[12.04] ASUS USB-N13 WiFi Adapter doesn't connect to the network

**chili555** · November 6th, 2012

wlan1: deauthenticating from xx:1e:37:10:1b:xx by local choice (reason=3)

Smells like a rat! May we see:

Code:

nm-tool
sudo cat /var/log/syslog | grep etwork | tail -n15

We wonder if your card is roaming to another access point with the same name.

**gower** · November 6th, 2012

nm-tool (with devices removed)

Code:

NetworkManager Tool

State: disconnected

- Device: eth0 -----------------------------------------------------------------
  Type:              Wired
  Driver:            r8169
  State:             unavailable
  Default:           no
  HW Address:        6C:F0:49:02:A9:73

  Capabilities:
    Carrier Detect:  yes

  Wired Properties
    Carrier:         off

rm-tool (with N13 plugged in)

Code:

NetworkManager Tool

State: connecting

- Device: wlan1  [neostrada_8464] ----------------------------------------------
  Type:              802.11 WiFi
  Driver:            rtl8192cu
  State:             connecting (getting IP configuration)
  Default:           no
  HW Address:        C8:60:00:D3:B0:F8

  Capabilities:

  Wireless Properties
    WEP Encryption:  yes
    WPA Encryption:  yes
    WPA2 Encryption: yes

  Wireless Access Points 
    NETIA-032cb2:    Infra, F4:3E:61:03:2C:B3, Freq 2462 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 100 WPA
    neostrada_8464:  Infra, 00:1E:37:10:1B:60, Freq 2457 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 100 WEP
    Nibylandia:      Infra, 00:16:41:8E:8D:AA, Freq 2457 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 100 WPA


- Device: eth0 -----------------------------------------------------------------
  Type:              Wired
  Driver:            r8169
  State:             unavailable
  Default:           no
  HW Address:        6C:F0:49:02:A9:73

  Capabilities:
    Carrier Detect:  yes

  Wired Properties
    Carrier:         off

sudo cat /var/log/syslog | grep etwork | tail -n15 (with devices removed)

Code:

Nov  6 17:59:56 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (usb0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf
Nov  6 17:59:56 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (usb0): device state change: ip-config -> activated (reason 'none') [70 100 0]
Nov  6 17:59:56 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Policy set 'Połączenie przewodowe 2' (usb0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS.
Nov  6 17:59:56 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (usb0) successful, device activated.
Nov  6 17:59:56 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (usb0) Stage 5 of 5 (IPv4 Commit) complete.
Nov  6 18:00:15 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (usb0): IP6 addrconf timed out or failed.
Nov  6 18:00:15 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (usb0) Stage 4 of 5 (IPv6 Configure Timeout) scheduled...
Nov  6 18:00:15 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (usb0) Stage 4 of 5 (IPv6 Configure Timeout) started...
Nov  6 18:00:15 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (usb0) Stage 4 of 5 (IPv6 Configure Timeout) complete.
Nov  6 18:23:05 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (usb0): DHCPv4 state changed bound -> renew
Nov  6 18:23:05 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info>   address 192.168.42.90
Nov  6 18:23:05 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info>   prefix 24 (255.255.255.0)
Nov  6 18:23:05 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info>   gateway 192.168.42.129
Nov  6 18:23:05 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info>   hostname 'janek-desktop'
Nov  6 18:23:05 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info>   nameserver '192.168.42.129'

sudo cat /var/log/syslog | grep etwork | tail -n15 (with N13 pugged in)

Code:

Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none') [60 40 0]
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless): connection 'neostrada_8464' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'neostrada_8464'
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'NONE'
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: added 'wep_key0' value '<omitted>'
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: added 'wep_tx_keyidx' value '0'
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> scanning
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none') [60 40 0]
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1/wireless): connection 'neostrada_8464' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'neostrada_8464'
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'NONE'
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: added 'wep_key0' value '<omitted>'
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: added 'wep_tx_keyidx' value '0'
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Activation (wlan1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Nov  6 18:36:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> scanning

Nov  6 18:37:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <warn> Activation (wlan1/wireless): association took too long.
Nov  6 18:37:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0]
Nov  6 18:37:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <warn> Activation (wlan1/wireless): asking for new secrets
Nov  6 18:37:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <warn> Couldn't disconnect supplicant interface: This interface is not connected.
Nov  6 18:37:43 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <warn> Couldn't disconnect supplicant interface: This interface is not connected.
Nov  6 18:37:46 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <warn> No agents were available for this request.
Nov  6 18:37:46 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: need-auth -> failed (reason 'no-secrets') [60 120 7]
Nov  6 18:37:46 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <warn> Activation (wlan1) failed for access point (neostrada_8464)
Nov  6 18:37:46 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> Marking connection 'neostrada_8464' invalid.
Nov  6 18:37:46 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <warn> Activation (wlan1) failed.
Nov  6 18:37:46 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0]
Nov  6 18:37:46 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0]
Nov  6 18:37:46 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <warn> Couldn't disconnect supplicant interface: This interface is not connected.
Nov  6 18:37:46 janek-desktop NetworkManager[906]: <info> (wlan1): supplicant interface state: scanning -> inactive

In the last one I've merged 2 logs.

**john.nishinaga** · November 9th, 2012

I recently got the Asus USB-N13 and had trouble with Ubuntu 12.10. It would get a blue light and would see networks and even negotiate the initial WPA password, but it wouldn't function after that.

I've had luck by simply installing the latest Realtek driver from the official Realtek site: http://www.realtek.com/downloads/...

In particular, this is the RTL8192CU driver. Just unpack and run the install.sh command. Afterwards I appended 8192cu to /etc/modules and rebooted and everything worked.

This is obviously problematic with kernel updates but I'm hoping great Ubuntu developers will fix this soon.

**gower** · November 9th, 2012

Unfortunetly I've got a kernel panic again (it said something about 8192cu), so I uninstalled this driver. Is it possible that my kernel is broken somehow? Maybe I have to reinstall it?

**chili555** · November 9th, 2012

Originally Posted by gower

Unfortunetly I've got a kernel panic agein (it said something about 8192cu), so I uninstalled this driver. Is it possible that my kernel is broken somehow? Maybe I have to reinstall it?

You certainly can try:

Code:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-image-`uname -r`

Those backticks are on the left side of my US keyboard on the same key with ~.

**gower** · November 10th, 2012

Originally Posted by chili555

You certainly can try:

Code:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-image-`uname -r`

Those backticks are on the left side of my US keyboard on the same key with ~.

I did that and installed those drivers john.nishinaga had written about. Good news is that kernel hasn't crashed. Bad news - the device still can't connect to the network.

@john
do you use 32b Ubuntu or 64b?

**john.nishinaga** · November 11th, 2012

Originally Posted by gower

@john
do you use 32b Ubuntu or 64b?

I did this on a 32-bit Ubuntu 12.10 machine.

John

**gower** · November 14th, 2012

Finally I've reinstalled my Ubuntu to 32 bit version of 12.10, followed John's advice and everything started to work. So I guess the problem is solved, but there is no way to make ASUS N13 work on the 64b Ubuntu:/

**Ozdemon** · December 31st, 2012

Originally Posted by john.nishinaga

I recently got the Asus USB-N13 and had trouble with Ubuntu 12.10. It would get a blue light and would see networks and even negotiate the initial WPA password, but it wouldn't function after that.

I've had luck by simply installing the latest Realtek driver from the official Realtek site: http://www.realtek.com/downloads/...

In particular, this is the RTL8192CU driver. Just unpack and run the install.sh command. Afterwards I appended 8192cu to /etc/modules and rebooted and everything worked.

This is obviously problematic with kernel updates but I'm hoping great Ubuntu developers will fix this soon.

That worked for me on an N13 bought yesterday. Thanks very much.