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RE: mwifiex+wpa_supplicant cannot set up WPA/WPA2 ADHOC

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> From: linux-wireless-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-wireless-
> owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nestor Machno
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 6:07 AM
> To: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Fwd: mwifiex+wpa_supplicant cannot set up WPA/WPA2 ADHOC
> 
> Hi All,
> Amitkumar, can you confirm if this this is a bug or today is fixed?

Yes. This is a bug in our firmware. ADHOC in WPA/WPA2 security is broken. We have asked firmware experts to look into this. As we have a mid-year shutdown this week, they will be able to check the problem next week only. However ADHOC in open mode should work as expected

> 
> Vincent, I had also faced similar issue on Surface Pro 2 with backports
> from 4.1... So here few question:
> 
> * I saw in 1st post that you where working to make work the
> wpa_supplicant with mixed configuration for adhoc (wpa-none + wpa-ibss),
> but also in recent post that you focus mostly on debugging wpa-ibss. I
> suggest to focus your test on one wpa mode and I think wpa-none better
> because it's easier..
> * Why you are not testing the latest backport from upstream kernel? as
> you can know Marvell is focus most to fix open issue on current stable
> release, I saw from commit that recently they fix something about WPA on
> mixflex, see
> https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Documentation/compat-
> drivers/hacking
> * Would be good information to know if you tested also on backport 3.x,
> did you?  I know mwifiex's WPA stack changed a lot from 3.x kernel.
> * To support you more, could you enable debug info and provide full log
> of your setup? .config? patch? anything else?
> * Can you share us your hacked backport?
> * Lat question Vincent, are you working for AIRBUS, ACTIA or THALES ?
> :)
> 
> Best Regards
> Nestor
> 
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 7:42 AM, Vincent CESSON
> <vincent.cesson@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Amitkumar,
> >
> > Here are the wpa_supplicant logs (with CONFIG_IBSS_RSN=y enabled) from
> > the two devices. Beside wpa_supplicant, I manually set IPs
> > 192.168.1.xy with command "ifconfig mlan0 192.168.1.xy" and then I try
> > to ping each other, without success.
> >

Regards,
Amitkumar
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