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cannot use encryption with network card

Submitted by pringle1944 on Mon, 02/05/2007 - 13:20.
Posts: 158

Hi All
I have been successfully using my Belkin pci card F5D7000 vers6000 with my Sitecom router WL-173 for some time now without encryption and I now want to use encryption. I have read a number of forum topics and have tried to use Network Assistant, but no matter what form of encryption (WEP, WPA, WPA2) I try, with whatever form (ASCII or HEX) and of whatever length (5 to 26 chars), I cannot get my card to communicate with the router. Am I missing something in the set up?. Any help would be appreciated.
Regards, George

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Have you already read the

Submitted by Jerry Bond on Mon, 02/05/2007 - 14:58.
Posts: 305

Have you already read the lengthy section in the Wiki?

http://www.mepis.org/docs/en/index.php/Wireless_connection

Different users seem to report different clients (Knetworkmanager, Kwlan, Wifi-radar, etc.) that work for them, so check around.

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Thanks Jerry I read through

Submitted by pringle1944 on Mon, 02/05/2007 - 19:50.
Posts: 158

Thanks Jerry
I read through it, set up Kwifimanager, but it did not work.
I downloaded wifi-radar, installed it but I could not get it to start
I reverted to Network Assistant, and it appears to work. Could the setting up of Kwifimanager have influenced the set up of Network Assistant?

I think I have tested the security of my system with Quicken. Is there any other way to test it?

Regards George

The Devil is in the detail.

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read the wiki, searched the web..

Submitted by bigjohn_s on Sun, 02/25/2007 - 16:41.
Posts: 15

started wpa supplicant via command line.

Get this log output:

<br />
wpa_supplicant -w -dd -K -ieth1 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf<br />
Initializing interface 'eth1' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'default' ctrl_interface 'N/A' bridge 'N/A'<br />
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'<br />
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'<br />
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'<br />
Line: 4 - start of a new network block<br />
ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=6):<br />
     64 64 2d 77 72 74                                 dd-wrt<br />
PSK (ASCII passphrase) - hexdump_ascii(len=11):<br />
[edited out for privacy -- info displayed was valid]<br />
key_mgmt: 0x2<br />
proto: 0x1<br />
pairwise: 0x18<br />
PSK (from passphrase) - hexdump(len=32): [edited out]<br />
Priority group 0<br />
   id=0 ssid='dd-wrt'<br />
Initializing interface (2) 'eth1'<br />
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED<br />
EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE<br />
EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE<br />
EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED<br />
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0<br />
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWRANGE]: Device or resource busy<br />
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=1, operstate=5<br />
Own MAC address: 00:09:5b:4a:01:ea<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_wpa: enabled=1<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_key: alg=none key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0<br />
ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported<br />
Failed to set encryption.<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_key: alg=none key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0<br />
ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported<br />
Failed to set encryption.<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_key: alg=none key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0<br />
ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported<br />
Failed to set encryption.<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_key: alg=none key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0<br />
ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported<br />
Failed to set encryption.<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_countermeasures: enabled=0<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1<br />
Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec<br />
Added interface eth1<br />
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8<br />
State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
Trying to get current scan results first without requesting a new scan to speed up initial association<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: Device or resource busy<br />
Scan results: -1<br />
Failed to get scan results<br />
Failed to get scan results - try scanning again<br />
Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Device or resource busy<br />
Failed to initiate AP scan.<br />
Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec<br />
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20<br />
Wireless event: new AP: 44:44:44:44:44:44<br />
Added BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00 into blacklist<br />
State: SCANNING -> DISCONNECTED<br />
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5<br />
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0<br />
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0<br />
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_key: alg=none key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0<br />
ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported<br />
Failed to set encryption.<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_key: alg=none key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0<br />
ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported<br />
Failed to set encryption.<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_key: alg=none key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0<br />
ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported<br />
Failed to set encryption.<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_key: alg=none key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0<br />
ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported<br />
Failed to set encryption.<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_key: alg=none key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0<br />
ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported<br />
Failed to set encryption.<br />
Scan timeout - try to get results<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: No data available<br />
Scan results: -1<br />
Failed to get scan results<br />
Failed to get scan results - try scanning again<br />
Setting scan request: 1 sec 0 usec<br />
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b19 len=8<br />
Received 274 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)<br />
Scan results: 2<br />
Selecting BSS from priority group 0<br />
0: 00:12:17:bb:87:d7 ssid='' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1<br />
   skip - no WPA/RSN IE<br />
1: 00:16:b6:d5:49:27 ssid='' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1<br />
   skip - no WPA/RSN IE<br />
No APs found - clear blacklist and try again<br />
Removed BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00 from blacklist (clear)<br />
Selecting BSS from priority group 0<br />
0: 00:12:17:bb:87:d7 ssid='' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1<br />
   skip - no WPA/RSN IE<br />
1: 00:16:b6:d5:49:27 ssid='' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1<br />
   skip - no WPA/RSN IE<br />
No suitable AP found.<br />
Setting scan request: 5 sec 0 usec<br />
State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
Scan timeout - try to get results<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: Resource temporarily unavailable<br />
Scan results: -1<br />
Failed to get scan results<br />
Failed to get scan results - try scanning again<br />
Setting scan request: 1 sec 0 usec<br />
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b19 len=8<br />
Received 274 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)<br />
Scan results: 2<br />
Selecting BSS from priority group 0<br />
0: 00:12:17:bb:87:d7 ssid='' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1<br />
   skip - no WPA/RSN IE<br />
1: 00:16:b6:d5:49:27 ssid='' wpa_ie_len=0 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x1<br />
   skip - no WPA/RSN IE<br />
No suitable AP found.<br />
Setting scan request: 5 sec 0 usec<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Connection timed out<br />
Failed to initiate AP scan.<br />
Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec<br />
Scan timeout - try to get results<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: No data available<br />
Scan results: -1<br />
Failed to get scan results<br />
Failed to get scan results - try scanning again<br />
Setting scan request: 1 sec 0 usec<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Connection timed out<br />
Failed to initiate AP scan.<br />
Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec<br />
Scan timeout - try to get results<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: No data available<br />
Scan results: -1<br />
Failed to get scan results<br />
Failed to get scan results - try scanning again<br />
Setting scan request: 1 sec 0 usec<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Connection timed out<br />
Failed to initiate AP scan.<br />
Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec<br />
Scan timeout - try to get results<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: No data available<br />
Scan results: -1<br />
Failed to get scan results<br />
Failed to get scan results - try scanning again<br />
Setting scan request: 1 sec 0 usec<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Connection timed out<br />
Failed to initiate AP scan.<br />
Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec<br />
Scan timeout - try to get results<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: No data available<br />
Scan results: -1<br />
Failed to get scan results<br />
Failed to get scan results - try scanning again<br />
Setting scan request: 1 sec 0 usec<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Connection timed out<br />
Failed to initiate AP scan.<br />
Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec<br />
Scan timeout - try to get results<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: No data available<br />
Scan results: -1<br />
Failed to get scan results<br />
Failed to get scan results - try scanning again<br />
Setting scan request: 1 sec 0 usec<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Connection timed out<br />
Failed to initiate AP scan.<br />
Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec<br />
Scan timeout - try to get results<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: No data available<br />
Scan results: -1<br />
Failed to get scan results<br />
Failed to get scan results - try scanning again<br />
Setting scan request: 1 sec 0 usec<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Connection timed out<br />
Failed to initiate AP scan.<br />
Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec<br />
Scan timeout - try to get results<br />
ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: No data available<br />
Scan results: -1<br />
Failed to get scan results<br />
Failed to get scan results - try scanning again<br />
Setting scan request: 1 sec 0 usec<br />
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)<br />
ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Connection timed out<br />
Failed to initiate AP scan.<br />
Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec<br />
CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 2 received<br />
Removing interface eth1<br />
State: SCANNING -> DISCONNECTED<br />
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5<br />
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing<br />
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0<br />
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_wpa: enabled=0<br />
ioctl[PRISM2_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=0<br />
wpa_driver_hostap_set_countermeasures: enabled=0<br />
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing<br />
ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Device or resource busy<br />
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=0, operstate=6<br />
Cancelling scan request<br />

Please, someone. I want to use mephis/linux on my old laptop, but not if it means I have to take encryption off my router!!!

John

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