Return-path: Received: from mail-qt0-f175.google.com ([209.85.216.175]:35526 "EHLO mail-qt0-f175.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751192AbdBXJ7H (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Feb 2017 04:59:07 -0500 Received: by mail-qt0-f175.google.com with SMTP id x35so12945901qtc.2 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2017 01:58:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: brcmfmac: problem using WPS with wpa_supplicant on BCM43362 To: =?UTF-8?Q?J=c3=b6rg_Krause?= , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" References: <1487881302.20481.3.camel@embedded.rocks> <1487929408.3812.3.camel@embedded.rocks> Cc: brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@broadcom.com, =?UTF-8?B?UmFmYcWCIE1pxYJlY2tp?= From: Arend Van Spriel Message-ID: (sfid-20170224_105912_459259_76FA59E9) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:58:52 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1487929408.3812.3.camel@embedded.rocks> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 24-2-2017 10:43, Jörg Krause wrote: > Hi Arend, > > On Fri, 2017-02-24 at 09:16 +0100, Arend Van Spriel wrote: >> >> On 23-2-2017 21:21, Jörg Krause wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am using Linux Kernel v4.9.9 and wpa_supplicant 2.6. When running >>> 'wpa_cli wps_pin any', the following messages are printed: >>> >>> """ >>>> wps_pin any >>> >>> [ 4011.779108] brcmfmac: brcmf_vif_set_mgmt_ie: vndr ie set error : >>> -30 >>> [ 4011.786190] brcmfmac: brcmf_config_ap_mgmt_ie: Set Beacon IE >>> Failed >>> """ >>> >>> .. and nothing happens. The data sheet for the BCM43362 states that >>> the >>> module supports WPS. >> >> Hi Jörg, >> >> We have never tested WPS with brcmfmac. Most of it is in firmware so >> it >> might work. We had some fixes related to setting management IE, but >> it >> should be in 4.9. I did not check it (yet). > > As it turns out, WPS does not work if a network configuration in > wpa_supplicant has the flag `mode=2` (access point mode) set: > > """ > ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant > update_config=1 > > network={ > ssid="AP" > key_mgmt=NONE > mode=2 > id_str="ap" > } > """ > > Setting mode=2 for a network and having ap_scan=1 (default) means if no > APs matching to the currently enabled networks are found, a new network > (IBSS or AP mode operation) may be initialized (if configured). > > So, WPS does not work if the interface is operating in AP mode. I > wonder, if this is a desired behavior? At least, wpa_supplicant does > not complain, but prints "WPS-PBC-ACTIVE", but no messages are > following, until "WPS-TIMEOUT". So what do you expect exactly? Are you trying to connect with some other device to this AP interface? Regards, Arend