2009-12-23 23:23:46

by J.A. Magallón

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Subject: Problems with ath5k and WPA2 keys

Hi all...

With last 2.6.32.2 kernel, I can't connect to my home WiFi router.
I use WPA2+PSK mode.

I have discovered it's related to key length:

one:~# iwconfig wlan0 key s:password
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
one:~# iwconfig wlan0 key s:passwor
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
one:~# iwconfig wlan0 key s:passwo
Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
one:~# iwconfig wlan0 key s:passw

(this last works...)

So network scripts can not set my key...

I don't know if this is a problem in iwconfig or in the driver...

Any idea ? Any way to debug this ?

pd: hardware is Acer Aspire One 150:

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device e008
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
Memory at 35200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
Capabilities: [60] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Count=1 Masked-
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: ath5k
Kernel modules: ath5k

TIA

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2009-12-24 03:36:31

by Marcel Holtmann

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Subject: Re: Problems with ath5k and WPA2 keys

Hi J.A.

> With last 2.6.32.2 kernel, I can't connect to my home WiFi router.
> I use WPA2+PSK mode.

the appropriate mailing list would be [email protected] for
WiFi related questions.

Regards

Marcel