One thing you might try is using hex instead of clear text for your password in /etc/network/interfaces. My WPA wouldn't work with the clear text password in quotes, so I converted it to hex and it came up.
On Sat, 2009-10-10 at 14:03 +0200, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > Hi there, > > I am trying a very simple task: connect to my wifi using a my debian box. > Setup: My wifi box is made by Free.Fr (French ADSL provider). I did > setup the SSID to be foobar, no broadcast, and security "WPA > (TKIP+AES)". I hit generate and it gives me a password. I can connect > using WinXP no problem. > > Now if I try to connect with my debian box, I click on the > network-manager and select 'Connect to Hidden Network', set security > to 'WPA/WPA2 Personal' and copy paste the password as I would do on > winxp. It does not connect at all. > I tried then: > http://wiki.debian.org/Manual-Howto#AuthenticatewithwpausingPSKTKIP. > It still does not work and I get (*). What am I doing wrong ? What are > the tool to understand what is going on wrong ? Should I select > another type of security ? > > Config: > Linux dietfry 2.6.30-bpo.1-686 #1 SMP Mon Aug 17 14:57:26 UTC 2009 > i686 GNU/Linux > Wifi (output of lshw) > > *-network > description: Wireless interface > product: PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network > Connection > vendor: Intel Corporation > physical id: 0 > bus info: p...@0000:0c:00.0 > logical name: wmaster0 > version: 61 > serial: 00:21:5c:a0:55:17 > width: 64 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list > logical ethernet physical wireless > configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlagn latency=0 > module=iwlagn multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abgn > > And software: > apt-cache policy wpasupplicant > wpasupplicant: > Installed: 0.6.4-3 > Candidate: 0.6.4-3 > Version table: > 0.6.9-3 0 > 200 http://ftp.fr.debian.org testing/main Packages > 100 http://ftp.fr.debian.org unstable/main Packages > *** 0.6.4-3 0 > 500 http://ftp.fr.debian.org lenny/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > > Thanks for your help !! > -Mathieu > > (*) > $ sudo ifup eth0 > ioctl[SIOCSIWMODE]: Operation not supported > Could not configure driver to use managed mode > ioctl[SIOCGIWRANGE]: Operation not supported > ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported > ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: Operation not supported > ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported > ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: Operation not supported > ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported > ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: Operation not supported > ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported > ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: Operation not supported > Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1 > Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium. > All rights reserved. > For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ > > Listening on LPF/eth0/00:21:70:b3:9b:cc > Sending on LPF/eth0/00:21:70:b3:9b:cc > Sending on Socket/fallback > DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 > DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 18 > DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17 > DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 > DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11 > No DHCPOFFERS received. > No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
