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Date:      Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:26:03 +0100
From:      =?ISO-8859-1?Q?D=E1rio?= "P." <fbsd.questions.list@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   wpa_supplicant - Did I do something wrong?
Message-ID:  <1263662763.5332.44.camel@dasp-laptop>

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Hello,

Last night I installed FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE on my Acer Aspire One 150 Bw
(Model NO: ZG5), I had no problems installing it. The problems started
when I was configuring the Wireless card (Atheros 5424/2424).

In /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf I put:

network=3D{
  ssid=3D"Thomson40BE60"
  psk=3D"XXXXXXXX"
}

Then, in /etc/rc.conf I put:

ifconfig_ath0=3D"WPA DHCP"
hostname=3D"dasp-netbook.PTbox.org"

After that, I tried to start the network, by using the following
command:

/etc/netstart

And I get this:

dasp-netbook# dmesg -a |grep wpa
Jan 15 21:18:34  wpa_supplicant[1177]: Line 3: network block was not
terminated properly.
Jan 15 21:18:34  wpa_supplicant[1177]: Line 3: failed to parse network
block.
Jan 15 21:18:34  wpa_supplicant[1177]: Failed to read or parse
configuration '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'.
Jan 15 21:19:13  wpa_supplicant[1346]: Failed to initialize driver
interface

(This was my fault, I forget the } in the end of the
file /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf)

Starting wpa_supplicant.
/etc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant: WARNING: failed to start wpa_supplicant
Starting wpa_supplicant.
/etc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant: WARNING: failed to start wpa_supplicant
Starting wpa_supplicant.
/etc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant: WARNING: failed to start wpa_supplicant
Jan 15 22:59:20 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[1246]: Failed to initialize
driver interface

After this, I went to google to search for a solution, and I find
somewhere that I should change my Wireless configuration on /etc/rc.conf
to:

wlans_ath0=3D"wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0=3D"WPA DHCP"

After that I was able to start the network without problems. The only
question that I have, is if I did something wrong, because I have alot o
"strange" messages in .log files.

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- /etc/rc.conf:

blanktime=3D"300"
inetd_enable=3D"YES"
keymap=3D"pt.iso.acc"
moused_enable=3D"YES"
saver=3D"daemon"
sshd_enable=3D"YES"
#ifconfig_ath0=3D"WPA DHCP"
wlans_ath0=3D"wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0=3D"WPA DHCP"
#ifconfig_re0=3D"DHCP"
hostname=3D"dasp-netbook.PTbox.org"

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- /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf:

network=3D{
  ssid=3D"Thomson40BE60"
  psk=3D"XXXXXXXX"
}

------------------------------------------------------------------------

- uname -a:

FreeBSD dasp-netbook.PTbox.org 8.0-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #0:
Tue Jan  5 16:02:27 UTC 2010
root@i386-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386

------------------------------------------------------------------------

- ifconfig -a:

re0: flags=3D8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500

options=3D389b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,VLAN_HWCSUM,WOL_UCAST,=
WOL_MCAST,WOL_MAGIC>
	ether 00:1e:68:ab:b6:af
	media: Ethernet autoselect (none)
	status: no carrier
ath0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu
2290
	ether 00:22:69:0b:2d:db
	media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g
	status: associated
lo0: flags=3D8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 16384
	options=3D3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM>
	inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3=20
	inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128=20
	inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000=20
wlan0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu
1500
	ether 00:22:69:0b:2d:db
	inet 192.168.2.3 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
	media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet DS/11Mbps mode 11g
	status: associated
	ssid Thomson40BE60 channel 1 (2412 Mhz 11g) bssid 00:18:f6:ec:b2:23
	regdomain 101 indoor ecm authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON
	deftxkey UNDEF TKIP 2:128-bit txpower 20 bmiss 7 scanvalid 450 bgscan
	bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi 7 roam:rate 5 protmode CTS
	wme burst roaming MANUAL

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- /var/log/messages:

Jan 16 05:55:58 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Jan 16 05:55:58 dasp-netbook kernel: wlan0: link state changed to DOWN
Jan 16 05:56:01 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 05:56:01 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: Trying to associate
with 00:18:f6:ec:b2:23 (SSID=3D'Thomson40BE60' freq=3D2412 MHz)
Jan 16 05:56:01 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: Associated with
00:18:f6:ec:b2:23
Jan 16 05:56:01 dasp-netbook kernel: wlan0: link state changed to UP
Jan 16 05:56:01 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: WPA: Key negotiation
completed with 00:18:f6:ec:b2:23 [PTK=3DCCMP GTK=3DTKIP]
Jan 16 05:56:01 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED -
Connection to 00:18:f6:ec:b2:23 completed (reauth) [id=3D0 id_str=3D]
Jan 16 05:56:04 dasp-netbook dhclient: New IP Address (wlan0):
192.168.2.3
Jan 16 05:56:04 dasp-netbook dhclient: New Subnet Mask (wlan0):
255.255.255.0
Jan 16 05:56:04 dasp-netbook dhclient: New Broadcast Address (wlan0):
192.168.2.255
Jan 16 05:56:04 dasp-netbook dhclient: New Routers (wlan0):
192.168.2.254
Jan 16 06:01:04 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 06:06:06 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 06:11:09 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 06:12:19 dasp-netbook su: dasp to root on /dev/pts/1
Jan 16 06:16:11 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 06:21:15 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 06:26:17 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 06:36:22 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
...
Jan 16 07:36:51 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
Jan 16 07:41:53 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 07:51:58 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
Jan 16 08:02:03 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
...
Jan 16 11:54:26 dasp-netbook last message repeated 6 times
Jan 16 11:59:28 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 11:59:55 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Jan 16 11:59:55 dasp-netbook kernel: wlan0: link state changed to DOWN
Jan 16 11:59:57 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 11:59:57 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: Trying to associate
with 00:18:f6:ec:b2:23 (SSID=3D'Thomson40BE60' freq=3D2412 MHz)
Jan 16 11:59:57 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: Associated with
00:18:f6:ec:b2:23
Jan 16 11:59:57 dasp-netbook kernel: wlan0: link state changed to UP
Jan 16 11:59:57 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: WPA: Key negotiation
completed with 00:18:f6:ec:b2:23 [PTK=3DCCMP GTK=3DTKIP]
Jan 16 11:59:57 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED -
Connection to 00:18:f6:ec:b2:23 completed (reauth) [id=3D0 id_str=3D]
Jan 16 12:04:59 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 12:10:01 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 12:10:15 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
...
Jan 16 12:50:33 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
Jan 16 12:51:02 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Jan 16 12:51:02 dasp-netbook kernel: wlan0: link state changed to DOWN
Jan 16 12:51:04 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 12:51:04 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: Trying to associate
with 00:18:f6:ec:b2:23 (SSID=3D'Thomson40BE60' freq=3D2412 MHz)
Jan 16 12:51:04 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: Associated with
00:18:f6:ec:b2:23
Jan 16 12:51:04 dasp-netbook kernel: wlan0: link state changed to UP
Jan 16 12:51:04 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: WPA: Key negotiation
completed with 00:18:f6:ec:b2:23 [PTK=3DCCMP GTK=3DTKIP]
Jan 16 12:51:04 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED -
Connection to 00:18:f6:ec:b2:23 completed (reauth) [id=3D0 id_str=3D]
Jan 16 12:56:07 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 13:01:09 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 13:06:11 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 13:16:16 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
...
Jan 16 13:56:35 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
Jan 16 14:01:38 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 14:11:42 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
Jan 16 14:21:47 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
...
Jan 16 16:13:43 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
Jan 16 16:24:43 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
Jan 16 16:24:44 dasp-netbook kernel: pid 99639 (conftest), uid 0: exited
on signal 11 (core dumped)
Jan 16 16:29:55 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 16:30:01 dasp-netbook su: dasp to root on /dev/pts/1
Jan 16 16:34:57 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 16:40:00 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 16:45:03 dasp-netbook wpa_supplicant[337]:
CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS=20
Jan 16 16:55:08 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
Jan 16 17:05:14 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times
Jan 16 17:15:19 dasp-netbook last message repeated 2 times

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I'm sorry if I forget something.

Regards,


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D=C3=A1rio P. <fbsd.questions.list@gmail.com>



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