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    PfSense 2.0-BETA4 WPA/WPA2 Not Working

    2.0-RC Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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    • J
      John5788
      last edited by

      Hello,

      I am new to pfSense and came from m0n0wall after discovering that m0n0wall did not support my wireless card (DLINK DWA-552).

      I loaded pfSense 2.0-BETA4 and wireless works well with it, except for when I enable WPA. I've tried all sorts of different configurations (Mode: WPA/WPA2/Both, Pairwise: AES, TKIP, Both, etc..) and I cannot get devices (android phone and netbook) to authenticate and connect with my wireless AP.

      is this a known bug in 2.0-BETA4 or is this something new? or do I have my configurations wrong altogether?

      I can post more information if needed.

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        Efonnes
        last edited by

        What date is that build?

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        • J
          John5788
          last edited by

          2.0-BETA4 (i386)
          built on Sun Nov 14 16:48:36 EST 2010
          FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p1

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            Efonnes
            last edited by

            Go to Diagnostics: Command Prompt and run this command then reply with the output from it.

            ps -A | grep hostapd

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              John5788
              last edited by 

              $ ps -A | grep hostapd
  164  ??  S      0:00.01 sh -c ps -A | grep hostapd
  329  ??  S      0:00.01 grep hostapd
 8100  ??  Ss     0:00.07 /usr/sbin/hostapd -B /var/etc/hostapd_ath0_wlan0.conf

              all of my devices cannot authenticate with the wireless AP when I enable WPA. without WPA, the devices can connect just fine.

              I am using a very simple password: testtest

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                Efonnes
                last edited by

                Hmm, I'll need to update one of my systems and try it.

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                • J
                  John5788
                  last edited by

                  is there a logging feature? maybe I can watch what happens when one of my devices try to connect to the AP?

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                    Efonnes
                    last edited by

                    You could see if there is anything in the system log that gives a hint.

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                      John5788
                      last edited by 

                      Nov 15 21:27:52 	hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:25:d3:e6:f7:f1 IEEE 802.11: associated
Nov 15 21:27:55 	hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:25:d3:e6:f7:f1 IEEE 802.11: deauthenticated due to local deauth request
Nov 15 21:27:55 	hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:25:d3:e6:f7:f1 IEEE 802.11: deassociated
Nov 15 21:27:57 	hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:25:d3:e6:f7:f1 IEEE 802.11: associated
Nov 15 21:28:01 	hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:25:d3:e6:f7:f1 IEEE 802.11: deauthenticated due to local deauth request
Nov 15 21:28:01 	hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:25:d3:e6:f7:f1 IEEE 802.11: deassociated
Nov 15 21:28:02 	hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:25:d3:e6:f7:f1 IEEE 802.11: associated
Nov 15 21:28:05 	hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:25:d3:e6:f7:f1 IEEE 802.11: deauthenticated due to local deauth request
Nov 15 21:28:05 	hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:25:d3:e6:f7:f1 IEEE 802.11: deassociated

                      this is what I am seeing in System Log as my netbook is trying to connect with WPA enabled

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                        Efonnes
                        last edited by

                        After updating it is still working fine for me, so I can't reproduce this, unfortunately.  It is also a card using the ath driver.

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                          John5788
                          last edited by

                          I updated to today's snapshot too.

                          lemme take a screenshot of my configuration for OPT1



                          any thoughts on my configuration?

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                            Efonnes
                            last edited by

                            MAC address spoofing is not currently supported on wireless access points when WPA is enabled. (hostapd bug)  It results in hostapd picking up the wrong MAC when it starts (because it is reading the wrong type, so both types have to match).

                            http://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/841

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                              John5788
                              last edited by

                              oh I'm not spoofing my MAC address, I clicked the insert link next to the textbox. It didn't make a difference leaving it there or not.

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                                Efonnes
                                last edited by

                                So you actually have it blank and have not saved the configuration with that filled in even once since the last time you booted up the system?  It is one of the fields that does not reset the internal setting to the default when you change back to the default setting until you have rebooted the system.

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                                  John5788
                                  last edited by

                                  ah ha, thanks. it works now :)

                                  I cleared the field, applied changes and rebooted. now devices are authenticating.

                                  off topic slightly: 802.11ng mode doesnt seem to work, is this just a limitation of driver/software?

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                                    Efonnes
                                    last edited by

                                    Yes, 802.11n doesn't work yet.  I don't know of any devices in particular that have a working driver with working 802.11n support.

                                    By the way, I did notice earlier the existence of one of the 802.11n-specific fields in your screenshots; minimum wireless standard replaces the 802.11g-only setting when the driver lists 802.11n in the available modes.

                                    The web gui is basically ready for 802.11n.  It is the drivers that are not.

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