FreeBSD 6.0BETA2 ndis(4) WPA-PSK

[Sam Leffler]

chuck wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've just install the 6.0Beta2 to test the new WPA-PSK functionality.
> Regarding this,
> I have 2 questions.
> 
> 1) The signal strength is quite different between drivers. (ath vs ndis).
>    - The signal is much stronger when I use the ndis drivers. Why ?

No config info, no way to answer or even guess.

> 
> 
> 2) The wpa-psk works perfectly when I use the ath(4) driver and it doesn't work
>    with the ndis(4) drivers. When I use wpa_supplicant I get this (from dmesg)
> 
>    ndis0: NDIS API version: 5.1
>    ndis0: Ethernet address: 00:0f:b5:5d:52:2f
>    ndis0: failed to get bssid
>    ndis0: setting encryption status to ENC2 failed
> 
>    Here's the specs and configurations:

ndis wpa-psk support is an unknown quantity.

> 
> ==> uname
> 
> FreeBSD silence 6.0-BETA2 FreeBSD 6.0-BETA2 #0: Sun Aug  7 09:30:39 EDT 2005
> 
> ==> Wirecard Card:
> 
> ath0 at pci0:11:0: class=0x020000 card=0x4d001385 chip=0x0013168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
>    vendor   = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
>    device   = 'AR5212, AR5213 802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapter'
>    class    = network
>    subclass = ethernet
> 
> ==> wpa_supplicant.conf
> 
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> ctrl_interface_group=wheel
> network={
>        ssid="somessid"
>        scan_ssid=1
>        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>        psk="somekey"
> }
> 
> ==> wpa_supplicant invocation (log)
> 
> wpa_supplicant -i ndis0 -d -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
> Initializing interface 'ndis0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'default'
> 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 (from group name 'wheel')
> Priority group 0
>   id=0 ssid='somessid'
> Initializing interface (2) 'ndis0'
> Own MAC address: 00:0f:b5:5d:52:2f
> wpa_driver_bsd_set_wpa: enabled=1
> wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=0
> wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=1
> wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=2
> wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=3
> wpa_driver_bsd_set_countermeasures: enabled=0
> wpa_driver_bsd_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1
> Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
> Starting AP scan (specific SSID)
> Scan SSID - hexdump_ascii(len=6):
>     6f 6b 73 61 6c 61                                 somessid
> # (I know)
> Received 0 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
> Scan results: 2
> Selecting BSS from priority group 0
> 0: 00:11:95:73:1d:08 ssid='somessid' wpa_ie_len=24 rsn_ie_len=0
>   selected
> Trying to associate with 00:11:95:73:1d:08 (SSID='somessid' freq=2462 MHz)
> Cancelling scan request
> Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
> WPA: using IEEE 802.11i/D3.0
> WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 8 pairwise 8 key_mgmt 2
> WPA: using GTK TKIP
> WPA: using PTK TKIP
> WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK
> WPA: Own WPA IE - 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_bsd_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1
> wpa_driver_bsd_associate: ssid 'somessid' wpa ie len 24 pairwise 2
> group 2 key mgmt 1
> wpa_driver_bsd_associate: set PRIVACY 1
> Setting authentication timeout: 5 sec 0 usec
> 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
> Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec
> Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID)
> Received 0 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes)
> Scan results: 2
> Selecting BSS from priority group 0
> 0: 00:11:95:73:1d:08 ssid='somessid' wpa_ie_len=24 rsn_ie_len=0
>   selected
> Trying to associate with 00:11:95:73:1d:08 (SSID='somessid' freq=2462 MHz)
> Cancelling scan request
> Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1
> WPA: using IEEE 802.11i/D3.0
> WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 8 pairwise 8 key_mgmt 2
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