CentOS - Jul 2010 - Wifi not working

Hello,

I have the AR9285 wireless adaptor on an HP DV6-2128ca notebook.  I can 
see it. it comes up in NetworkManager but never gets an IP.  the router 
is a linksys using WPA/PSK security.  Would/could someone please help me 
out trying to get this to work?  Output of several commands follows:

dmesg:

ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x69
ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
ath: Regpair used: 0x69
phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'ath9k_rate_control'
Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::radio
Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::assoc
Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::tx
Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::rx
phy0: Atheros AR9285 MAC/BB Rev:2 AR5133 RF Rev:e0: mem=0xf8bc0000, irq=185

cat /etc/modprobe.conf:

alias wlan0 ath9k


tail /var/log/messages:

Jul 27 19:31:02 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) complete.
Jul 27 19:31:02 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state 
change: 9 -> 3
Jul 27 19:31:02 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): deactivating 
device (reason: 0).
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) 
starting connection 'Auto pszone'
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state 
change: 3 -> 4
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state 
change: 4 -> 5
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation 
(wlan0/wireless): access point 'Auto pszone' has security, but secrets 
are required.
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state 
change: 5 -> 6
Jul 27 19:31:24 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state 
change: 6 -> 4
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state 
change: 4 -> 5
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation 
(wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto pszone' has security, and secrets 
exist.  No new secrets needed.
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
'ssid'
value 'pszone'
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
'scan_ssid'
value '1'
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
'key_mgmt'
value 'WPA-PSK'
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'psk'
value
'<omitted>'
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Config: set interface 
ap_scan to 1
Jul 27 19:31:31 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant 
connection state:  disconnected -> scanning
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant 
connection state:  scanning -> associating
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant 
connection state:  associating -> associated
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant 
connection state:  associated -> 4-way handshake
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant 
connection state:  4-way handshake -> group handshake
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant 
connection state:  group handshake -> completed
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation 
(wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.  Connected 
to wireless network 'pszone'.
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state 
change: 5 -> 7
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) 
Beginning DHCP transaction.
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 
V3.0.5-RedHat
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems 
Consortium.
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: All rights reserved.
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: For info, please visit 
http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient:
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  dhclient started with pid 
30770
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP: device wlan0 state 
changed normal exit -> preinit
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: Listening on LPF/wlan0/c4:17:fe:bb:6a:df
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: Sending on   LPF/wlan0/c4:17:fe:bb:6a:df
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: Sending on   Socket/fallback
Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
Jul 27 19:31:42 smurf3 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
Jul 27 19:31:53 smurf3 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
Jul 27 19:32:07 smurf3 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Device 'wlan0' DHCP
transaction took too long (>45s), stopping it.
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  wlan0: canceled DHCP 
transaction, dhcp client pid 30770
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) scheduled...
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) started...
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state 
change: 7 -> 9
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) failed 
for access point (pszone)
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Marking connection
'Auto
pszone' invalid.
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) failed.
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 
4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) complete.
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state 
change: 9 -> 3
Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): deactivating 
device (reason: 0)

Thank you,

Phil

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Phil Savoie <psavoie1783 at rogers.com>
wrote:
> Beginning DHCP transaction.
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client
> V3.0.5-RedHat
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems
> Consortium.
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: All rights reserved.
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: For info, please visit
> http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient:
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info> ?dhclient started with
pid
> 30770
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info> ?Activation (wlan0)
Stage
> 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info> ?DHCP: device wlan0
state
> changed normal exit -> preinit
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: Listening on LPF/wlan0/c4:17:fe:bb:6a:df
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: Sending on ? LPF/wlan0/c4:17:fe:bb:6a:df
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: Sending on ? Socket/fallback
> Jul 27 19:31:38 smurf3 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
> Jul 27 19:31:42 smurf3 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
> Jul 27 19:31:53 smurf3 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
> Jul 27 19:32:07 smurf3 dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20
> Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info> ?Device 'wlan0'
DHCP
> transaction took too long (>45s), stopping it.
> Jul 27 19:32:23 smurf3 NetworkManager: <info> ?wlan0: canceled DHCP
> transaction, dhcp client pid 30770
It would seem that one possibility is that the AP is not running a
DHCP server.

Another is that if the AP is running a DHCP server, it is restricting
IP addresses to known clients.

kind regards/ldv

From: Phil Savoie <psavoie1783 at rogers.com>
> I have the AR9285 wireless adaptor on an HP DV6-2128ca  notebook.  I can 
> see it. it comes up in NetworkManager but never gets  an IP.  the router 
> is a linksys using WPA/PSK security.   Would/could someone please help me 
> out trying to get this to work?   Output of several commands follows:
Could it be IPv6?

JD