On Sun, Mar 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM Bjoern A. Zeeb <b...@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Mar 2025, Kevin Oberman wrote:
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> > I was excited to see that it looked like 802.11n was on the way! Tried
> > step one, enabling 802.11 crypto, and had no luck at all. I know my AX211
> > supports CCMP, but attempting to boot gets:
> > wlan0: link state changed to UP
> > iwlwifi0: _lkpi_iv_key_set: CIPHER SUITE 0xfac02 (TKIP) not supported
> > wlan0: link state changed to DOWN
> >
> > Why don't I see any attempt to do CCMP? Am I looking at an issue with the
> > Arris WiFi provided by my carrier (Frontier)? I can't find any reference
> to
> > encryption in the DHCP configuration. Mine is very basic PSK:
> > network={
> > ssid="My BSS"
> > psk="My key"
> > priority=5
> > }
>
> Do you have access to the AP? I am not sure from what you say.
> If you do: do you still need TKIP or can you turn it off?
>
> For more see the posting from a few days ago how to configure
> wpa_supplicant.conf:
>
> https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-wireless/2025-February/002912.html
>
> Let me know if that helps!
>
> Lots of joy,
> Bjoern
>
> I had assumed that the default of "CCMP TKIP" was adequate. Maybe it is,
since the error I get now points elsewhere... at me. (Maybe)
With the config updated, it still fails to start the network, but, with no
option other than CCMP available, the supplicant dies with
"/etc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant:
WARNING: failed to start wpa_supplicant". I see no indication that
anything special is required to allow the supplicant to use CCMP or
anything needed in the configuration other than the pairwise/group. I do
have access to the AP. The box supports 11ac, though I see no reference to
any crypto protocol in the specifications.
--
Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer
E-mail: rkober...@gmail.com
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