Hi featherking
Output from dmesg (after trying to connect to wireless) is
Code:
[17179759.452000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready
[17179769.920000] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
tail /var/log/messages
Code:
Mar 9 00:33:07 tosh2 dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth1 for sub-path eth1.dbus.get.reason
Mar 9 00:33:30 tosh2 kernel: [17180107.580000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready
Mar 9 00:35:24 tosh2 dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth0 for sub-path eth0.dbus.get.host_name
Mar 9 00:35:24 tosh2 dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth0 for sub-path eth0.dbus.get.nis_domain
Mar 9 00:35:24 tosh2 dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhMar 9 00:33:07 tosh2 dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth1 for sub-path eth1.dbus.get.reason
Mar 9 00:33:30 tosh2 kernel: [17180107.580000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready
Mar 9 00:35:24 tosh2 dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth0 for sub-path eth0.dbus.get.host_name
Mar 9 00:35:24 tosh2 dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth0 for sub-path eth0.dbus.get.nis_domain
Mar 9 00:35:24 tosh2 dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth0 for sub-path eth0.dbus.get.nis_servers
Mar 9 00:35:25 tosh2 kernel: [17180222.860000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
/var/log/syslog
There is a lot in here. The section I have copied below is repeated several times before it gives up and connects back to eth0.
Code:
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Added BSSID 00:12:17:07:d1:c3 into blacklist
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): connect event - remove keys
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=40): 2f 76 61 72 2f 72 75 6e 2f 4e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2f 77 70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 34 31 39 36 2d 35 00
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Scan timeout - try to get results
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Received 480 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Scan results: 2
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Selecting BSS from priority group 0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): 0: 00:12:17:07:d1:c3 ssid='WalkleyLAN' wpa_ie_len=24 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x11
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): selected based on WPA IE
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Trying to associate with 00:12:17:07:d1:c3 (SSID='WalkleyLAN' freq=0 MHz)
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): 72 75 6e 2f 4e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2f 77 70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 34 31 39 36 2d 35 00
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Cancelling scan request
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: using IEEE 802.11i/D3.0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 8 pairwise 8 key_mgmt 2
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: set AP WPA IE - hexdump(len=24): dd 16 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: clearing AP RSN IE
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: using GTK TKIP
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: using PTK TKIP
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: Set own WPA IE default - hexdump(len=24): dd 16 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): wpa_driver_wext_associate
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: External notification - portControl=Auto
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): b1a len=19
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'eth1' added
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Wireless event: new AP: 00:12:17:07:d1:c3
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): State: ASSOCIATING -> ASSOCIATED
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:12:17:07:d1:c3
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Associated with 00:12:17:07:d1:c3
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=40): 2f 76 61 72 2f 72 75 6e 2f 4e 65 74 77 6f 72 6b 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2f 77 70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 34 31 39 36 2d 35 00
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: Association event - clear replay counter
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=1
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state IDLE
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: startWhen --> 0
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): EAPOL: txStart
Mar 9 00:48:38 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): WPA: drop TX EAPOL in non-IEEE 802.1X mode (type=1 len=0)
Mar 9 00:48:44 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^Iwpa_supplicant(6172): 0
Mar 9 00:48:44 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1/wireless): association took too long (>120s), failing activation.
Mar 9 00:48:44 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1) failure scheduled...
Mar 9 00:48:44 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1) failed for access point (WalkleyLAN)
Mar 9 00:48:44 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1) failed.
Mar 9 00:48:44 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^IDeactivating device eth1.
Mar 9 00:48:46 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^ISWITCH: no current connection, found better connection 'eth0'.
Mar 9 00:48:46 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^IWill activate connection 'eth0'.
Mar 9 00:48:46 tosh2 NetworkManager: <information>^IDevice eth0 activation scheduled...
It does look like something to do with WPA but I tried earlier with no encryption and still didn't connect. Will try no encryption again and post the logs if I still don't get any joy.
This machine has never had windows installed, so could be a hardware problem. If all else fails I will have to install XP and see if it works. Can connect to the network using another laptop (XP) without problem, so assuming that my wireless is set up correctly.
Got a day off tomorrow so hoping to get it sorted then. Fed up of tripping over all these wires
Cheers,
Tom
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