| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
drogin
n00b
Joined: 21 Dec 2010
Posts: 23
|
 Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject: Wireless not working (RTL 8187B adapter) |
 |
|
I have a wirleless RTL 8187B USB adapter.
I have compiled my kernel with the driver built-in(not as a module).
I'm trying to connect to an SSID with WPA, so I read wpa_supplicant was the way to go.
relevant info from lsusb gives:
| Code: |
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8197 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187B Wireless Adapter
|
During startup, it says:
| Quote: |
Starting wlan0
Loading networking modules for wlan0
modules: apipa arping ccwgroup macchanger macnet rename ifplugd wpa_supplicant essidnet iptunnel ifconfig system dhcpcd ip6to4
ifplugd provides plug
wpa_supplucant provides wireless
ifconfig provides interface
dhcpcd provides dhcp
Configuring wlan0 for MAC address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX ... (X'es are numbers)
Starting wpa_supplicant on wlan0
starting wpa_cli on wlan0
Waiting for association
Backgrounding...
|
To check that the driver was present,
this is the output from dmesg | grep 8187
| Code: |
[2.330368] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8187
[2.789838] rtl8187: 1-2:1.0: usb_probe_interface
[2.789841] rtl8187: 1-2:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id
[3.073074] phy0: hwaddr 00:16:44:7b:6c:2e, RTL8187BvE V0 + rtl8225z2, rfkill mask2
[3.094773] rtl8187: Customer ID is 0x04
[3.095015] Registered led device rtl8187-phy0::radio
[3.095114] Registered led device rtl8187-phy0::tx
[3.095886] rtl8187: wireless switch is on
|
iwconfig gives:
| Code: |
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"my SSID"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 Ghz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit: 7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
|
iwlist scan lists all the nearby wirless networks correctly.
dmesg | grep wlan0 | less gives:
| Code: |
[19.612628] wlan0: link is not ready
[22.276423] wlan0: direct probe to XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (try1)
... and A LOT OF THOSE, all to the same address (Is this address what you call mac address?),
going to try2, try3, timed out.
|
So it seems like something is working, but then not quite.
It seems it is able(after a lot of tries) to probe, authenticate, but always times out when associating.
In general there's a whole lot of timeouts..but I dunno..maybe thats normal.
Anyone know what the problem could be?
Last edited by drogin on Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:02 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
DONAHUE
Watchman
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Posts: 7651
Location: Goose Creek SC
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
assuming dhcp is desired:
what result does produce?
if that appears to run correctly,what doesproduce?
baselayout1 or baselayout2 and openrc?
wicd?
networkmanager?
wpa_gui?
plain old gentoo networking?
| Code: | | cat /etc/conf.d/net |
produces?
| Code: | | cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf |
produces?
_________________
Defund the FCC. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
drogin
n00b
Joined: 21 Dec 2010
Posts: 23
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: | | what result does dhcpcd wlan0 produce? |
It produces this:
| Code: |
dhcpcd[3994]: version 5.2.8 starting
dhcpcd[3994]: wlan0: waiting for carrier
dhcpcd[3994]: timed out
dhcpcd[3994]: allowing 8 seconds for IPv4LL timeout
dhcpcd[3994]: timed out
|
| Quote: |
if that appears to run correctly,what does iwconfig produce?
|
This was included in my original post 
| Quote: |
baselayout1 or baselayout2 and openrc?
wicd?
networkmanager?
wpa_gui?
plain old gentoo networking? |
I'm new to Gentoo(just went from Ubuntu to Gentoo).
I have only installed x86_64 with stage 3 tarball.
No GUI/X/Network manager etc yet.
As for baselayout 1 / baselayout 2, I've never understood what that actually is, how to get it, or if I already got one of them.
So I guess it's "plain old gentoo networking"
my /etc/conf.d/net looks like this:
| Code: |
config_eth0=( "dhcp" )
config_wlan0=( "dhcp" )
modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dwext"
essid_wlan0="my SSID"
|
/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf looks like this:
| Code: |
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
network={
ssid="my SSID"
psk="the password"
priority=5
}
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DONAHUE
Watchman
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Posts: 7651
Location: Goose Creek SC
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
need content from
feel free to hide/fake/delete mac address
produces?
are you intending to use wep or wpa or wpa2
_________________
Defund the FCC. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
drogin
n00b
Joined: 21 Dec 2010
Posts: 23
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
content from iwlist scan:
| Code: |
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
Channel:10
Frequency:2.457 GHz(Channel 10)
Quality=64/70 Signal level=-46 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"my SSID"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode: Master
Extra:tsf=00000154eee819b
Extra: Last beacon: 441ms ago
IE: Unknown: 0007536F6F6E20414C
IE: Unknown 010882848b960C121824
IE: Unknown: 03010A
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32943048606C
IE: WPA Version 1
Group cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
|
wpa_gui is not installed.
(Im guessing from it's name that it require X or something...I havent installed any graphical stuff yet).
For now, I only want to do WPA, which is what our wireless router is using, I belive. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DONAHUE
Watchman
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Posts: 7651
Location: Goose Creek SC
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:27 pm Post subject: |
|
|
try a wpa_supplicant.conf of
| Quote: | ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
update_config=1
network={
mode=0
ssid="my SSID"
psk="abcdefgh"
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP CCMP
} |
| Code: | | /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start |
_________________
Defund the FCC. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
drogin
n00b
Joined: 21 Dec 2010
Posts: 23
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Still same problem.
dhcpcd wlan0 times out waiting for carrier.
dmesg | grep wlan0 gives that it manage to authenticate, but it times out on association.
It also gives this:
| Code: |
[ 18.462554] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DONAHUE
Watchman
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Posts: 7651
Location: Goose Creek SC
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Code: | | iwconfig wlan0 mode managed |
produces? If no output
| Code: | | /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start |
_________________
Defund the FCC. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
drogin
n00b
Joined: 21 Dec 2010
Posts: 23
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:14 pm Post subject: |
|
|
iwconfig wlan0 mode managed produces no output.
/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start produces:
Warning: net.wlan0 has already been started
/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 restart produces:
| Code: |
Stopping wlan0
Loading networking modules for wlan0
modules: apipa arping ccwgroup macchanger macnet rename ifplugd wpa_supplicant essidnet iptunnel ifconfig system dhcpcd ip6to4
ifplugd provides plug
wpa_supplicant provides wireless
ifconfig provides interface
dhcpcd provides dhcp
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Uknown error 132
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Uknown error 132
Configuring wlan0 for MAC address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
ifplugd does not work on wireless interfaces
starting wpa_supplicant on wlan0
starting wpa_cli on wlan0
waiting for association
backgrounding...
|
iwconfig wlan0 mode managed still produces no output.
EDIT: Got rid of the Uknown error 132's, by recompiling kernel without RFKILL switch support.
However, I still have the same problems as before. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DONAHUE
Watchman
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Posts: 7651
Location: Goose Creek SC
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:10 pm Post subject: |
|
|
add | Quote: | | iwconfig_wlan0="mode managed" |
to /etc/conf.d/net
| Code: | | /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start |
produces ?
says what about mode?
_________________
Defund the FCC. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
drogin
n00b
Joined: 21 Dec 2010
Posts: 23
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start
produces
| Code: |
warning: net.wlan0 has already been started.
|
/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 restart
produces
| Code: |
starting wlan0
Loading networking modules for wlan0
modules: apipa arping ccwgroup macchanger macnet rename ifplugd wpa_supplicant essidnet iptunnel ifconfig system dhcpcd ip6to4
ifplugd provides plug
wpa_supplicant provides wireless
ifconfig provides interface
dhcpcd provides dhcp
Configuring wlan0 for MAC address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
ifplugd does not work on wireless interfaces
starting wpa_supplicant on wlan0
starting wpa_cli on wlan0
waiting for association
backgrounding...
|
iwlist scan says about mode:
Cell 01 - (The one I want to connect to).
Mode: Master |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
drogin
n00b
Joined: 21 Dec 2010
Posts: 23
|
| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I emerged gnome, and from gnome it works perfectly.
I guess gnome must've had some network package dependencies or something.
Not sure why it didnt work on "old plain gentoo" though. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DONAHUE
Watchman
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Posts: 7651
Location: Goose Creek SC
|
| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:40 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Good for you.
An interesting gnome side effect.
If you have(had) USE="qt4" when you emerge(d) wpa_supplicant you have wpa_gui available as a terminal command and at Applications-->Internet-->WPA Supplicant Administration GUI. A decent graphic network manager that works with plain old gentoo networking.
_________________
Defund the FCC. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Networking & Security
