Re: iwlwifi / rtw88 / rtw89 hw crypto request for test (precon for HT/VHT)

On Sun, 2 Mar 2025, Kevin Oberman wrote:

Hi Kevin,

> I was excited to see that it looked like 802.11n was on the way! Tried
> step one, enabling 802.11 crypto, and had no luck at all. I know my AX211
> supports CCMP, but attempting to boot gets:
> wlan0: link state changed to UP
> iwlwifi0: _lkpi_iv_key_set: CIPHER SUITE 0xfac02 (TKIP) not supported
> wlan0: link state changed to DOWN
>
> Why don't I see any attempt to do CCMP? Am I looking at an issue with the
> Arris WiFi provided by my carrier (Frontier)? I can't find any reference to
> encryption in the DHCP configuration. Mine is very basic PSK:
> network={
>  ssid="My BSS"
>  psk="My key"
>  priority=5
> }

Do you have access to the AP?  I am not sure from what you say.
If you do: do you still need TKIP or can you turn it off?

For more see the posting from a few days ago how to configure
wpa_supplicant.conf:
https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-wireless/2025-February/002912.html

Let me know if that helps!

Lots of joy,
Bjoern

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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                                     r15:7