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    • GPz1100G
      GPz1100 @stephenw10
      last edited by GPz1100

      @stephenw10 ^^I believe it was 23.09 that introduced the new openssl.

      It's unclear why the OP was unsuccessful with 2.70, given it does include the vlan0 patched wpa_supplicant with the same wpa_supplicant.conf

      @AiC0315 said in WPA_Supplicant:

      Failed to connect to non-global ctrl_ifname: (nil) error: No such file or directory

      This error suggests a missing conf parameter in wpa_supplicant.conf, specifically

      ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

      This goes ABOVE the "network={" array.

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        AiC0315 @GPz1100
        last edited by

        @GPz1100

        I'll add that parameter when i have time and see what happens.

        Thank you both for helping me try to figure this out

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          AiC0315 @GPz1100
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          @GPz1100
          Had time to mess with this last night. using this config.

          ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

          eapol_version=1
          ap_scan=0
          fast_reauth=1
          network={
          ca_cert="/root/WPA/Certs/CA.pem"
          client_cert="/root/WPA/Certs/Client.pem"
          eap=TLS..
          eapol_flags=0
          identity="XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX" # Internet (ONT) interface MAC address must match this value
          key_mgmt=IEEE8021X
          phase1="allow_canned_success=1"
          private_key="/root/WPA/Certs/PrivateKey.pem"
          }
          Works perfectly on 23.05.1 but does not get an IP on 2.7.0. Im using the wpa_supplicant posted on the dslforum link.
          At this point I'm about to give up. Now I just have to dercide if I want to pay for plus from here on out

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            You tried using the included wpa_supplicant? 2.7 should have the patch to accept vlan0 by default.

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            • GPz1100G
              GPz1100 @AiC0315
              last edited by

              @AiC0315 Where/when are you initializing wpa_supplicant?

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                AiC0315 @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10
                Yes, I used the wpa_supplicant file posted in the dslreports post

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                  AiC0315 @GPz1100
                  last edited by

                  @GPz1100
                  /sbin/ifconfig igb0 ether "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX" && /root/WPA/wpa_supplicant -B -Dwired -i igb0 -c /root/WPA/wpa_supplicant.conf -P/var/run/wpa_supplicant.pid && sleep 10 && /usr/sbin/wpa_cli logon. (early shellcmd)

                  wpa_cli logoff && sleep 10 && wpa_cli logon (shellcmd)

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                  • GPz1100G
                    GPz1100 @AiC0315
                    last edited by

                    @AiC0315

                    What's the result of wpa_cli status in shell?

                    It should look something like this.
                    dc9b29c1-30e2-4d5f-84e4-2a0b296811b7-image.png

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                      AiC0315 @GPz1100
                      last edited by

                      @GPz1100
                      Thanks,
                      I will take a look when I am able to install 2.7.0 back on my machine.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @AiC0315
                        last edited by

                        @AiC0315 said in WPA_Supplicant:

                        Yes, I used the wpa_supplicant file posted in the dslreports post

                        Yes I meant did you try the default wpa_supplicant version that's included in 2.7?

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                          zC @GPz1100
                          last edited by

                          @GPz1100 said in WPA_Supplicant:

                          @stephenw10 ^^I believe it was 23.09 that introduced the new openssl.

                          It's unclear why the OP was unsuccessful with 2.70, given it does include the vlan0 patched wpa_supplicant with the same wpa_supplicant.conf

                          @AiC0315 said in WPA_Supplicant:

                          Failed to connect to non-global ctrl_ifname: (nil) error: No such file or directory

                          This error suggests a missing conf parameter in wpa_supplicant.conf, specifically

                          ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

                          This goes ABOVE the "network={" array.

                          What about

                          Failed to connect to non-global ctrl-ifname: (nil) error: Success

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                            AiC0315 @stephenw10
                            last edited by

                            @stephenw10

                            Here is the output of wpa_cli status:

                            Selected interface 'igb0'
                            bssid=01:80:c2:00:00:03
                            freq=0
                            ssid=
                            id=0
                            mode=station
                            pairwise_cipher=NONE
                            group_cipher=NONE
                            key_mgmt=IEEE 802.1X (no WPA)
                            wpa_state=ASSOCIATED
                            address=
                            Supplicant PAE state=HELD
                            suppPortStatus=Unauthorized
                            EAP state=FAILURE
                            uuid=59fbef4f-
                            

                            this was using the wpa_supplicant in 2.7.0.

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                              henryzhou
                              last edited by henryzhou

                              Sorry for reopen such an old thread.
                              I'm running 24.03 but my eap tls authentication always failed.

                              My wpa_supplicant.conf is the same as the op (except the mac address)
                              I'm using the system build-in wpa_supplicant.

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                                henryzhou @henryzhou
                                last edited by henryzhou

                                I also tried 23.09.1 and got the same result.
                                wpa_cli status shows
                                wpa_state=associated
                                supplicant pae state=held
                                suppPortStatus=Unauthorized
                                EAP state=FAILURE

                                Same certificate set works on Mikrotik.
                                I've checked the identity mac address which are the same.

                                Please help, it really drives me crazy

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  You are also trying to connect to AT&T?

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                                    henryzhou @stephenw10
                                    last edited by henryzhou

                                    @stephenw10 Yes, AT&T U-verse fiber. I confirm it's gpon not xgspon.

                                    I also notice that the system has two wpa_supplicant. one is under /usr/sbin, the other under /usr/local/sbin. Both are version 2.10 and both failed the 1x authentication.

                                    The system was originally running CE 2.7.2 and then upgrade to 23.09.1/24.03.

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                                    • GPz1100G
                                      GPz1100 @henryzhou
                                      last edited by

                                      @henryzhou https://www.reddit.com/r/PFSENSE/comments/18jz0uc/installing_att_bypass_on_a_clean_install_of/

                                      Follow the guide above. Additional settings are needed as pfsense 24.03 (and possibly earlier) uses openssl 3.0. Att's certs do not meet the minimum security standards so weaker ciphers must be allowed.

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @GPz1100
                                        last edited by

                                        @GPz1100 said in WPA_Supplicant:

                                        Att's certs do not meet the minimum security standards

                                        Nice! ๐Ÿ™„

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                                          henryzhou @GPz1100
                                          last edited by

                                          @GPz1100 Thank you so much.

                                          After adding openssl_ciphers=DEFAULT@SECLEVEL=0 to my wpa_supplicant.conf and set OPENSSL_CONF to a customized config file it works.

                                          I do appreciate your help. All of you.

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                                          • GPz1100G
                                            GPz1100 @stephenw10
                                            last edited by

                                            @stephenw10 said in WPA_Supplicant:

                                            Nice! ๐Ÿ™„

                                            Don't shoot the messenger :). Technically, these certs are for internal use. I suppose these could be updated via firmware, but like most things att, doing so will probably create more damage than it solves.

                                            Eventually gpon/eapol may fade away in favor of xgs and newer technologies.

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