https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297754#c1 Jörg Hermsdorf changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |funtasyspace@yahoo.com --- Comment #1 from Jörg Hermsdorf 2007-08-06 12:08:47 MST --- Same here with my WPA encrypted, hidden access point, only that I don't configure my iwl3945 device with NetworkManager, but the traditional way with ifup. I created a ifcfg-wlan0 config file in /etc/sysconfig/network. Although there is the line

WIRELESS_ESSID='myssid'

in that file, the ssid is not set on ifup (or rcnetwork start/restart). I can check this by calling 'iwconfig wlan0' after ifup:

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated

wpa_supplicant is started but does not connect and is endlessly scanning. Here's the output from 'wpa_cli status':

Selected interface 'wlan0' wpa_state=SCANNING

It will keep scanning, unless I set the essid manually by calling

# iwconfig wlan0 essid myssid

That's all, after about 30 seconds the wlan0 device has got it's IP address an is connected. I'm not sure, but I think, I already had that problem with openSUSE 10.2 and the old ipw3945 module. I couldn't connect to hidden access points unless I set the ssid manually with 'iwconfig'. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297754#c3 --- Comment #3 from Jörg Hermsdorf 2007-08-07 03:06:32 MST --- Seems like this is indeed an ipw3945/iwlwifi specific issue. I did some googling and found this bug report: http://www.bughost.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=972 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297754#c5 Andreas Jaeger changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |cssc.h-wing@gmx.net --- Comment #5 from Andreas Jaeger 2007-09-11 13:13:04 MST --- *** Bug 309428 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=309428 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297754#c7 Norman Haag changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |haag_norman@gmx.de --- Comment #7 from Norman Haag 2007-09-17 09:46:22 MST --- Applied a patch i found in some bugzilla forums, which is setting the essid during connect, if essid is hidden. Took openSuSE10.3 RPM out of http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/suse/sr... Good luck! http://www-user.uni-kl.de/~nhaag/RPMS/NetworkManager-0.6.5-29.i586.rpm http://www-user.uni-kl.de/~nhaag/RPMS/NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.6.5-29.i586... http://www-user.uni-kl.de/~nhaag/RPMS/NetworkManager-devel-0.6.5-29.i586.rpm http://www-user.uni-kl.de/~nhaag/RPMS/NetworkManager-glib-0.6.5-29.i586.rpm http://www-user.uni-kl.de/~nhaag/RPMS/NetworkManager-gnome-0.6.5-29.i586.rpm -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297754#c9 Andreas Jaeger changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |suseuser@web.de --- Comment #9 from Andreas Jaeger 2007-09-21 01:11:00 MST --- *** Bug 326921 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=326921 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297754#c11 Friederike Althen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |haag_norman@gmx.de --- Comment #11 from Friederike Althen 2007-11-01 11:35:21 MST --- (In reply to comment #8 from Norman Haag)

http://www-user.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~nhaag/RPMS/NetworkManager-0.6.5-29.i586.rpm I installed your package and it seems to solve the problem. THANKS SO MUCH!

But where is the patch you applied? I could neither find the patch nor the src.rpm. Could you please give me a link to the patch. Thanks! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297754#c13 --- Comment #13 from Norman Haag 2007-11-23 04:27:21 MST --- (In reply to comment #11 from Friederike Althen)

(In reply to comment #8 from Norman Haag)

...

http://www-user.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~nhaag/RPMS/NetworkManager-0.6.5-29.i586.rpm I installed your package and it seems to solve the problem. THANKS SO MUCH!

But where is the patch you applied? I could neither find the patch nor the src.rpm. Could you please give me a link to the patch.

Thanks!

I Just applied the patch into nm-wireless-driver-workarounds-rml.patch which is the first patch being applied by the rpm. the main part of the patch is: + else if (!strcmp (kernel_driver, "ipw3945") || !strcmp (kernel_driver, "iwl3945")) + { + if (nm_ap_get_broadcast (ap)) + { + ap_scan = "AP_SCAN 1"; + nm_info("SHIFIX >> Detected Driver %s - AP_SCAN=1 - essid = %s",kernel_driver,essid); + } + else + { + ap_scan = "AP_SCAN 1"; + nm_info("SHIFIX >> Detected Driver %s - AP_SCAN=1 - essid = %s",kernel_driver,essid); + } + } i'm happy for you, that this fix helps -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297754#c15 --- Comment #15 from Norman Haag 2007-11-23 04:32:24 MST --- (In reply to comment #13 from Norman Haag)

(In reply to comment #11 from Friederike Althen)

...

(In reply to comment #8 from Norman Haag)

...

http://www-user.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~nhaag/RPMS/NetworkManager-0.6.5-29.i586.rpm I installed your package and it seems to solve the problem. THANKS SO MUCH!

But where is the patch you applied? I could neither find the patch nor the src.rpm. Could you please give me a link to the patch.

Thanks!

I Just applied the patch into nm-wireless-driver-workarounds-rml.patch which is the first patch being applied by the rpm.

the main part of the patch is:

+ else if (!strcmp (kernel_driver, "ipw3945") || !strcmp (kernel_driver, "iwl3945")) + { + if (nm_ap_get_broadcast (ap)) + { + ap_scan = "AP_SCAN 1"; + nm_info("SHIFIX >> Detected Driver %s - AP_SCAN=1 - essid = %s",kernel_driver,essid); + } + else + { + ap_scan = "AP_SCAN 1"; + nm_info("SHIFIX >> Detected Driver %s - AP_SCAN=1 - essid = %s",kernel_driver,essid); + } + }

i'm happy for you, that this fix helps

maybe the if else structure seems a bit confusing (because it's senseless) but i want to get sure, that ssid is being set (wanted to test several ap_scan values...) you can remove the if-else if you want to. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297754 User hschaa@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297754#c16 Helmut Schaa changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #16 from Helmut Schaa 2007-12-20 12:36:38 MST --- Using the latest update-kernel and the updated iwlwifi (1.2.0) hidden wireless networks work quite well -> Fixed. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.