When I try running wpa_supplicant I get the following output: # wpa_supplicant -iipw0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf Associated with 00:12:bf:77:b6:1c Authentication with 00:12:bf:77:b6:1c timed out. After a couple of minutes the output repeats. The authentication model is WPA-PSK, setting it in the configuration doesn't change anything though. This is my wpa_supplicant.conf: ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant ctrl_interface_group=wheel network={ ssid="gateway.norad" #psk="the key" psk=generated by wpa_passphrase } For 2 or 3 seconds ifconfig shows status:associated (between the associated and the timed out message). However even in this short time frame, no traffic gets through the device. Ere I forget, does someone have a suggestion to solve this? The following is the verbose output until I press CTRL-C: # wpa_supplicant -dK -iipw0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf Initializing interface 'ipw0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'default' ctrl_interface 'N/A' Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant' ctrl_interface_group=0 (from group name 'wheel') Priority group 0 id=0 ssid='gateway.norad' Initializing interface (2) 'ipw0' EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0 EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0 Own MAC address: 00:04:23:79:66:68 wpa_driver_bsd_set_wpa: enabled=1 wpa_driver_bsd_set_wpa_internal: wpa=3 privacy=1 wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=0 wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=1 wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=2 wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=3 wpa_driver_bsd_set_countermeasures: enabled=0 wpa_driver_bsd_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1 Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec Added interface ipw0 State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID) Received 0 bytes of scan results (2 BSSes) Scan results: 2 Selecting BSS from priority group 0 0: 00:12:bf:77:b6:1c ssid='gateway.norad' wpa_ie_len=28 rsn_ie_len=0 caps=0x31 selected based on WPA IE Trying to associate with 00:12:bf:77:b6:1c (SSID='gateway.norad' freq=2412 MHz) Cancelling scan request WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE Automatic auth_alg selection: 0x1 wpa_driver_bsd_set_auth_alg alg 0x1 authmode 1 WPA: using IEEE 802.11i/D3.0 WPA: Selected cipher suites: group 8 pairwise 24 key_mgmt 2 WPA: set AP WPA IE - hexdump(len=28): dd 1a 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 02 00 00 50 f2 02 00 50 f2 04 01 00 00 50 f2 02 WPA: clearing AP RSN IE WPA: using GTK TKIP WPA: using PTK CCMP WPA: using KEY_MGMT WPA-PSK WPA: Set own WPA IE default - hexdump(len=24): dd 16 00 50 f2 01 01 00 00 50 f2 02 01 00 00 50 f2 04 01 00 00 50 f2 02 No keys have been configured - skip key clearing wpa_driver_bsd_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1 State: SCANNING -> ASSOCIATING wpa_driver_bsd_associate: ssid 'gateway.norad' wpa ie len 24 pairwise 3 group 2 key mgmt 1 wpa_driver_bsd_associate: set PRIVACY 1 Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0 EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0 EAPOL: External notification - portControl=Auto State: ASSOCIATING -> ASSOCIATED Associated to a new BSS: BSSID=00:40:05:ae:df:6f No keys have been configured - skip key clearing Associated with 00:40:05:ae:df:6f WPA: Association event - clear replay counter EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0 EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0 EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0 EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=1 EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state IDLE Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec EAPOL: startWhen --> 0 EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING EAPOL: txStart WPA: drop TX EAPOL in non-IEEE 802.1X mode (type=1 len=0) Authentication with 00:40:05:ae:df:6f timed out. Added BSSID 00:40:05:ae:df:6f into blacklist State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED wpa_driver_bsd_disassociate No keys have been configured - skip key clearing EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0 EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0 Setting scan request: 0 sec 0 usec State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID) EAPOL: startWhen --> 0