[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#427299: network-manager: Can't switch to WPA-enabled wireless networks from others

Riku Voipio riku.voipio at iki.fi
Sun Nov 4 17:36:58 UTC 2007 

Similar issue here too (latest madwifi):

Nov  4 18:09:52 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) started...
Nov  4 18:09:52 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Nov  4 18:09:52 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Nov  4 18:09:52 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Nov  4 18:09:52 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Nov  4 18:09:52 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Nov  4 18:09:52 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0/wireless): access point 'SIIKRET' is encrypted, and a key exists.  No new key needed.
Nov  4 18:09:55 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Error opening supplicant global control interface.
Nov  4 18:09:55 wombat NetworkManager: <WARN>  real_act_stage2_config(): Activation (ath0/wireless): couldn't connect to the supplicant.
Nov  4 18:09:55 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) failure scheduled...
Nov  4 18:09:55 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Nov  4 18:09:55 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) failed for access point (SIIKRET)
Nov  4 18:09:55 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) failed.
Nov  4 18:09:55 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device ath0.

After restarting everythin (nm,mm-dispatcher,nm-applet):

Nov  4 18:10:21 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Device ath0 activation scheduled...
Nov  4 18:10:21 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) started...
Nov  4 18:10:21 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Nov  4 18:10:21 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Nov  4 18:10:21 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Nov  4 18:10:21 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Nov  4 18:10:21 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Nov  4 18:10:21 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0/wireless): access point 'SIIKRET' is encrypted, and a key exists.  No new key needed.
Nov  4 18:10:23 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'INTERFACE_ADD ath0^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant^I'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'AP_SCAN 1'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'ADD_NETWORK'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was '0'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 ssid 6b6f74697665726xxxxx'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 proto WPA'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 key_mgmt WPA-PSK'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 psk <key>'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'ENABLE_NETWORK 0'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 18:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Nov  4 18:10:30 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Old device 'ath0' activating, won't change.
Nov  4 18:11:01 wombat last message repeated 4 times
Nov  4 18:11:44 wombat last message repeated 4 times
Nov  4 18:11:56 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Old device 'ath0' activating, won't change.
Nov  4 18:12:19 wombat last message repeated 2 times
Nov  4 18:12:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0/wireless): association took too long (>120s), failing activation.
Nov  4 18:12:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) failure scheduled...
Nov  4 18:12:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) failed for access point (SIIKRET)
Nov  4 18:12:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) failed.
Nov  4 18:12:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device ath0.

After removing *all* other available networks, connection succeeds:

Nov  4 19:10:15 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0/wireless): access point 'SIIKRET' is encrypted, and a key exists.  No new key needed.
Nov  4 19:10:17 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'INTERFACE_ADD ath0^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant^I'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'AP_SCAN 1'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'ADD_NETWORK'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was '0'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 ssid 6b6f74697665726xxxxx'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 proto WPA'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 key_mgmt WPA-PSK'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 psk <key>'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'ENABLE_NETWORK 0'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Nov  4 19:10:18 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Nov  4 19:10:21 wombat avahi-daemon[3199]: Registering new address record for fe80::205:4eff:fe42:xxxx on ath0.*.
Nov  4 19:10:24 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Old device 'ath0' activating, won't change.
Nov  4 19:10:32 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.  Connected to access point 'SIIKRET'.
Nov  4 19:10:32 wombat NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.

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