[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#833507: Selective failure

[Barry Kitson]

Similar problems here, using the following device on a Mac Air...

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless
Network Adapter (rev 03)

... but interestingly, only when connecting to a rather old WiFi router
that contains an Atheros b/g card.

I can connect to a bunch of other routers, and to my iPhone 4 without
problems, but not the combination above.

Relevant logs (with names changed to protect the innocent) are....

Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.1443]
policy: auto-activating connection 'router'
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.1490]
device (wlan0): Activation: starting connection 'router'
(1b801806-fad6-4c3e-83ce-b4bbb19cce53)
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.1492]
device (wlan0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30
40 0]
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.1500]
device (wlan0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.1729]
device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'router' has security, but
secrets are required.
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.1729]
device (wlan0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0]
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.2560]
device (wlan0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none') [60 40 0]
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.2564]
device (wlan0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.2567]
device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'router' has security, and
secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.2567]
Config: added 'ssid' value 'router'
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.2567]
Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.2567]
Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK'
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.2568]
Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>'
Aug  7 06:45:03 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516303.2676]
sup-iface[0xa05580,wlan0]: config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Aug  7 06:45:08 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:09 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:10 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:11 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:12 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:13 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:14 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:15 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:16 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:17 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:18 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:19 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:20 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:21 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:22 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:23 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:24 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:25 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:26 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:27 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED
ret=-22 retry=1
Aug  7 06:45:28 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <warn>  [1470516328.1383]
device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) association took too long, failing
activation
Aug  7 06:45:28 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516328.1438]
device (wlan0): state change: config -> failed (reason 'ssid-not-found')
[50 120 53]
Aug  7 06:45:28 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516328.1528]
policy: disabling autoconnect for connection 'router'.
Aug  7 06:45:28 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <warn>  [1470516328.1570]
device (wlan0): Activation: failed for connection 'router'
Aug  7 06:45:28 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516328.1649]
device (wlan0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120
30 0]
Aug  7 06:45:31 macair wpa_supplicant[2527]: wlan0: Reject scan trigger
since one is already pending
Aug  7 06:45:32 macair NetworkManager[2396]: <info>  [1470516332.3408]
device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
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