Cannot connect to AP using WPA [SOLVED]

[nichocouk]

Hi there.
I'm trying to connect to an AP using WPA-PSK TKIP. It works under XP so I know the hardware supports it. I'm using

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[ebuild   R   ] net-wireless/madwifi-ng-0.1531.20060427  -amrr -onoe 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] net-wireless/madwifi-ng-tools-0.1531.20060427  0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] net-wireless/wpa_supplicant-0.5.3  +dbus -gsm +madwifi -qt +readline +ssl 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.14-r8  -bootstrap -build -static +unicode 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ] net-wireless/wireless-tools-29_pre9  -multicall +nls 0 kB

dmesg says:

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ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.7
ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'WEP'
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'TKIP'
...
ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
wlan: 0.8.4.2 (svn 1531)
ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (svn 1531)
ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (svn 1531)
...
wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
wifi0: mac 7.8 phy 4.5 radio 5.6
wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0xc0200000, irq=17
...

if I run

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wpa_supplicant -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -i ath0 -D madwifi -d

I get this:

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Initializing interface 'ath0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'madwifi' ctrl_interface 'N/A' bridge 'N/A'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
ctrl_interface_group=0
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
Priority group 0
   id=0 ssid='conexgyd13wpa'
   id=1 ssid='conexgyd13'
Initializing interface (2) 'ath0'
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE
EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=19 WE(source)=13 enc_capa=0xf
  capabilities: key_mgmt 0xf enc 0xf
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=1, operstate=5
Own MAC address: 00:11:f5:b8:73:f0
wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=0
wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=1
wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=2
wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=3
wpa_driver_madwifi_set_countermeasures: enabled=0
wpa_driver_madwifi_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1
Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
Added interface ath0
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
Ignore event for foreign ifindex 4
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'ath0' added
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'ath0' added
State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Trying to get current scan results first without requesting a new scan to speed up initial association
Received 441 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
Scan results: 2
Selecting BSS from priority group 0
0: 00:05:b4:07:e9:91 ssid='conexgyd13wpa' wpa_ie_len=26 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x11
   selected based on WPA IE
Trying to associate with 00:05:b4:07:e9:91 (SSID='conexgyd13wpa' freq=2437 MHz)
Cancelling scan request
WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
Overriding auth_alg selection: 0x1
WPA: using IEEE 802.11i/D3.0
WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 8 pairwise 8 key_mgmt 2
WPA: set AP WPA IE - hexdump(len=26): dd 18 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 00 00
WPA: clearing AP RSN IE
WPA: using GTK TKIP
WPA: using PTK TKIP
WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK
WPA: Set own WPA IE default - hexdump(len=24): dd 16 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
wpa_driver_madwifi_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1
State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
wpa_driver_madwifi_associate
Association request to the driver failed
Setting authentication timeout: 5 sec 0 usec
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0
EAPOL: External notification - portControl=Auto
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=22
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:05:b4:07:e9:91
State: ASSOCIATING -> ASSOCIATED
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:05:b4:07:e9:91
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Associated with 00:05:b4:07:e9:91
WPA: Association event - clear replay counter
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=1
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING
EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state IDLE
Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'ath0' added
EAPOL: startWhen --> 0
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING
EAPOL: txStart
WPA: drop TX EAPOL in non-IEEE 802.1X mode (type=1 len=0)
RX EAPOL from 00:05:b4:07:e9:8e
Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
IEEE 802.1X RX: version=1 type=3 length=95
  EAPOL-Key type=254
  key_info 0x89 (ver=1 keyidx=0 rsvd=0 Pairwise Ack)
  key_length=32 key_data_length=0
  replay_counter - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1c
  key_nonce - hexdump(len=32): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11
  key_iv - hexdump(len=16): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_rsc - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_id (reserved) - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_mic - hexdump(len=16): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
State: ASSOCIATED -> 4WAY_HANDSHAKE
WPA: RX message 1 of 4-Way Handshake from 00:05:b4:07:e9:8e (ver=1)
WPA: WPA IE for msg 2/4 - hexdump(len=24): dd 16 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02
WPA: Renewed SNonce - hexdump(len=32): 0e b5 50 cf 1f 3c 00 e1 7e 3a af 2d 03 27 27 d9 52 ce 19 55 2f 44 c4 89 65 03 9a 28 d4 2b ec 79
WPA: PMK - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
WPA: PTK - hexdump(len=64): [REMOVED]
WPA: Sending EAPOL-Key 2/4
RX EAPOL from 00:05:b4:07:e9:8e
IEEE 802.1X RX: version=1 type=3 length=95
  EAPOL-Key type=254
  key_info 0x89 (ver=1 keyidx=0 rsvd=0 Pairwise Ack)
  key_length=32 key_data_length=0
  replay_counter - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1d
  key_nonce - hexdump(len=32): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11
  key_iv - hexdump(len=16): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_rsc - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_id (reserved) - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_mic - hexdump(len=16): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
State: 4WAY_HANDSHAKE -> 4WAY_HANDSHAKE
WPA: RX message 1 of 4-Way Handshake from 00:05:b4:07:e9:8e (ver=1)
WPA: WPA IE for msg 2/4 - hexdump(len=24): dd 16 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02
WPA: PMK - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
WPA: PTK - hexdump(len=64): [REMOVED]
WPA: Sending EAPOL-Key 2/4
RX EAPOL from 00:05:b4:07:e9:8e
IEEE 802.1X RX: version=1 type=3 length=95
  EAPOL-Key type=254
  key_info 0x89 (ver=1 keyidx=0 rsvd=0 Pairwise Ack)
  key_length=32 key_data_length=0
  replay_counter - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1e
  key_nonce - hexdump(len=32): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11
  key_iv - hexdump(len=16): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_rsc - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_id (reserved) - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_mic - hexdump(len=16): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
State: 4WAY_HANDSHAKE -> 4WAY_HANDSHAKE
WPA: RX message 1 of 4-Way Handshake from 00:05:b4:07:e9:8e (ver=1)
WPA: WPA IE for msg 2/4 - hexdump(len=24): dd 16 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02
WPA: PMK - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
WPA: PTK - hexdump(len=64): [REMOVED]
WPA: Sending EAPOL-Key 2/4
RX EAPOL from 00:05:b4:07:e9:8e
IEEE 802.1X RX: version=1 type=3 length=95
  EAPOL-Key type=254
  key_info 0x89 (ver=1 keyidx=0 rsvd=0 Pairwise Ack)
  key_length=32 key_data_length=0
  replay_counter - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1f
  key_nonce - hexdump(len=32): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11
  key_iv - hexdump(len=16): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_rsc - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_id (reserved) - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  key_mic - hexdump(len=16): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
State: 4WAY_HANDSHAKE -> 4WAY_HANDSHAKE
WPA: RX message 1 of 4-Way Handshake from 00:05:b4:07:e9:8e (ver=1)
WPA: WPA IE for msg 2/4 - hexdump(len=24): dd 16 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02
WPA: PMK - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
WPA: PTK - hexdump(len=64): [REMOVED]
WPA: Sending EAPOL-Key 2/4
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00
WPA: 4-Way Handshake failed - pre-shared key may be incorrect
Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
Added BSSID 00:05:b4:07:e9:91 into blacklist
State: 4WAY_HANDSHAKE -> DISCONNECTED
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=0
wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=1
wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=2
wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=3
wpa_driver_madwifi_del_key: keyidx=0
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'ath0' added
State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=8
Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
Added BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00 into blacklist
State: SCANNING -> DISCONNECTED
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=8
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b19 len=8
Received 664 bytes of scan results (3 BSSes)
Scan results: 3
Selecting BSS from priority group 0
0: 00:05:b4:07:e9:91 ssid='conexgyd13wpa' wpa_ie_len=26 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x11
   selected based on WPA IE
Trying to associate with 00:05:b4:07:e9:91 (SSID='conexgyd13wpa' freq=2437 MHz)
Cancelling scan request
WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
Overriding auth_alg selection: 0x1
WPA: using IEEE 802.11i/D3.0
WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 8 pairwise 8 key_mgmt 2
WPA: set AP WPA IE - hexdump(len=26): dd 18 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 00 00
WPA: clearing AP RSN IE
WPA: using GTK TKIP
WPA: using PTK TKIP
WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK
WPA: Set own WPA IE default - hexdump(len=24): dd 16 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 02
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
wpa_driver_madwifi_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1
State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
wpa_driver_madwifi_associate
Association request to the driver failed
Setting authentication timeout: 5 sec 0 usec
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0
EAPOL: External notification - portControl=Auto
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b1a len=22
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20
Wireless event: new AP: 00:05:b4:07:e9:91
State: ASSOCIATING -> ASSOCIATED
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:05:b4:07:e9:91
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
Associated with 00:05:b4:07:e9:91
WPA: Association event - clear replay counter
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=1
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING
EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state IDLE
Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'ath0' added
CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 2 received
Removing interface ath0
State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
wpa_driver_madwifi_deauthenticate
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
wpa_driver_madwifi_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=0
wpa_driver_madwifi_set_countermeasures: enabled=0
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=0, operstate=6
Removed BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00 from blacklist (clear)
Removed BSSID 00:05:b4:07:e9:91 from blacklist (clear)
Cancelling scan request

[endless loop until I hit Ctrl+C]

I'm fishing for suggestions as it's been a long time I'm trying to understand this...
Thanks anyone for your help!

EDIT: I should also add that I sometimes get the following error message:

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ioctl[IEEE80211_IOCTL_SETMLME]: Invalid argument

EDIT 2: I forgot to show my conf file... sorry!

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ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
ctrl_interface_group=0
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
network={
        ssid="conexgyd13wpa"
        proto=WPA
        pairwise=TKIP
        group=TKIP
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        psk="my bill gates is rich"
        auth_alg=OPEN
}

[nichocouk]

OK, another way to put it is using wpa_supplicant in the background :

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wpa_supplicant -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -i ath0 -D madwifi -B

and using wpa_cli:

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<2>WPA: 4-Way Handshake failed - pre-shared key may be incorrect
<2>CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
<2>Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
<2>Trying to associate with 00:05:b4:07:e9:91 (SSID='conexgyd13wpa' freq=2437 MHz)
<2>Association request to the driver failed
<2>Associated with 00:05:b4:07:e9:91

Is there an issue with the driver??

Finally I shall add that everything works fine with the same software/hardware when using WEP.

[aries]

Is your problem still actual?

Yesterday after putting back a backup I faced the same problem.
Solution: use wpa_gui to enter you pre shared key.

Entering the psk in wpa_supplicant.conf with for example midnight commander did not work for me.
It looks the same, but is not.

[nichocouk]

Wow! Thanks for that mate! Yes my problem is still there. I will try your solution as soon as I can.
Does it mean you have to run wpa_gui by hand each time you boot your machine?

[UberLord]

Entering the psk in wpa_supplicant.conf with for example midnight commander did not work for me.
It looks the same, but is not.

If you put quotes around the psk key the wpa_supplicant will think it's a passphrase and convert it to the real key.
If you enter the real key on the psk line then do not surround it with quotes

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psk="passphrase"
psk=12345

Maybe that is the issue?

[aries]

nichocouk wrote:

• Does it mean you have to run wpa_gui by hand each time you boot your machine?

No the settings you enter in wpa_gui are stored in wpa_supplicant.conf

UberLord wrote:

• If you enter the real key on the psk line then do not surround it with quotes

? You mean with midnight commander I should not use quotes?

The psk is stored with quotes in wpa_supplicant.conf and looks exactly the same as the one I put in wpa_gui (without quotes).
With mc I copied the psk just in between the quotes, did not work.
I do not understand what is happening, only know it just works with wpa_gui.

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network={
        ssid="do_not_use"
        scan_ssid=1
        psk="8rc0145vwVg9y7q1"
        proto=WPA
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        pairwise=TKIP

[mustachio]

Update it to 0.5.4, it has bothered me for days, I think it's a bug in version 0.4.9

Update to 0.5.4, the peace will be back to the world

[nichocouk]

nichocouk wrote:

• Does it mean you have to run wpa_gui by hand each time you boot your machine?

No the settings you enter in wpa_gui are stored in wpa_supplicant.conf

Hey! That's great, because for the first time I managed to connect to my AP using WPA-PSK thanks to your tip!
So I've used wpa_gui as root and entered all the details and it works. BUT: nothing is saved in wpa_supplicant.conf. Where does wpa_gui save the newly added network?

[aries]

On my laptop it is stored in : /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf?

(there is also a /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf but his one is not used, I think I can delete this one.

[nichocouk]

Hi there,
I have one file only in /etc/wpa_supplicant/ and it is wpa_cli.sh
My conf file is /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf but my new network does not show anywhere...

[aries]

Hi nichocouk,

I do not understand why your settings are not stored in wpa_supplicant.conf.

I did a search in /etc to see if there is any setting refering to /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf, but there was not any.
Maybe you have enter this file (wpa_supplicant.conf) manually first.

This is my /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

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ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=10
update_config=1

network={
        ssid="do_not_use"
        scan_ssid=1
        psk="my_key"
        proto=WPA
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        pairwise=TKIP
}

Version of wpa software: 0.5.5

[nichocouk]

Hello aries,

I have made some progress... From your second post I thought that the settings you enter in wpa_gui are then stored in wpa_supplicant.conf, but in fact I don't think it's the case. So I have entered them manually in the config file and now I can connect to my AP.
Actually I have renamed my SSID and the PSK passphrase compared to my first post in this thread, and these new settings do work well. The network block I use now is as simple as:

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network={
     ssid="mynewssid"
     psk="mynewpsk"
}

Now before I mark this thread as solved, I'd like to know whether someone has an explanation on why my previous settings did not work. I'll write them down clearly for now, I won't use them anymore anyway. This is what I had for so long and which did not work:

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network={
        ssid="conexgyd13wpa"
        psk="31 talF noD Y newG"
}

What's wrong with that? Are numbers not allowed in the psk ASCII string?

[aries]

Hi nichocouk,

I do enter the wpa settings in the wpa_gui and then they are stored in the conf file.
I searched on the internet for answer about updating wpa_supplicant.conf from the gui.

According to http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wpa_supplicant:

WPA_GUI:

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This is a gui version of wpa_cli. It's not included in the community package and has no effect on the initscripts. With update_config=1 in your wpa_supplicant.conf file it is possible to use this to add networks and change settings in you wpa_supplicant.conf from the gui, though I have never tried it.

This looks like there must be a ¨wpa_supplicant.conf ¨ file with update_config=1 first.

I had some bad experiences with mannually editing the psk (with mc) : it did not work.
Entering the same code in the wpa_gui did work. Maybe this had todo with unicode?

[nichocouk]

You're right! This is what I've just found in /usr/share/doc/wpa_supplicant-0.5.5/wpa_supplicant.conf.example.gz:

# Whether to allow wpa_supplicant to update (overwrite) configuration
#
# This option can be used to allow wpa_supplicant to overwrite configuration
# file whenever configuration is changed (e.g., new network block is added with
# wpa_cli or wpa_gui, or a password is changed). This is required for
# wpa_cli/wpa_gui to be able to store the configuration changes permanently.
# Please note that overwriting configuration file will remove the comments from
# it.
#update_config=1

I thought I had read this doc file extensively, but apparently not enough.

I'm going to do a few more tests then.
Thanks a lot for your help!

[nichocouk]

Well it's all working well thanks to wpa_gui and the help of aries!
I've made a few tests between my former config file and the one now newly created by wpa_gui, and I can't see any difference in the network blocks. It's really weird that I've never managed to connect when I manually edited the config file myself, but that I can do it with wpa_gui.

I'm so happpppyyyyy!!!!


Thanks again everyone for your help!

[EDIT] These three lines were in my former config file, but have disappeared from the one written by wpa_gui:

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eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1

Could it be an explanation?

[starxplor]

where did you get wpa_gui, it didnt come with wpa_supplicant from portage for me

[nichocouk]

You have to enable qt3 or qt4 in your USE flag.

[starxplor]

is there a reason to prefer one over the other(3 or 4)

[nichocouk]

The most current major Qt version is Qt 4. Trolltech will however actively maintain the Qt 3.3 series at least until July 1, 2007, and will issue periodic maintenance releases until that time.

See Qt homepage