Here are some details on my ping problem: I seem to be associated successfully to an Cisco 1231 AP, but no pings are going through if I use nl80211. ----------------------------------- test.conf ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant network={ ssid="TEST" key_mgmt=NONE wep_key0="99999" } ------------------------------------- test.sh #!/bin/sh ifconfig eth1 10.2.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 up ./wpa_supplicant \ -D nl80211 \ -i eth1 \ -c test.conf \ -P /var/run/wpa_supplicant.eth1.pid \ -C /var/run/wpa_supplicant --------------------------------------------- # ./TEST.sh CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Trying to authenticate with 00:13:19:80:da:30 (SSID='TEST' freq=2412 MHz) Trying to associate with 00:13:19:80:da:30 (SSID='TEST' freq=2412 MHz) Associated with 00:13:19:80:da:30 CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:1b:53:11:dc:40 completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=] $ ping -c 5 10.2.1.1 PING 10.2.1.1 (10.2.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data. >From 10.2.1.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable >From 10.2.1.2 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable >From 10.2.1.2 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable >From 10.2.1.2 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable >From 10.2.1.2 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable --- 10.2.1.1 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 0 received, +5 errors, 100% packet loss, time 4023ms, pipe 3 While this was happening, I used another wireless card monitor the channel. I then saw ARP packets, but AFAIK they haven't been encrypted: Frame 319 (85 bytes on wire, 85 bytes captured) Arrival Time: Sep 8, 2009 09:07:34.529847000 [Time delta from previous packet: 0.012281000 seconds] [Time since reference or first frame: 5.988251000 seconds] Frame Number: 319 Packet Length: 85 bytes Capture Length: 85 bytes [Frame is marked: False] [Protocols in frame: radiotap:wlan:llc:arp] Radiotap Header v0, Length 25 Header revision: 0 Header pad: 0 Header length: 25 Present flags: 0x0000086f .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ...1 = TSFT: True .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..1. = Flags: True .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .1.. = Rate: True .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1... = Channel: True .... .... .... .... .... .... ...0 .... = FHSS: False .... .... .... .... .... .... ..1. .... = DBM Antenna Signal: True .... .... .... .... .... .... .1.. .... = DBM Antenna Noise: True .... .... .... .... .... .... 0... .... = Lock Quality: False .... .... .... .... .... ...0 .... .... = TX Attenuation: False .... .... .... .... .... ..0. .... .... = DB TX Attenuation: False .... .... .... .... .... .0.. .... .... = DBM TX Attenuation: False .... .... .... .... .... 1... .... .... = Antenna: True .... .... .... .... ...0 .... .... .... = DB Antenna Signal: False .... .... .... .... ..0. .... .... .... = DB Antenna Noise: False .... .... .... .... .0.. .... .... .... = FCS in header: False 0... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... = Ext: False MAC timestamp: 0 Flags: 0x00 .... ...0 = CFP: False .... ..0. = Preamble: Long .... .0.. = WEP: False .... 0... = Fragmentation: False ...0 .... = FCS at end: False ..0. .... = Data Pad: False Data Rate: 11.0 Mb/s Channel: 2412 (chan 1) Channel type: 802.11b (0x00a0) SSI Signal: -17 dBm SSI Noise: 0 dBm Antenna: 2 IEEE 802.11 Type/Subtype: Data (32) Frame Control: 0x0108 (Normal) Version: 0 Type: Data frame (2) Subtype: 0 Flags: 0x1 DS status: Frame from STA to DS via an AP (To DS: 1 From DS: 0) (0x01) .... .0.. = More Fragments: This is the last fragment .... 0... = Retry: Frame is not being retransmitted ...0 .... = PWR MGT: STA will stay up ..0. .... = More Data: No data buffered .0.. .... = Protected flag: Data is not protected 0... .... = Order flag: Not strictly ordered Duration: 213 BSS Id: 00:1b:53:11:dc:40 (00:1b:53:11:dc:40) Source address: Proxim_a0:6d:40 (00:20:a6:a0:6d:40) Destination address: Broadcast (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) Fragment number: 0 Sequence number: 120 Logical-Link Control DSAP: SNAP (0xaa) IG Bit: Individual SSAP: SNAP (0xaa) CR Bit: Command Control field: U, func=UI (0x03) 000. 00.. = Command: Unnumbered Information (0x00) .... ..11 = Frame type: Unnumbered frame (0x03) Organization Code: Encapsulated Ethernet (0x000000) Type: ARP (0x0806) Address Resolution Protocol (request) Hardware type: Ethernet (0x0001) Protocol type: IP (0x0800) Hardware size: 6 Protocol size: 4 Opcode: request (0x0001) Sender MAC address: Proxim_a0:6d:40 (00:20:a6:a0:6d:40) Sender IP address: 10.2.1.2 (10.2.1.2) Target MAC address: 00:00:00_00:00:00 (00:00:00:00:00:00) Target IP address: 10.2.1.1 (10.2.1.1) After removing all kernel modules and reloading them again (ath5k, mac80211, ath, cfg80211) and replacing the "-D nl80211" with "-D wext", the ping works. # ./TEST.sh ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: Resource temporarily unavailable ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Device or resource busy Failed to initiate AP scan. CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Trying to associate with 00:1b:53:11:dc:40 (SSID='TEST' freq=2412 MHz) CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS Trying to associate with 00:13:19:80:da:30 (SSID='TEST' freq=2412 MHz) Associated with 00:13:19:80:da:30 CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:13:19:80:da:30 completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=] -- http://www.holgerschurig.de -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html