Return-path: Received: from p15195424.pureserver.info ([82.165.34.74]:45312 "EHLO p15195424.pureserver.info" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752356Ab3H0WGz (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:06:55 -0400 Message-ID: <521D22C5.9060709@ilande.co.uk> (sfid-20130828_000658_205579_DB4D290F) Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 23:05:57 +0100 From: Mark Cave-Ayland MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Larry Finger CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org References: <5217B01D.4000609@ilande.co.uk> <521B9A74.60603@ilande.co.uk> <521CD266.5010801@lwfinger.net> <521D0EA2.2070105@ilande.co.uk> <521D17C7.2070105@lwfinger.net> In-Reply-To: <521D17C7.2070105@lwfinger.net> Subject: Re: Problems associating to AP with rtl8192cu driver Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 27/08/13 22:19, Larry Finger wrote: Hi Larry, >> The rtl8192cu firmware is that supplied with Debian Wheezy, while the AP >> firmware should also be reasonably up-to-date. Access to all APs is >> fine using >> an Android phone, the zd1211rw desktop PC and a laptop with an iwlwifi >> driver. >> The APs are set to advertise both WPA and WPA2 encryption. > > The accepted firmware has an md5sum of 943e9b714a926e630b8152d7aad91d2e > for /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin. Yes - that agrees with what I have here: mca@kentang:~$ md5sum /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin 943e9b714a926e630b8152d7aad91d2e /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw.bin >>> Do you still have the wireshark file from the failed attempt? If so, >>> could you filter out the traffic from APs and stations other than the >>> units trying to make the connection, and send me (privately) the trimmed >>> file? >> >> Yes - I'm not sure if it's exactly that attempt, but I do have a >> representative >> wireshark trace of this which I will send to you privately. >> >>> For completeness, I have tested WPA2 with Netgear WNDR3300 and WNDR3400 >>> running standard firmware, WPA1 with a Linksys WRT54GL running openWRT >>> Kamikaze fw, and WEP with a Linksys WRT54G V5 running standard fw. >> >> Okay. So perhaps there is something slightly different about this >> particular >> WiFi dongle... > > Neither rtl8192cu nor 8192cu (the vendor driver) work with the 2x2 > configuration such as found in a TP-Link TL-WN8200ND V1.0. That was > reported to Realtek, but I have had no response from them. Understood. All of the O2 wireless box, desktop PC and Netgear AP I used in my tests here are b/g only, so I'm guessing that shouldn't be an issue? ATB, Mark.