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d066y

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Registered: 2023-04-23

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[SOLVED] SME: Authentication request to the driver failed

I am using Alienware X17 R2, which uses Killer(R) Wi-Fi 6E AX1675s.

I can connect both 2.4 and 5G networks if I use iwctl (station wlan0 connect <SSID>). Both SSIDs are different.

However, if I try to connect to 5G via NM (cinnamon), it fails and provides the error below:

Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1793] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1796] device (wlan0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1799] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'ZTE_8K64B3_5G' has security, but secrets are required.
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1799] device (wlan0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1800] sup-iface[a23b288c895e3939,0,wlan0]: wps: type pbc start...
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1817] device (wlan0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1819] device (wlan0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1821] device (wlan0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'ZTE_8K64B3_5G' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1821] Config: added 'ssid' value 'ZTE_8K64B3_5G'
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1821] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1821] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1821] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 SAE'
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1821] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch NetworkManager[1870]: <info>  [1682269279.1821] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch wpa_supplicant[2165]: wlan0: WPS-CANCEL
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch wpa_supplicant[2165]: wlan0: SME: Trying to authenticate with b0:0a:d5:74:2c:3f (SSID='ZTE_8K64B3_5G' freq=5220 MHz)
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch wpa_supplicant[2165]: wlan0: SME: Authentication request to the driver failed
Apr 23 19:01:19 d066y-arch wpa_supplicant[2165]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="ZTE_8K64B3_5G" auth_failures=1 duration=10 reason=CONN_FAILED

I am using only NM without dhcpcd. (I use dhcpcd only if I use iwctl, but manually, it is not enabled)

Linux d066y-arch 6.2.12-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:11:55 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

 d066y@d066y-arch  ~  lspci -vv -s 00:14.3
0000:00:14.3 Network controller: Intel Corporation Alder Lake-P PCH CNVi WiFi (rev 01)
        DeviceName: Onboard - Ethernet
        Subsystem: Rivet Networks Device 1671
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
        IOMMU group: 11
        Region 0: Memory at 622f29c000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
        Kernel modules: iwlwifi

 ✘ d066y@d066y-arch  ~  sudo dmesg | grep iwlwifi
[   45.220548] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[   45.280593] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: api flags index 2 larger than supported by driver
[   45.280612] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 0.0.2.36
[   45.280964] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: loaded firmware version 72.daa05125.0 so-a0-gf-a0-72.ucode op_mode iwlmvm
[   45.636105] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected Killer(R) Wi-Fi 6E AX1675s 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (211NGW), REV=0x370
[   45.807749] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WFPM_UMAC_PD_NOTIFICATION: 0x1f
[   45.807761] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WFPM_LMAC2_PD_NOTIFICATION: 0x1f
[   45.807769] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WFPM_AUTH_KEY_0: 0x80
[   45.807817] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: CNVI_SCU_SEQ_DATA_DW9: 0x0
[   45.809737] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: loaded PNVM version 64acdc51
[   45.824713] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected RF GF, rfid=0x2010d000
[   45.894268] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: base HW address: 58:ce:2a:b5:db:55
[   50.427161] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WFPM_UMAC_PD_NOTIFICATION: 0x1f
[   50.427170] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WFPM_LMAC2_PD_NOTIFICATION: 0x1f
[   50.427178] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: WFPM_AUTH_KEY_0: 0x80
[   50.427187] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: CNVI_SCU_SEQ_DATA_DW9: 0x0

I am able to connect 2.4G via NM without any problem.

Please advise

Last edited by d066y (2023-04-24 19:58:07)

V1del

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Re: [SOLVED] SME: Authentication request to the driver failed

Iwd is in conflict with network manager if both are active. Less so if network manager was configured to use iwd as a backend (which it isn't) but in any case so if both are enabled, decide for one, disable the other, if you want NM to use iwd see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … Fi_backend but disable the iwd service regardless

d066y

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Registered: 2023-04-23

Posts: 13

Re: [SOLVED] SME: Authentication request to the driver failed

Great!! Thank you (: