[arch-general] Problems with netcfg
Brandon Martin
bmartin at cu3edweb.com
Wed Feb 25 17:22:58 EST 2009
Did you make sure anything related to NetworkManager isn't running. I
had the same problem with wicd because I forgot to stop the daemon for
wicd.
--
Brandon Martin
On Feb 25, 2009, at 2:12 PM, Cristopher Thomas <crisnoh at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I decided to start using netcfg to manage my wireless connection
> instead of
> NetworkManager, but I can't seem to get it to connect reliably.
> There seems
> to be no pattern to when it will or won't connect, and I'm not
> having any
> connectivity problems in windows. Range isn't an issue either. I'm
> practically sitting right next to the router most of the time! If
> anyone
> can tell me what I'm doing wrong, I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> I'm using version 2.1.2 from the Core repository.
>
> Here's the error I get from netcfg:
>
> [~]$ sudo netcfg home
> :: home up
> [BUSY]
> wlan0: timed out
> - DHCP IP lease attempt failed
> [FAIL]
>
> Here's the profile I'm using:
>
> CONNECTION="wireless"
> DESCRIPTION="A simple WEP encrypted wireless connection"
> INTERFACE=wlan0
> SCAN="yes"
> SECURITY="wap"
> ESSID="The Thomas' Net"
> KEY="xxxxxxxxxx"
> IP="dhcp"
>
>
> Output from lsmod:
>
>
> [~]$ lsmod
> Module Size Used by
> i915 67208 2
> drm 108768 3 i915
> fuse 59584 2
> joydev 14208 0
> pcmcia 39192 0
> sdhci_pci 10624 0
> sdhci 19588 1 sdhci_pci
> uvcvideo 62344 0
> compat_ioctl32 11520 1 uvcvideo
> mmc_core 54624 1 sdhci
> psmouse 57116 0
> videodev 37888 2 uvcvideo,compat_ioctl32
> v4l1_compat 17284 2 uvcvideo,videodev
> snd_pcsp 13052 1
> yenta_socket 28812 1
> rsrc_nonstatic 13312 1 yenta_socket
> pcmcia_core 39204 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
> sg 31840 0
> i2c_i801 12444 0
> i2c_core 26144 1 i2c_i801
> serio_raw 8196 0
> iTCO_wdt 15184 0
> iTCO_vendor_support 5636 1 iTCO_wdt
> video 22420 0
> output 5248 1 video
> intel_agp 33136 1
> acer_wmi 18664 0
> wmi 8896 1 acer_wmi
> evdev 13984 6
> thermal 20896 0
> fan 7304 0
> button 9504 0
> battery 14600 0
> ac 7176 0
> usblp 16000 0
> snd_seq_oss 35584 0
> snd_seq_midi_event 9344 1 snd_seq_oss
> snd_seq 58336 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> snd_seq_device 9364 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
> snd_hda_intel 531252 2
> snd_hwdep 10632 1 snd_hda_intel
> snd_pcm_oss 45440 0
> snd_pcm 82952 3 snd_pcsp,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer 24720 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
> snd_page_alloc 11792 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
> snd_mixer_oss 18944 1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd 65096 16
> snd_pcsp,
> snd_seq_oss,
> snd_seq,
> snd_seq_device,
> snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
> soundcore 9632 1 snd
> tg3 133124 0
> libphy 22656 1 tg3
> arc4 4096 2
> ecb 5248 2
> ath9k 257968 0
> mac80211 193840 1 ath9k
> cfg80211 45488 1 mac80211
> rfkill 13776 4 acer_wmi,ath9k
> led_class 6280 2 acer_wmi,ath9k
> cpufreq_powersave 3840 0
> cpufreq_ondemand 10512 0
> acpi_cpufreq 10896 0
> freq_table 6272 2 cpufreq_ondemand,acpi_cpufreq
> processor 46648 4 thermal,acpi_cpufreq
> rtc_cmos 14040 0
> rtc_core 21060 1 rtc_cmos
> rtc_lib 4992 1 rtc_core
> ext3 141328 2
> jbd 57000 1 ext3
> mbcache 10244 1 ext3
> sr_mod 18884 0
> cdrom 39080 1 sr_mod
> sd_mod 29096 5
> uhci_hcd 27552 0
> ehci_hcd 41356 0
> usbcore 160432 5 uvcvideo,usblp,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
> ahci 36876 4
> libata 176224 1 ahci
> scsi_mod 119256 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
>
>
> iwconfig (when connected, obviously):
>
>
> [~]$ iwconfig
> lo no wireless extensions.
>
> wmaster0 no wireless extensions.
>
> wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"The Thomas' Net"
> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point:
> 00:13:46:10:9B:74
> Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm
> Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
> Power Management:off
> Link Quality=100/100 Signal level:-71 dBm
> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
>
> eth0 no wireless extensions.
>
>
> And, I'm seeing this from dmesg:
>
>
> [~]$ dmesg | grep wlan0
> wlan0: direct probe to AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0 try 1
> wlan0 direct probe responded
> wlan0: authenticate with AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0
> wlan0: authenticated
> wlan0: associate with AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0
> wlan0: RX AssocResp from ffff8800ba5ba04a (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=5)
> wlan0: invalid aid value 5; bits 15:14 not set
> wlan0: associated
> wlan0: deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)
> wlan0: direct probe to AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0 try 1
> wlan0 direct probe responded
> wlan0: authenticate with AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0
> wlan0: authenticated
> wlan0: associate with AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0
> wlan0: RX AssocResp from ffff8800ba65c04a (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=5)
> wlan0: invalid aid value 5; bits 15:14 not set
> wlan0: associated
> wlan0: direct probe to AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0 try 1
> wlan0 direct probe responded
> wlan0: authenticate with AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0
> wlan0: authenticated
> wlan0: associate with AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0
> wlan0: RX AssocResp from ffff8800ba76c04a (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=5)
> wlan0: invalid aid value 5; bits 15:14 not set
> wlan0: associated
> wlan0: direct probe to AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0 try 1
> wlan0 direct probe responded
> wlan0: authenticate with AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0
> wlan0: authenticated
> wlan0: associate with AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0
> wlan0: RX AssocResp from ffff8800b9d6404a (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=5)
> wlan0: invalid aid value 5; bits 15:14 not set
> wlan0: associated
> wlan0: authenticate with AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0
> wlan0: authenticated
> wlan0: associate with AP ffff8800ba3a7aa0
> wlan0: RX AssocResp from ffff8800b9c3604a (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=5)
> wlan0: invalid aid value 5; bits 15:14 not set
> wlan0: associated
>
>
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