Broadcom BCM4321 to wpa2-enterprise problem

Question

Hello guys,
I am new here so if i do something wrong please have mercy on me >.<
anyway, I have an old d620 laptop and i want to use it at school. My school has a Wpa2-Enterprise (PEAP, 802.11n) network and i have a really weird connecting issue.
At first, I am able to connect and use the internet without any problem then when i go to another (specific) classroom and try to connect there my wireless card fails completely and i really mean COMPLETELY.
Afterwards wherever i try to connect it wont let me...
sudo wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/network.conf
returns:
ioctl[SIOCSIWFREQ]: Device or resource busy
wlan0: Association request to the driver failed
wlan0: Associated with xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-EAP-STARTED EAP authentication started
it prints the last line a couple of times before timing out and retrying.
my config:
# ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
# update_config=1
network={
ssid="Ma"
scan_ssid=1
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
identity="$usrname"
password="$pwd"
eap=PEAP
phase1="peaplabel=0"
phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2"
the config is the same as ever never changed anything before the errors and after.
wicd-curses is stuck at validating connection.
wicd-client fails with bad_password although clearly it isnt.
thanks in advance
PS: if someone can enlighten me on a way to create error reports for situations like these i would appreciate it very much
EDIT: related dmesg:
[ 1650.990642] wlan0: authenticate with 0a:a8:cf:6b:87:a8
[ 1651.016750] wlan0: send auth to 0a:a8:cf:6b:87:a8 (try 1/3)
[ 1651.019874] wlan0: authenticated
[ 1651.023262] wlan0: associate with 0a:a8:cf:6b:87:a8 (try 1/3)
[ 1651.024783] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 0a:a8:cf:6b:87:a8 (capab=0xc11 status=0 aid=197)
[ 1651.025323] wlan0: associated
[ 1651.025369] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[ 1690.048359] wlan0: deauthenticating from 0a:a8:cf:6b:87:a8 by local choice (reason=3)
[ 1690.303273] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
[ 1690.391532] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 1690.533372] tg3 0000:09:00.0: irq 45 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 1690.566463] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp9s0: link is not ready
and
~ ❯❯❯ iwconfig
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
lo no wireless extensions.
enp9s0 no wireless extensions.
wlp0s29f7u7 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"Ma"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 0A:A8:CF:19:42:48
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:on
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-40 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:38 Missed beacon:0
wlp0s29f7u7 is a usb adapter im currently using and as you can see it can connect flawlessly so i doubt there is any problem with my setup
but i would very much like to use my laptop WITHOUT this adapter since it is my home adapter and i cannot always have it with me.
Last edited by pepi55 (2013-10-16 13:11:57)

Answer 1

UPDATE: I seem to have no problems connecting to my home network (WPA2 hex). I think the broadcom chip:
~ ❯❯❯ lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4321 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4328] (rev 03)
doesnt really like connecting to wpa2-Enterprise networks but i dont know of any other enterprise networks i can check it with.
As you can see it says that the BCM4321 supports 802.11a/b/g/n and my school network is 802.11n and its really weird that it cannot connect as it should be able to.
also i noticed when i connect with the usb adapter to one of the available ssid's (to be able to cover the entire school, we have multiple modems spread around school and wicd sees them all) it changes the BSSID to some it supports i think, since the usb adapter sees way more connections (even some weird "<hidden>" ones) than the Broadcom adapter.
The Broadcom adapter shows only three networks with somewhat different BSSID's but wherever I am i cannot see the BSSID the usb adapter connects to. Also, when i connect to the BSSID that is seen by the broadcom, with the usb adapter, it automatically changes to the "default" BSSID that the usb connects to.
any help is really appreciated!!!
EDIT: forgot to mention that i use the AUR b43 (not legacy) drivers and have blacklisted all the recomended modules from the wiki.
Last edited by pepi55 (2013-10-17 13:41:12)