[pkg-fso-maint] Bug#536121: wicd: wrong order of commands for WPA?

[gregor herrmann]

Package: wicd
Version: 1.6.1-3
Severity: normal

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Disclaimer: This is on my Openmoko Freerunner, just in case it
matters.

I can't get any WPA connections any more with wicd, probably since
upgrading to 1.6.

When I try to connect to a WPA network wicd.log says:

2009/07/07 20:20:33 :: ifconfig eth0 up
2009/07/07 20:20:34 :: enctype is wpa
2009/07/07 20:20:34 :: Generating psk...
2009/07/07 20:20:34 :: ['/usr/bin/wpa_passphrase', 'sh3-net', 'MyPassword']
2009/07/07 20:20:34 :: iwconfig eth0
2009/07/07 20:20:37 :: iwconfig eth0
2009/07/07 20:20:38 :: Attempting to authenticate...
2009/07/07 20:20:38 :: ['wpa_supplicant', '-B', '-i', 'eth0', '-c', '/var/lib/wicd/configurations/001884299a57', '-D', 'wext']
2009/07/07 20:20:39 :: iwconfig eth0
2009/07/07 20:20:41 :: ['iwconfig', 'eth0', 'essid', 'sh3-net']                                              
2009/07/07 20:20:42 :: iwconfig eth0 channel 11
2009/07/07 20:20:42 :: iwconfig eth0 ap 00:18:84:29:9A:57                                                    
2009/07/07 20:20:42 :: iwconfig eth0
2009/07/07 20:20:43 :: WPA_CLI RESULT IS SCANNING                                                            
[..]
2009/07/07 20:21:19 :: wpa_supplicant authentication may have failed.                                        
[..]


The interesting thing is: If I issue the following commands manually:
# ifconfig eth0 up
# iwconfig eth0 essid sh3-net; iwconfig eth0 channel 11; iwconfig eth0 ap 00:18:84:29:9A:57
# wpa_supplicant -i eth0 -c /var/lib/wicd/configurations/001884299a57 -D wext -ddd
all is fine (and I can also `dhclient eth0' afterwards)

I don't have the necessary background info on wpa_supplicant and
friends; but at least on this little Freerunner the order of the
commands seems to matter.

Cheers,
gregor (cc'ing the pkg-fsp list, maybe someone else can confirm or
       deny these experiences)

       

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