Re: [iwlwifi] ipv6 connection problem

From: Shawn Webb <shawn.webb_at_hardenedbsd.org>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:20:27 UTC
On Sun, Aug 07, 2022 at 06:16:20PM +0100, Nuno Teixeira wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Due to ISP changes I was forced to use ipv6 on my re0 ethernet so I can
> have a funcional internet.
> 
> Now I'm trying to get ipv6 on iwlwifi (AX201) with /etc/rc.conf:
> ---
> wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"
> create_args_wlan0="wlanmode sta regdomain ETSI country PT"
> ifconfig_wlan0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
> ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP"
> rtsold_enable="YES"
> ---
> but wpa_supplicant doesn't connect after trying for some seconds.
> 
> How do I obtain more details to help showing my problem?
> I've tried "wpa_supplicant_flags="-f /var/log/wpa.log" without success.

Caveat: the last time I used the iwlwifi driver was somewhere between
one and two months ago, during which time there have been several
changes in src related to wifi/linuxkpi stuff.

Hardware: Dell Precision 7550, BIOS revision 1.13.0

Dual stack IPv4+IPv6 worked for me that last time I used iwlwifi.
Here's my relevant configs:

==== begin rc.conf ====
ifconfig_em0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
ifconfig_em0="DHCP"

#wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"
create_args_wlan0="wlanmode sta"
wlandebug_wlan0="+state +crypto +node +auth +assoc +dot1xsm +wpa"
ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"
ifconfig_wlan0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
==== end rc.conf ====

==== begin `pciconf -lv` ====
iwlwifi0@pci0:0:20:3:   class=0x028000 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x8086 device=0x06f0 subvendor=0x8086 subdevice=0x4070
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi'
==== end `pciconf -lv` ====

==== begin dmesg.boot ====
27] iwlwifi0: successfully loaded firmware image 'iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-hr-b0-71.ucode'
[27] iwlwifi0: api flags index 2 larger than supported by driver
[27] iwlwifi0: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 89.3.35.37
[27] iwlwifi0: loaded firmware version 71.058653f6.0 QuZ-a0-hr-b0-71.ucode op_mode iwlmvm
[27] iwlwifi0: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz, REV=0x351
[28] iwlwifi0: Detected RF HR B3, rfid=0x10a100
[28] iwlwifi0: base HW address: [redacted]
==== end dmesg.boot ====

Hopefully this helps. But this is all the info I've got. Please let me
know if you have any questions or comments.

Thanks,

-- 
Shawn Webb
Cofounder / Security Engineer
HardenedBSD

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