Should wpa_supplicant work?

[aendruk]

I don't have any problems when using iwpriv to control CE's rt3390sta driver, but wpa_supplicant fails with "ioctl[SIOCSIWGENIE]: Operation not supported" errors. Am I just doing something wrong, or do I really have to use iwpriv?

Details:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '# cat /var/lib/wicd/configurations/xxxxxxxxxxxx
ap_scan=1
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
ssid="xxx"
scan_ssid=1
proto=WPA RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP
psk=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
}
# ifconfig ra0 up
# wpa_supplicant -i ra0 -c /var/lib/wicd/configurations/xxxxxxxxxxxx -D wext -dd 2>&1
…
Trying to associate with xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (SSID='xxx' freq=2437 MHz)
Cancelling scan request
WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
RSN: using IEEE 802.11i/D9.0
WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 16 pairwise 16 key_mgmt 2 proto 2
WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
WPA: set AP RSN IE - hexdump(len=22): xx xx xx xx xx xxioctl[SIOCSIWGENIE]: Operation not supported
ioctl[SIOCSIWGENIE]: Operation not supported
xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
WPA: using GTK CCMP
WPA: using PTK CCMP
WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK
WPA: Set own WPA IE default - hexdump(len=22): xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
netlink: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
wpa_driver_wext_associate
wpa_driver_wext_set_drop_unencrypted
wpa_driver_wext_set_psk
Association request to the driver failed
Setting authentication timeout: 5 sec 0 usec
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
EAPOL: External notification - portControl=Auto
EAPOL: Supplicant port status: Unauthorized
RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11003 ([UP][LOWER_UP])
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'ra0' added
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11003 ([UP][LOWER_UP])
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'ra0' added
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b04 len=12
Authentication with 00:18:02:6f:0a:25 timed out.
Added BSSID 00:18:02:6f:0a:25 into blacklist
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
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[Philoo]

When you google the error message "WPA: set AP RSN IE operation not supported" it yields old forum discussions (2006-2009) relating mostly to Fedora Core and Intel IPW2200 wireless card. Yet it boils down to support of WEXT or IPW (not sure whether in the kernel or in the driver itself)

the flip is - D ipw or -D wext in your wpa_supplicant command line

see:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/i ... 24314.html

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions ... pa-415752/

Hope this helps.

[Arktronic]

I know that with my recompiled 3090 driver I needed to specify WEXT. It might be different with the original one.

[Philoo]

in that case you're more advanced than I am.

[WarheadsSE]

Psst (it works in 3.1+)

[Philoo]

you mean the one here http://ppl.ug/Ze91Jqp1MEg/