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wendell

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Registered: 2010-08-03

Posts: 11

NetworkManager: "association took too long"

I have been running arch linux on this laptop for a year now, with the broadcom-wl driver for my card. As of yesterday, WPA encryption stopped working.

Regular, non-encrypted wireless works fine - but WPA2 Enterprise encryption won't work, and the only message  that I could see was 'Activation (eth0/wireless): association took too long.'

Here is the whole log (from /var/log/daemon.log):

The Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) starting connection 'YaleSecure'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0/wireless): access point 'YaleSecure' has security, but secrets are required.
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): device state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0]
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): device state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none') [60 40 0]
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0/wireless): connection 'YaleSecure' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'YaleSecure'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-EAP'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: added 'password' value '<omitted>'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: added 'eap' value 'TTLS'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: added 'fragment_size' value '1300'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: added 'phase2' value 'auth=MSCHAPV2'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: added 'identity' value '********'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-45:300'
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Sep 24 15:14:37 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Sep 24 15:14:38 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): supplicant interface state: inactive -> scanning
Sep 24 15:14:38 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associating
Sep 24 15:14:39 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
Sep 24 15:14:41 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): supplicant interface state: associated -> disconnected
Sep 24 15:14:45 localhost ntpd[1036]: Deleting interface #4 eth1, 128.36.14.121#123, interface stats: received=33, sent=37, dropped=3, active_time=600 secs
Sep 24 15:14:45 localhost ntpd[1036]: 129.6.15.29 interface 128.36.14.121 -> (none)
Sep 24 15:14:45 localhost ntpd[1036]: 129.6.15.28 interface 128.36.14.121 -> (none)
Sep 24 15:14:45 localhost ntpd[1036]: 64.90.182.55 interface 128.36.14.121 -> (none)
Sep 24 15:14:45 localhost ntpd[1036]: 169.229.70.183 interface 128.36.14.121 -> (none)
Sep 24 15:14:45 localhost ntpd[1036]: peers refreshed
Sep 24 15:15:02 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <warn> Activation (eth0/wireless): association took too long.
Sep 24 15:15:02 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): device state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0]
Sep 24 15:15:02 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <warn> Activation (eth0/wireless): asking for new secrets
Sep 24 15:15:11 localhost NetworkManager[1039]: <info> (eth0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive

I did upgrade some packages yesterday, but I can't figure out what it could have been. My wireless was working on 9/23, and I restarted at least once that day. I tried downgrading 'python-mako', 'openconnect', 'python2-pyopenssl' and 'glib-networking' and restarting, but that didn't help.

Here is the pacman log from before the wireless stopped working:

[2011-09-15 16:45] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-15 16:45] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-15 16:45] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-20 11:28] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-20 11:28] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-20 11:28] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-20 11:35] Running 'pacman -R ipython'
[2011-09-20 11:35] removed ipython (0.11-1)
[2011-09-20 11:35] Running 'pacman -S -- ipython'
[2011-09-20 11:36] Running 'pacman -S -- ipython ipython2'
[2011-09-20 11:36] Running 'pacman -S -- ipython ipython2'
[2011-09-20 11:39] Running 'pacman -R ipython-docs'
[2011-09-20 11:39] removed ipython-docs (0.11-1)
[2011-09-20 11:39] Running 'pacman -R ipython3'
[2011-09-20 11:39] removed ipython3 (0.11-1)
[2011-09-20 11:39] Running 'pacman -S -- ipython ipython2'
[2011-09-20 11:39] installed ipython (0.11-3)
[2011-09-20 11:39] installed ipython2 (0.11-3)
[2011-09-20 11:40] Running 'pacman -S -- python-pygments python2-sip python2-pyqt'
[2011-09-21 00:37] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-21 00:37] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-21 00:37] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded libmysqlclient (5.5.15-1 -> 5.5.16-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded mysql-clients (5.5.15-1 -> 5.5.16-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded mysql (5.5.15-1 -> 5.5.16-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded akonadi (1.6.0-3 -> 1.6.1-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded chromium (13.0.782.220-1 -> 14.0.835.163-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded sdl (1.2.14-7 -> 1.2.14-8)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded ffmpeg (20110910-1 -> 20110916-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded file (5.08-1 -> 5.09-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded git (1.7.6.1-1 -> 1.7.6.3-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] installed p11-kit (0.6-2)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded gnutls (3.0.2-1 -> 3.0.3-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded glib-networking (2.28.7-4 -> 2.28.7-5)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded gparted (0.9.0-3 -> 0.9.1-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded gpodder (2.18-1 -> 2.19-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded lftp (4.3.1-2 -> 4.3.2-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded lib32-nspr (4.8.6-2 -> 4.8.9-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded lib32-nss (3.12.8-1 -> 3.12.11-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded librsvg (2.34.1-1 -> 2.34.1-2)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded libssh (0.5.1-1 -> 0.5.2-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded libwebkit (1.4.2-1 -> 1.4.3-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded libwebkit3 (1.4.2-1 -> 1.4.3-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded lua (5.1.4-7 -> 5.1.4-8)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded ocaml (3.12.1-1 -> 3.12.1-2)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded python2-numpy (1.6.0-1 -> 1.6.1-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded python-numpy (1.6.0-1 -> 1.6.1-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded totem-plparser (2.32.5-1 -> 2.32.6-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded wget (1.13.3-1 -> 1.13.4-1)
[2011-09-21 00:38] upgraded xorg-server-common (1.10.3.901-1 -> 1.10.4-1)
[2011-09-21 00:39] upgraded xorg-server (1.10.3.901-1 -> 1.10.4-1)
[2011-09-21 08:14] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-21 08:14] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-21 08:14] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-21 08:14] upgraded chromium (14.0.835.163-1 -> 14.0.835.186-1)
[2011-09-21 08:15] Running 'pacman -U vidalia-0.2.14-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz'
[2011-09-21 08:15] upgraded vidalia (0.2.12-1 -> 0.2.14-1)
[2011-09-21 08:15] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-21 08:15] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-21 08:15] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-22 13:32] Running 'pacman -S -- impressive'
[2011-09-22 13:33] installed impressive (0.10.3-2)
[2011-09-22 13:33] Running 'pacman -S -- pdftk'
[2011-09-22 13:33] installed gcc-gcj-ecj (4.5-1)
[2011-09-22 13:33] installed gcc-gcj (4.6.1-1)
[2011-09-22 13:33] installed pdftk (1.44-4)
[2011-09-22 17:07] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-22 17:07] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-22 17:07] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-22 17:07] upgraded cython (0.15-1 -> 0.15.1-1)
[2011-09-22 17:07] upgraded deluge (1.3.3-2 -> 1.3.3-3)
[2011-09-22 17:07] upgraded kde-agent (20110602-1 -> 20110922-1)
[2011-09-22 17:07] upgraded sdl (1.2.14-8 -> 1.2.14-9)
[2011-09-22 17:08] Updating font cache... done.
[2011-09-22 17:08] upgraded ttf-liberation (1.07.0-1 -> 1.07.1-1)
[2011-09-22 17:08] upgraded virtuoso (6.1.3-1 -> 6.1.3-2)
[2011-09-22 21:39] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-22 21:39] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-22 21:39] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-23 23:17] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-23 23:17] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-23 23:18] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-24 01:06] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-24 01:06] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-24 01:06] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-24 01:07] upgraded python2-pyopenssl (0.12-1 -> 0.13-1)
[2011-09-24 01:07] upgraded deluge (1.3.3-3 -> 1.3.3-4)
[2011-09-24 01:07] upgraded docutils (0.8-1 -> 0.8.1-1)
[2011-09-24 01:07] upgraded ffmpeg (20110916-1 -> 20110923-1)
[2011-09-24 01:07] upgraded gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg (0.10.11-1 -> 0.10.12-1)
[2011-09-24 01:07] upgraded openconnect (1:3.11-1 -> 1:3.12-1)
[2011-09-24 01:07] upgraded python-mako (0.4.1-1 -> 0.4.2-1)
[2011-09-24 01:08] upgraded wine (1.3.28-1 -> 1.3.29-1)
[2011-09-24 01:32] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-24 01:32] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-24 01:32] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-24 01:33] Running 'pacman -Syyu'
[2011-09-24 01:33] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-24 01:33] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-24 01:33] Running 'pacman-color -Syyu'
[2011-09-24 01:33] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-24 01:33] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-24 01:34] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-09-24 01:34] synchronizing package lists
[2011-09-24 01:34] starting full system upgrade
[2011-09-24 01:34] Running 'pacman -U packer-20110924-1-any.pkg.tar.xz'
[2011-09-24 01:34] upgraded packer (20110808-1 -> 20110924-1)
[2011-09-24 01:35] Running 'pacman -U pidgin-gnome-shell-extension-git-20110924-1-any.pkg.tar.xz'
[2011-09-24 01:35] upgraded pidgin-gnome-shell-extension-git (20110624-1 -> 20110924-1)
[2011-09-24 01:35] Running 'pacman -U reinteract-git-20110924-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz'
[2011-09-24 01:35] upgraded reinteract-git (20110726-1 -> 20110924-1)

I would appreciate any help. Thanks!

matiit

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From: Poland

Registered: 2007-04-13

Posts: 141

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Re: NetworkManager: "association took too long"

The same here with both broadcom-wl and brcmsmac driver

tricksterr

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Registered: 2011-04-01

Posts: 18

Re: NetworkManager: "association took too long"

Same here broadcom card and used brcmsmac driver. Fuck networkmanager, use wicd and wicd-gtk = flawless victory.