Bug#622610: marked as done (wireless-tools: Dell D620 iwl3945 will not associate with AP in squeeze)
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regarding wireless-tools: Dell D620 iwl3945 will not associate with AP in squeeze
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- To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
- Subject: wireless-tools: Dell D620 iwl3945 will not associate with AP in squeeze
- From: Philip <subs@christiantena.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:31:55 +0100
- Message-id: <20110413113155.2560.37948.reportbug@debtest.t-mobile.co.uk>
Package: wireless-tools
Version: 30~pre9-5
Severity: important
Tags: squeeze
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.1
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages wireless-tools depends on:
ii libc6 2.11.2-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libiw30 30~pre9-5 Wireless tools - library
wireless-tools recommends no packages.
wireless-tools suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
The same laptop will connect to an AP when Lenny is booted. When Squeeze is booted iwlist will show
a list of APs but iwconfig will not associate.
A list of APs also displays correctly when wicd is used but connecting to an AP fails.
Comparison of Lenny/Squeeze (working/non-working) below
LENNY
lsmod |grep iwl
iwl3945 78804 0
firmware_class 6816 2 pcmcia,iwl3945
mac80211 139808 1 iwl3945
led_class 3908 1 iwl3945
cfg80211 21608 2 iwl3945,mac80211
iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"tmobile"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 44:E4:D9:01:62:C0
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Encryption key:off
Link Quality=76/100 Signal level=-58 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
uname -a
Linux debtest 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Thu Jan 27 00:28:05 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
dpkg -l |grep linux-image
ii linux-image-2.6-686 2.6.26+17+lenny1 Linux 2.6 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4
ii linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 2.6.26-26lenny2 Linux 2.6.26 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/
dpkg -l |grep firmware
ii firmware-iwlwifi 0.14+lenny2 Binary firmware for Intel Wireless 3945 and
dpkg -l |grep libiw
ii libiw29 29-1.1 Wireless tools - library
dpkg -l |grep wicd
ii wicd 1.6.2.2-1~bpo50+1 wired and wireless network manager
dpkg -l |grep wireless-tools
ii wireless-tools 29-1.1 Tools for manipulating Linux Wireless Extens
dpkg -l |grep wpasupplicant
ii wpasupplicant 0.6.4-3 Client support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11
SQUEEZE
lsmod |grep iwl
iwl3945 46000 0
iwlcore 67494 1 iwl3945
mac80211 123570 2 iwl3945,iwlcore
led_class 1757 2 iwl3945,iwlcore
cfg80211 87657 3 iwl3945,iwlcore,mac80211
iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency:5.2 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
uname -a
Linux debtest 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Tue Mar 8 21:36:00 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
dpkg -l |grep linux-image
ii linux-image-2.6-686 2.6.32+29 Linux 2.6 for modern PCs (meta-package)
ii linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 2.6.32-31 Linux 2.6.32 for modern PCs
dpkg -l |grep firmware
ii firmware-iwlwifi 0.28 Binary firmware for Intel Wireless 3945, 4965 and 5000-series cards
dpkg -l |grep libiw
ii libiw30 30~pre9-5 Wireless tools - library
dpkg -l |grep wicd
ii python-wicd 1.7.0+ds1-5 wired and wireless network manager - Python module
ii wicd 1.7.0+ds1-5 wired and wireless network manager - metapackage
ii wicd-daemon 1.7.0+ds1-5 wired and wireless network manager - daemon
ii wicd-gtk 1.7.0+ds1-5 wired and wireless network manager - GTK+ client
dpkg -l |grep wireless-tools
ii wireless-tools 30~pre9-5 Tools for manipulating Linux Wireless Extensions
dpkg -l |grep wpasupplicant
ii wpasupplicant 0.6.10-2.1 client support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i)
iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:26:50:92:47:B4
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=28/70 Signal level=-82 dBm
Encryption key:off
ESSID:"BTOpenzone"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000000021b1181
Extra: Last beacon: 2516ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000A42544F70656E7A6F6E65
IE: Unknown: 010882848B0C12961824
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 0706474220010D14
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101880003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
Cell 02 - Address: 00:26:50:92:47:B3
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=28/70 Signal level=-82 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"BT Fusion-8666"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=00000000021b1181
Extra: Last beacon: 2492ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000E425420467573696F6E2D38363636
IE: Unknown: 010882848B0C12961824
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 0706474220010D14
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101880003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
Cell 03 - Address: 00:26:50:92:47:B1
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=70/70 Signal level=-31 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"NTSec"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000000002198181
Extra: Last beacon: 2644ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00054E54536563
IE: Unknown: 010882848B0C12961824
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 0706474220010D14
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
Cell 04 - Address: 44:E4:D9:00:3E:F1
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=26/70 Signal level=-84 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"DTWI"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000026bc9309960
Extra: Last beacon: 2660ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000444545749
IE: Unknown: 010882848B0C12961824
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 050400010000
IE: Unknown: 0706474220010D14
IE: Unknown: 0B050000230000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: Unknown: 9606004096000E00
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003000000270000004200000062000000
IE: Unknown: DD06004096010104
IE: Unknown: DD050040960305
IE: Unknown: DD050040960B09
IE: Unknown: DD050040961400
Cell 05 - Address: 44:E4:D9:01:62:C1
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=48/70 Signal level=-62 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"DTWI"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000026c5b62a160
Extra: Last beacon: 2292ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000444545749
IE: Unknown: 010882848B0C12961824
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 0706474220010D14
IE: Unknown: 0B0503003A0000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: Unknown: 9606004096000B00
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003000000270000004200000062000000
IE: Unknown: DD06004096010104
IE: Unknown: DD050040960305
IE: Unknown: DD050040960B09
IE: Unknown: DD050040961400
Cell 06 - Address: 44:E4:D9:01:62:CF
Channel:40
Frequency:5.2 GHz (Channel 40)
Quality=52/70 Signal level=-58 dBm
Encryption key:off
ESSID:"tmobile"
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000026c5b3e3ebd
Extra: Last beacon: 2040ms ago
IE: Unknown: 0007746D6F62696C65
IE: Unknown: 01088C129824B048606C
IE: Unknown: 070C47422024081764051784031E
IE: Unknown: 0B0514000B8D5B
IE: Unknown: 2D1A6E181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 36037B2003
IE: Unknown: 3D1628000F00000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 9606004096000E00
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
IE: Unknown: DD06004096010104
IE: Unknown: DD050040960305
IE: Unknown: DD050040960B09
IE: Unknown: DD050040961400
Cell 07 - Address: 44:E4:D9:01:62:CE
Channel:40
Frequency:5.2 GHz (Channel 40)
Quality=52/70 Signal level=-58 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"DTWI"
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000026c5b3d8049
Extra: Last beacon: 2040ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000444545749
IE: Unknown: 01088C129824B048606C
IE: Unknown: 070C47422024081764051784031E
IE: Unknown: 0B0514000B8D5B
IE: Unknown: 9606004096000E00
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
IE: Unknown: DD06004096010104
IE: Unknown: DD050040960305
IE: Unknown: DD050040960B09
IE: Unknown: DD050040961400
Cell 08 - Address: 44:E4:D9:01:62:C0
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=48/70 Signal level=-62 dBm
Encryption key:off
ESSID:"tmobile"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000026c5b610960
Extra: Last beacon: 2340ms ago
IE: Unknown: 0007746D6F62696C65
IE: Unknown: 010882848B0C12961824
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 0706474220010D14
IE: Unknown: 0B0503003A0000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2D1A6E181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
IE: Unknown: 36037B2003
IE: Unknown: 3D160B000700000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 9606004096000B00
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003000000270000004200000062000000
IE: Unknown: DD06004096010104
IE: Unknown: DD050040960305
IE: Unknown: DD050040960B09
IE: Unknown: DD050040961400
root@debtest:~# iwconfig wlan0 essid tmobile
root@debtest:~# iwconfig wlan0 ap any
root@debtest:~# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"tmobile"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
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--- Begin Message ---
Version: 2.6.32-38
# not inherently squeeze-specific
tags 622610 =
found 622610 linux-2.6/2.6.32-31
quit
Hi Philip,
Philip wrote:
> This bug appears to have disappeared following a couple of security updates.
>
> The kernel is now linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 2.6.32-38 and the wifi is now
> working perfectly.
Thanks for the update; closing. Please do let us know if it happens
again.
Regards,
Jonathan
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