How To: Manual Network Configuration without the need for Network Manager

[kevdog]

What driver are you trying to use?

wpa_supplicant -w -Dipw -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant


-D ipw tells me you are your an intel wireless driver however you mentioned something about realtek 8185. This is a separate driver.

[GonzalitoUY]

It's a Realtek RTL8185, but I've tried Dwext with no results.
Please help me!
According to this webpage http://willdaniels.co.uk/articles/ho...a-r8180-ubuntu Dwext doesn't work either

[kevdog]

Good link BTW

But lets go through that page slowly
1. What driver are you trying to use? The link mentions the r8180 driver. It also states you need to compile this with Hardy. Are you using the r8180 driver? and did you compile it? Or are you using a different driver?
2. It also mentioned that certain cryptographic modules be loaded first prior to invoking wpa_supplicant. These modules control either the TKIP or AES cipher. It quoted the following:

ieee80211_tkip_crypt-rtl - FOR TKIP

ieee80211_ccmp_crypt-rtl - FOR AES

Are these modules loaded or did you load them? Hint check lsmod since this lists the modules currently loaded in the kernel. lsmod should also list the r8180 driver if you are using this driver!

Here is a link how to build the r8180 (rtl8185) driver for ubunut. It seems quite informative:
http://willdaniels.co.uk/articles/ho...12-r8180-hardy

[GonzalitoUY]

I've followed that guide step by step, compiling the driver provided there.
I'm a rookie, but doing lsmod, ieee80211_tkip_crypt-rtl isn't loaded, however a similar one,ieee80211_crypt_rtl ,is loaded .How do I load the right one?
I've got this

root@gonzalo-laptop:~# sudo modprobe ieee80211_tkip_crypt-rtl
FATAL: Module ieee80211_tkip_crypt_rtl not found.

[kevdog]

Good question -- a good attempt. I'm not exactly sure what modules are going to be included on your system. lsmod only lists the installed modules, however as you know there are a bunch of other modules, simply not active in the kernel. Lets just see what you have available, please

sudo updatedb (Wait until process stops -- takes a while)
locate ieee80211* (or just try ieee80211)

Again Im looking for all the modules that begin with ieee80211.

At least it looks like we've probably stumbled upon the reason why WPA isn't working.


Update try the following (Seems like there may have been some typos in the referenced post):

sudo rmmod r8180
sudo rmmod ieee80211_rtl
sudo rmmod ieee80211_crypt_wep_rtl
sudo rmmod ieee80211_crypt_tkip_rtl
sudo rmmod ieee80211_crypt_ccmp_rtl
sudo rmmod ieee80211_crypt_rtl

sudo modprobe ieee80211_crypt_rtl
sudo modprobe ieee80211_crypt_wep_rtl
sudo modprobe ieee80211_crypt_tkip_rtl
sudo modprobe ieee80211_crypt_ccmp_rtl
sudo modprobe ieee80211_rtl
sudo modprobe r8180

[GonzalitoUY]

Same results as before...
Here are the output of the last set of instructions you told me

root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo updatedb
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# locate ieee80211*
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211-rtl.ko.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211-rtl.mod.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211-rtl.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt-rtl.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_tkip.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_wep.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_module.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_rx.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_softmac.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_softmac_wx.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_tx.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_wx.o.cmd
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/Makefile
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/Module.symvers
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.ko
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.mod.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.mod.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.h
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.o
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/license
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/readme
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/tags
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211-rtl.mod
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/rtl8185/ieee80211.h
/home/gonzalo/rtl8185/rtl8185/ieee80211_crypt.h
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/ieee80211
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/ieee80211/softmac
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/wireless/ieee80211-rtl.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/wireless/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/wireless/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/wireless/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/kernel/net/wireless/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211-rtl.ko.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211-rtl.mod.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211-rtl.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt-rtl.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_tkip.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_crypt_wep.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_module.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_rx.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_softmac.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_softmac_wx.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_tx.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.ieee80211_wx.o.cmd
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/Makefile
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/Module.symvers
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.ko
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.mod.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.mod.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211-rtl.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.ko
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.h
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.ko
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.ko
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.ko
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_module.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_tx.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.o
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/license
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/readme
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/tags
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211-rtl.mod
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt-rtl.mod
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl.mod
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl.mod
/root/rtl8185/ieee80211/.tmp_versions/ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl.mod
/root/rtl8185/rtl8185/ieee80211.h
/root/rtl8185/rtl8185/ieee80211_crypt.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/include/linux/ieee80211.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/include/net/ieee80211.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/include/net/ieee80211_crypt.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/include/net/ieee80211softmac.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/include/net/ieee80211softmac_wx.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/net/ieee80211
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/net/ieee80211/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/net/ieee80211/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/net/ieee80211/softmac
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/net/ieee80211/softmac/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/net/ieee80211/softmac/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic/include/config/ieee80211
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic/include/config/ieee80211.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic/include/config/ieee80211/crypt
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic/include/config/ieee80211/softmac.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic/include/config/ieee80211/crypt/ccmp.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic/include/config/ieee80211/crypt/tkip.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic/include/config/ieee80211/crypt/wep.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic/include/linux/ieee80211.h
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# 
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo rmmod r8180
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo rmmod ieee80211_rtl
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo rmmod ieee80211_crypt_wep_rtl
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo rmmod ieee80211_crypt_tkip_rtl
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo rmmod ieee80211_crypt_ccmp_rtl
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo rmmod ieee80211_crypt_rtl
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# 
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo modprobe ieee80211_crypt_rtl
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo modprobe ieee80211_crypt_wep_rtl
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo modprobe ieee80211_crypt_tkip_rtl
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo modprobe ieee80211_crypt_ccmp_rtl
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo modprobe ieee80211_rtl
root@gonzalo-laptop:~/rtl8185# sudo modprobe r8180

The results are the same: when i do

sudo wpa_supplicant -Dipw -cwpa.conf -iwlan0

, it seems to connect but then it freezes

Linux wireless extensions version 22 detected.
ipw2x00 driver uses driver_wext (-Dwext) instead of driver_ipw.
Trying to associate with 00:17:3f:65:f9:50 (SSID='PKNETWORK' freq=2442 MHz)
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Associated with 00:17:3f:65:f9:50
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Associated with 00:17:3f:65:f9:50
WPA: Key negotiation completed with 00:17:3f:65:f9:50 [PTK=TKIP GTK=TKIP]
CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:17:3f:65:f9:50 completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=]
CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 2 received
root@gonzalo-laptop:/home/gonzalo/Escritorio#

NOTE:It freezes on the ¨CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED¨ line, i must do CTRL-C (break) to get control of the console again

Except for WPA everything looks fine (here's a pic on spanish ,showing which option it offers me when I detectect some WiFi network)


EDIT:I've just noticed something: every wifi network i detect, has no range??? even if i'm next to my router...

[kevdog]

Did you try what it told you?

sudo wpa_supplicant -Dipw -cwpa.conf -iwlan0

becomes

sudo wpa_supplicant -Dwext -cwpa.conf -iwlan0

[aolias]

Hi Kevdog

I followed your post regarding what you suggested me about my post (WPA not working after upgrade to Hardy)
My wireless card is a WPN111 usb, worked fine with Feisty + ndiswrapper 1.52 + WPA

I get stuck when running this command


sudo wpa_supplicant -w -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: Resource temporarily unavailable
Trying to associate with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e (SSID='NETGEAR' freq=2437 MHz)
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Authentication with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e timed out.
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Trying to associate with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e (SSID='NETGEAR' freq=2437 MHz)
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Authentication with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e timed out.
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Trying to associate with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e (SSID='NETGEAR' freq=2437 MHz)
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Authentication with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e timed out.
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Trying to associate with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e (SSID='NETGEAR' freq=2437 MHz)
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Authentication with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e timed out.
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: Resource temporarily unavailable
WPA: Driver used disabled pairwise cipher 0x10 (mask 0x8) - reject
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
WPA: Invalid TKIP key length 16 (src=00:18:4d:01:bc:5e)
WPA: Invalid TKIP key length 16 (src=00:18:4d:01:bc:5e)
WPA: Invalid TKIP key length 16 (src=00:18:4d:01:bc:5e)
WPA: Invalid TKIP key length 16 (src=00:18:4d:01:bc:5e)
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet
CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 2 received


My conf file is

ap_scan=1
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
ssid="NETGEAR"
scan_ssid=0
proto=WPA
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
psk="the passwd in plain text"
#psk=e1f217aac9c73de737ad791bfa6a462e518a5a5a1ca5c 7e33dd7086f1aad5287
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
}

I tried with the HEX key and also with scan_ssid=1. Not to 2 because the router broadcasts the ssid

sudo lshw -C network
*-network:0 UNCLAIMED
description: Ethernet controller
product: 88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless
vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
physical id: a
bus info: pci@0000:02:0a.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=32
*-network:1
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: d
bus info: pci@0000:02:0d.0
logical name: eth1
version: 10
serial: 00:11:09:d2:fe:f8
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 1GB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.2LK duplex=half latency=64 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=r8169 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100MB/s
*-network DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:18:4d:2b:ee:a0
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ndiswrapper+netwpn11 driverversion=1.52+NETGEAR,09/26/2005,1.5.0.21 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g

Any idea??? I am thinking to redo the ndiswrapper installation. But I am not sure if this might work

[kevdog]

The problem right now is not wpa_supplicant related since under your wireless info I see the big disclaimer:

*-network DISABLED

This may be a ndiswrapper problem -- you might want to check the message log -- dmesg to see after you modprobe ndiswrapper to see if you get any errors.

[aolias]

After rebooting the pc I run again the command
sudo lshw -C network
*-network:0 UNCLAIMED
description: Ethernet controller
product: 88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless
vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
physical id: a
bus info: pci@0000:02:0a.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=32
*-network:1
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: d
bus info: pci@0000:02:0d.0
logical name: eth1
version: 10
serial: 00:11:09:d2:fe:f8
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 1GB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.2LK duplex=half latency=64 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=r8169 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100MB/s
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:18:4d:2b:ee:a0
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ndiswrapper+netwpn11 driverversion=1.52+NETGEAR,09/26/2005,1.5.0.21 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g

The wlan0 is working, So I run again the same stalled step
and got this

sudo wpa_supplicant -w -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Trying to associate with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e (SSID='NETGEAR' freq=2437 MHz)
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
Authentication with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e timed out.
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Trying to associate with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e (SSID='NETGEAR' freq=2437 MHz)
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
WPA: Invalid TKIP key length 16 (src=00:18:4d:01:bc:5e)
WPA: Invalid TKIP key length 16 (src=00:18:4d:01:bc:5e)
WPA: Invalid TKIP key length 16 (src=00:18:4d:01:bc:5e)
WPA: Invalid TKIP key length 16 (src=00:18:4d:01:bc:5e)
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet
Associated with 00:18:4d:01:bc:5e
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC when using TPTK - ignoring TPTK
WPA: Invalid EAPOL-Key MIC - dropping packet
CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 2 received

I am going to reinstall the driver just in case, but it is working fine without security.