails with "bad >> password" I can start dhclient by hand and connect immediately. >> >> [n...@sammy ~]$ sudo iwconfig ra0 >> ra0 Ralink STA ESSID:"TG374" Nickname:"RT2860STA" >> Mode:Managed Frequency=2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:1F:90:D4:A7:90 >> Bit Rate=54 Mb/s >> RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off >> Encryption key:DEAD-BEEF-AD >> Link Quality=100/100 Signal level:-52 dBm Noise level:-81 dBm >> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 >> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 >> >> So, something in the wpa_supplicant is failing, but I am not exactly >> sure how to test this. Any ideas? I tried using the RALINK legacy >> driver but it didn't really work, and I've browsed a fair amount of >> forums but haven't come up with any hints for debugging. Could it be >> that wicd just doesn't work for my hardware? >> > > It sounds like your driver is behaving strangely. You can try running > the commands you see in the log by hand to debug, with some minor > adjustments: > /sbin/dhclient -v -r eth0 > ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 > /sbin/ip route flush dev eth0 > ifconfig eth0 down > ifconfig eth0 up > ifconfig ra0 down > /sbin/dhclient -v -r ra0 > ifconfig ra0 0.0.0.0 > wpa_cli -i ra0 terminate > /sbin/ip route flush dev ra0 > iwconfig ra0 mode Managed > ifconfig ra0 up > wpa_supplicant -i ra0 -c /var/lib/wicd/configurations/001f90d4a790 -D > wext (run this in its own window, also note the -B option has been > removed, which causes wpa_supplicant to fork into the background) > iwconfig ra0 essid TG374 > iwconfig ra0 channel 6 > iwconfig ra0 ap 00:1F:90:D4:A7:90 > > Then watch the wpa_supplicant window for stuff that looks like an error. > > Will try this this evening. > Also, does the encryption key in iwconfig actually show up as DEAD-BEEF-AD? > No - DEAD-BEEF-AD was just a over-paranoid security measure on my part. The actual WEP Key is reported correctly by iwconfig Thanks Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ wicd-devel mailing list wicd-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicd-devel
