wlan0 - hostap - WPA - Association request to the driver failed

Stefan Bauer info at edv-fix.de
Thu May 24 02:01:50 EDT 2007


Dear Users,

iam still trying to associate with a sinus speedport wlan router
without success. the accesspoint is offering the following options:

gianna:/home/sb# iwlist wlan0 scanning
wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:12:BF:7F:B5:82
                    ESSID:"WLAN-7FB531"
                    Mode:Master
                    Frequency:2.472 GHz
                    Encryption key:on
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK

the important part in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf is:

network={
        ssid="WLAN-7FB531"
        id_str="grassau"
        psk="passwort"
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        proto=WPA2

Kernel 2.6.18 Etch dmesg says:

ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13
ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation
<jketreno at linux.intel.com>
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'CCMP'
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'TKIP'
hostap_pci: 0.4.4-kernel (Jouni Malinen <jkmaline at cc.hut.fi>)
PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:05.0 (0110 -> 0112)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:05.0[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 11 (level,
low) -> IRQ 11
hostap_pci: Registered netdevice wifi0
wifi0: Original COR value: 0x0
prism2_hw_init: initialized in 196 ms
wifi0: NIC: id=0x8013 v1.0.0
wifi0: PRI: id=0x15 v1.1.1
wifi0: STA: id=0x1f v1.7.4
wifi0: Intersil Prism2.5 PCI: mem=0xf0000000, irq=11
wifi0: registered netdevice wlan0

I start wpa_supplicant for debugging with -d -d manual:

/sbin/wpa_supplicant -W -P /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan0.pid -i wlan0 -D
wext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -C /var/run/wpa_supplicant -d -d

after wpa_supplicant is up and waiting for the control instance i
start them too.:

/sbin/wpa_cli -B -P /var/run/wpa_action.wlan0.pid -i wlan0
-p /var/run/wpa_supplicant -a /sbin/wpa_action

now i get the following error message (more below)...

--snip--

WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
   wpa_driver_wext_associate
   ioctl[SIOCSIWFREQ]: Invalid argument
   Association request to the driver failed
   Setting authentication timeout: 5 sec 0 usec


--snap--

Any ideas?

Greetings

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replies.

-- stefan



Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver
'wext' ctrl_interface '/var/ru      n/wpa_supplicant' bridge 'N/A'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' ->
'/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Line: 1 - start of a new network block
ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=11):
     57 4c 41 4e 2d 37 46 42 35 33 31                  WLAN-7FB531
     id_str - hexdump_ascii(len=7):
          67 72 61 73 73 61 75                              grassau
          PSK (ASCII passphrase) - hexdump_ascii(len=8): [REMOVED]
          key_mgmt: 0x2
          proto: 0x2
          PSK (from passphrase) - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
          Line: 9 - start of a new network block
          ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=7):
               65 64 76 2d 66 69 78                              edv-fix
               id_str - hexdump_ascii(len=5):
                    73 74 65 69 6e
stein
                    PSK (ASCII passphrase) - hexdump_ascii(len=9):
[REMOVED]
                    key_mgmt: 0x2
                    PSK (from passphrase) - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
                    Priority group 0
                       id=0 ssid='WLAN-7FB531'
                          id=1 ssid='edv-fix'
                          Initializing interface (2) 'wlan0'
                          EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
                          EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE
                          EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
                          EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED
                          EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
                          EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
                          SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=20 WE(source)=18
enc_capa=0xf
                            capabilities: key_mgmt 0xf enc 0xf
                            Added alternative ifindex 3 (wifi0) for
wireless events
                            WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=1, operstate=5
                            Own MAC address: 00:20:e0:89:d7:93
                            wpa_driver_wext_set_wpa
                            wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0
set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
                            wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1
set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
                            wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2
set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
                            wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3
set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
                            wpa_driver_wext_set_countermeasures
                            wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
                            Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
                            Using existing control interface directory.
                            bind(PF_UNIX): Address already in use
                            ctrl_iface exists, but does not allow
connections - assuming it was leftover from forced program ter
mination
                            Successfully replaced leftover ctrl_iface
socket '/var/run/wpa_supplicant/wlan0'
                            Added interface wlan0
                            CTRL_IFACE - wlan0 - wait for monitor
state: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Trying to get current scan results first without requesting a new scan
to speed up initial association
Received 97 bytes of scan results (1 BSSes)
Scan results: 1
Selecting BSS from priority group 0
0: 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 ssid='WLAN-7FB531' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=22
caps=0x11
   selected based on RSN IE
   Trying to associate with 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 (SSID='WLAN-7FB531'
freq=2472 MHz)
   Cancelling scan request
   WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
   Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
   RSN: using IEEE 802.11i/D9.0
   WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 16 pairwise 16 key_mgmt 2 proto 2
   WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
   WPA: set AP RSN IE - hexdump(len=22): 30 14 01 00 00 0f ac 04 01 00
00 0f ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 02 00 00
   WPA: using GTK CCMP
   WPA: using PTK CCMP
   WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK
   WPA: Set own WPA IE default - hexdump(len=22): 30 14 01 00 00 0f ac
04 01 00 00 0f ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 02 00 00
   No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
   wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
   State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
   wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
   WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
   wpa_driver_wext_associate
   ioctl[SIOCSIWFREQ]: Invalid argument
   Association request to the driver failed
   Setting authentication timeout: 5 sec 0 usec
   EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
   EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0
   EAPOL: External notification - portControl=Auto
   RSN: Ignored PMKID candidate without preauth flag
   RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1002 ()
   Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
   RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
   RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'wifi0' added
   RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
   RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'wlan0' added
   RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
   RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'wlan0' added
   RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
   Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
   RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
   CTRL_IFACE monitor attached - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77 70
61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
   RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
        50 49 4e 47                                       PING
	RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
	     50 49 4e 47                                       PING
	     Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
	     CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77 70
61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
	     Added BSSID 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 into blacklist
	     State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
	     wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
	     WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
	     No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
	     EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
	     EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
	     Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
	     State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
	     Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
	     RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
	     Wireless event: cmd=0x8b19 len=8
	     Received 97 bytes of scan results (1 BSSes)
	     Scan results: 1
	     Selecting BSS from priority group 0
	     0: 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 ssid='WLAN-7FB531' wpa_ie_len=0
rsn_ie_len=22 caps=0x11
	        selected based on RSN IE
		Trying to associate with 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 (SSID='WLAN-7FB531'
freq=2472 MHz)
		CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77 70 61
5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
		Cancelling scan request
		WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
		Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
		RSN: using IEEE 802.11i/D9.0
		WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 16 pairwise 16 key_mgmt 2 proto 2
		WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
		WPA: set AP RSN IE - hexdump(len=22): 30 14 01 00 00 0f ac 04 01 00
00 0f ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 02 00 00
		WPA: using GTK CCMP
		WPA: using PTK CCMP
		WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK
		WPA: Set own WPA IE default - hexdump(len=22): 30 14 01 00 00 0f ac
04 01 00 00 0f ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 02 00 00
		No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
		wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
		State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
		wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
		WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
		wpa_driver_wext_associate
		ioctl[SIOCSIWFREQ]: Invalid argument
		Association request to the driver failed
		CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77 70 61
5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
		Setting authentication timeout: 5 sec 0 usec
		EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
		EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0
		EAPOL: External notification - portControl=Auto
		RSN: Ignored PMKID candidate without preauth flag
		RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
		Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
		RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
		Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=20
		RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
		     50 49 4e 47                                       PING
		     RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
		          50 49 4e 47                                       PING

			  Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
			  CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77 70
61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
			  BSSID 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 blacklist count incremented to 2
			  State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
			  wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
			  WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
			  No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
			  EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
			  EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
			  Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
			  State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
			  Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
			  RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
			  Wireless event: cmd=0x8b19 len=8
			  Received 97 bytes of scan results (1 BSSes)
			  Scan results: 1
			  Selecting BSS from priority group 0
			  0: 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 ssid='WLAN-7FB531' wpa_ie_len=0
rsn_ie_len=22 caps=0x11
			     skip - blacklisted
			     No APs found - clear blacklist and try again
			     Removed BSSID 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 from blacklist (clear)
			     Selecting BSS from priority group 0
			     0: 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 ssid='WLAN-7FB531' wpa_ie_len=0
rsn_ie_len=22 caps=0x11
			        selected based on RSN IE
				Trying to associate with 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 (SSID='WLAN-7FB531'
freq=2472 MHz)
				CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77 70 61
5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
				Cancelling scan request
				WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
				Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
				RSN: using IEEE 802.11i/D9.0
				WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 16 pairwise 16 key_mgmt 2 proto 2
				WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
				WPA: set AP RSN IE - hexdump(len=22): 30 14 01 00 00 0f ac 04 01
00 00 0f ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 02 00 00
				WPA: using GTK CCMP
				WPA: using PTK CCMP
				WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK
				WPA: Set own WPA IE default - hexdump(len=22): 30 14 01 00 00 0f
ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 02 00 00
				No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
				wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
				State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
				wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
				WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
				wpa_driver_wext_associate
				ioctl[SIOCSIWFREQ]: Invalid argument
				Association request to the driver failed
				CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77 70 61
5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
				Setting authentication timeout: 5 sec 0 usec
				EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
				EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0
				EAPOL: External notification - portControl=Auto
				RSN: Ignored PMKID candidate without preauth flag
				RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
				Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
				RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
				Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=20
				RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
				     50 49 4e 47                                       PING

				     RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
				          50 49 4e 47                                       PING

					  Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
					  CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77 70
61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
					  Added BSSID 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 into blacklist
					  State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
					  wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
					  WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
					  No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
					  EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
					  EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
					  Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
					  State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
					  Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
					  RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
					  Wireless event: cmd=0x8b19 len=8
					  Received 97 bytes of scan results (1 BSSes)
					  Scan results: 1
					  Selecting BSS from priority group 0
					  0: 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 ssid='WLAN-7FB531' wpa_ie_len=0
rsn_ie_len=22 caps=0x11
					     selected based on RSN IE
					     Trying to associate with 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82
(SSID='WLAN-7FB531' freq=2472 MHz)
					     CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77
70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
					     Cancelling scan request
					     WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
					     Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
					     RSN: using IEEE 802.11i/D9.0
					     WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 16 pairwise 16 key_mgmt 2
proto 2
					     WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
					     WPA: set AP RSN IE - hexdump(len=22): 30 14 01 00 00 0f ac
04 01 00 00 0f ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 02 00 00
					     WPA: set AP RSN IE - hexdump(len=22): 30 14 01 00 00 0f ac
04 01 00 00 0f ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 02 00 00
					     WPA: using GTK CCMP
					     WPA: using PTK CCMP
					     WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK
					     WPA: Set own WPA IE default - hexdump(len=22): 30 14 01 00
00 0f ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 04 01 00 00 0f ac 02 00 00
					     No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
					     wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
					     State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
					     wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
					     WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
					     wpa_driver_wext_associate
					     ioctl[SIOCSIWFREQ]: Invalid argument
					     Association request to the driver failed
					     CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f 77
70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
					     Setting authentication timeout: 5 sec 0 usec
					     EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
					     EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0
					     EAPOL: External notification - portControl=Auto
					     RSN: Ignored PMKID candidate without preauth flag
					     RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
					     Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
					     RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
					     Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=20
					     RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
					          50 49 4e 47                                       PING

						  RX ctrl_iface - hexdump_ascii(len=4):
						       50 49 4e 47                                       PING

						       Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
						       CTRL_IFACE monitor send - hexdump(len=21): 2f 74 6d 70 2f
77 70 61 5f 63 74 72 6c 5f 33 36 30 31 2d 30 00
						       BSSID 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 blacklist count incremented to 2
						       State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
						       wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
						       WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
						       No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
						       EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
						       EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
						       Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
						       State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
						       Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
						       RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
						       Wireless event: cmd=0x8b19 len=8
						       Received 97 bytes of scan results (1 BSSes)
						       Scan results: 1
						       Selecting BSS from priority group 0
						       0: 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 ssid='WLAN-7FB531' wpa_ie_len=0
rsn_ie_len=22 caps=0x11
						          skip - blacklisted
							  No APs found - clear blacklist and try again
							  Removed BSSID 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 from blacklist (clear)
							  Selecting BSS from priority group 0
							  0: 00:12:bf:7f:b5:82 ssid='WLAN-7FB531' wpa_ie_len=0
rsn_ie_len=22 caps=0x11
usw...

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