Help with connecting to ap with wpa-psk1 with tkip

Question

hi guys,
i dont know how to proceed with this. i was able to get ndiswrapper working -thanks to this forum and followed these instructions for wpa supplicant http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ndi … supplicant i dont know now what to do next. i cant connect to my access point.
/etc/rc.conf
# LOCALIZATION
LOCALE="en_CA.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"
TIMEZONE="Canada/Eastern"
KEYMAP="us"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# HARDWARE
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
MOD_BLACKLIST=()
MODULES=(!pata_amd !sata_nv sd_mod sr_mod ndiswrapper)
USELVM="no"
# NETWORKING
HOSTNAME="archbox"
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
INTERFACES=(lo)
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(gateway)
NET_PROFILES=(wlan0)
# DAEMONS
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs dbus @openntpd crond hal @alsa @mpd !avahi-daemon !powernow-k8 sshd gdm numlockx)
/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
network={
ssid="wireless"
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
proto=WPA
priority=9
psk=85d8445aee8898f129d76bb89f50bf2fefa6bbc626e7043fb554581b4ef377fa
i dont know what else im missing. please point me to the right direction.
my access point uses WPA-PSK TKIP and it is not brodcasting ssid. thanks you for your time.

Answer 1

thanks for your replies! i have tried your suggestion peart and it did find my ssid! now my problem seems to be with authentication...
when i issue
sudo wpa_supplicant -dd -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -iwlan0 -Dndiswrapper
i get this:
<<archbox>> :sudo wpa_supplicant -dd -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -iwlan0 -Dndiswrapper
Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'ndiswrapper' 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'
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=2
fast_reauth=1
Line: 6 - start of a new network block
ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=7):
6c 61 63 61 62 6c 65 lacable
key_mgmt: 0x2
pairwise: 0x8
group: 0x8
proto: 0x1
PSK - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
Priority group 0
id=0 ssid='lacable'
Initializing interface (2) 'wlan0'
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
ioctl[SIOCSIWPMKSA]: Invalid argument
SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=22 WE(source)=18 enc_capa=0xd
capabilities: key_mgmt 0x5 enc 0xf
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=1, operstate=5
Own MAC address: 00:40:f4:e2:45:69
Driver does not support WPA.
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
Added interface wlan0
RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1002 ()
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b06 len=8
RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1003 ([UP])
RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'wlan0' added
State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Trying to associate with SSID 'lacable'
Cancelling scan request
WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
WPA: No WPA/RSN IE available from association info
WPA: Set cipher suites based on configuration
WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 8 pairwise 8 key_mgmt 2 proto 1
WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
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
State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
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
Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
Added BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00 into blacklist
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Trying to associate with SSID 'lacable'
Cancelling scan request
WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
WPA: No WPA/RSN IE available from association info
WPA: Set cipher suites based on configuration
WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 8 pairwise 8 key_mgmt 2 proto 1
WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
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
State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
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
Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 timed out.
BSSID 00:00:00:00:00:00 blacklist count incremented to 2
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
State: ASSOCIATING -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING
Trying to associate with SSID 'lacable'
Cancelling scan request
WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE
Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
WPA: No WPA/RSN IE available from association info
WPA: Set cipher suites based on configuration
WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 8 pairwise 8 key_mgmt 2 proto 1
WPA: clearing AP WPA IE
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
State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING
wpa_driver_wext_set_operstate: operstate 0->0 (DORMANT)
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
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
seems like its trying to authenticate but failing. i tried broadcasting my SSID like what you suggested but it seems to be authentication issues. i tried the wireless usb again on windows just to make sure it can authenticate and it does work there. is there something wrong with my wpa_supplicant.conf?
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=2
fast_reauth=1
network={
ssid="lacable"
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
proto=WPA
psk=85d8445aee8898f129d76bb89f50bf2fefa6bbc626e7043fb554581b4ef377fa
so the ssid problem is gone. now it seems to be authentication... ideas? i really appreciate your help. thank you for spending time in helping me