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Bug#692098: firmware-iwlwifi: iwlwifi firmware does not connect to wpa2 wireless



On Fri, 2012-11-02 at 14:53 +0800, Umarzuki Mochlis Moktar wrote:
> Package: firmware-iwlwifi
> Version: 0.36
> Severity: important
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> *** Please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
> 
> connecting to a wireless network N with wpa2 security enabled
> 
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
> 
> connecting to a wireless network N with wpa2 security enabled - failed to get
> IP
> 
> connecting to a wireless network N with open security (no passkey needed)-
> succeed
> 
>    * What was the outcome of this action?
> 
> password were asked again
> 
>    * What outcome did you expect instead?
> 
> get IP, able to connect to the internet

Can you try using these commands (as root) to disable hardware
encryption for WPA:

    rmmod iwlwifi
    modprobe iwlwifi swcrypto=1

Also try connecting with 802.11g:

    rmmod iwlwifi
    modprobe iwlwifi 11n_disable=1

Do either or both of these configurations work?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
I'm always amazed by the number of people who take up solipsism because
they heard someone else explain it. - E*Borg on alt.fan.pratchett

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