Wifi-menu intermittenty failing to connect to any network

drasticraft · 2013-07-07 12:12:24

It's like flipping a coin! Sometimes it works, but more often then not, I get:

Job for netctl@wlp2s0\x2dsinbin.service failed. See 'systemctl status netctl@wlp2s0\x2dsinbin.service' and 'journalctl -xn' for details.

It almost always fails after I try to download a package with pacman and forget it isn't connected, then go to connect it.

My Network's SSID is sinbin. My old man suggested the name, and I never really got to changing it.

So, the way I have to connect is to do

reboot

and then right after I log in I do wifi-menu.
Any other time, and it doesn't work.

So, lookng at the first thing it asks me to look at is:

drasticraft wrote:

systemctl status netctl@wlp2s0\x2dsinbin.service

Alright, so this command's output pretty much shows that everything went fine, but that it is inactive.

Networking for netctl profile wlp2s0x2dsinbin
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl@.service; static)
   Active: inactive (dead)
   Docs: man:netctl.profile(5)

Now, for the second command:

drasticraft wrote:

journalctl -xn

Jul 07 08:14:07 BRFN network[632]: Starting network profile 'wlp2s0-sinbin'...
Jul 07 08:14:07 BRFN kernel: IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready
Jul 07 08:14:08 BRFN kernel: wlp2s0: authenticate with 84:1b:5e:4c:6b:41
Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN kernel: wlp2s0: send auth to 84:1b:5e:4c:6b:41 (try 1/3)
Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN kernel: wlp2s0: authenticated
Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN kernel: wlp2s0: associate with 84:1b:5e:4c:6b:41 (try 1/3)
Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN kernel: wlp2s0: RX AssocResp from 84:1b:5e:4c:6b:41 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=6)
Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN kernel: IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp2s0: link becomes ready
Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN kernel: wlp2s0: associated
Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: version 5.6.8 starting
Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: wlp2s0: broadcasting for a lease
Jul 07 08:14:14 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: wlp2s0: offered 10.0.0.10 from 10.0.0.1
Jul 07 08:14:14 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: wlp2s0: acknowledged 10.0.0.10 from 10.0.0.1
Jul 07 08:14:14 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: wlp2s0: checking for 10.0.0.10
Jul 07 08:14:19 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: timed out
Jul 07 08:14:19 BRFN network[632]: DHCP IP lease attempt failed on interface 'wlp2s0'
Jul 07 08:14:19 BRFN kernel: wlp2s0: deauthenticating from 84:1b:5e:4c:6b:41 by local choice (reason=3)
Jul 07 08:14:19 BRFN kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Jul 07 08:14:19 BRFN network[632]: Failed to bring the network up for profile 'wlp2s0-sinbin'
Jul 07 08:14:19 BRFN systemd[1]: netctl@wlp2s0\x2dsinbin.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jul 07 08:14:19 BRFN systemd[1]: Failed to start Networking for netctl profile wlp2s0-sinbin.
Jul 07 08:14:19 BRFN systemd[1]: Unit netctl@wlp2s0\x2dsinbin.service entered failed state.

If you need any more information, just ask.

Last edited by drasticraft (2013-07-09 15:56:16)

leflore · 2013-07-11 21:46:40

How are you starting wifi-menu?

drasticraft · 2013-07-13 13:43:33

like this:

wifi-menu

smokn · 2013-07-13 14:57:34

I have a problem very similar to yours, posted about it here.
So check it once in a while maybe you'll find something that helps. And i'll do the same
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=166638

Last edited by smokn (2013-07-13 14:57:57)

leflore · 2013-07-13 17:43:28

Are you able to re-authenticate using

# netctl reenable sinbin

?

jonr · 2013-07-13 21:48:15

That was also happening to me here and when starting i3 I just couldn't connect using wifi-menu because the interface wasn't up.
It all worked after I installed wpa_actiond and then: # systemctl enable netctl-auto@interface.service
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netctl

BGK · 2013-07-15 01:53:43

Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN kernel: wlp2s0: associated
Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: version 5.6.8 starting
Jul 07 08:14:09 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: wlp2s0: broadcasting for a lease
Jul 07 08:14:14 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: wlp2s0: offered 10.0.0.10 from 10.0.0.1
Jul 07 08:14:14 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: wlp2s0: acknowledged 10.0.0.10 from 10.0.0.1
Jul 07 08:14:14 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: wlp2s0: checking for 10.0.0.10
Jul 07 08:14:19 BRFN dhcpcd[691]: timed out
Jul 07 08:14:19 BRFN network[632]: DHCP IP lease attempt failed on interface 'wlp2s0'

I would say your system is unable to set the offered IP (10.0.0.10) on your wifi interface after getting the DHCPACK from the server. You might want to check if:
- You don't have another interface using this IP (loopback/tun/tap/ethernet interface)
- There is no computer already using this IP on your network.

Also you could try to:
- Set an IP to your wifi interface manually rather than using dhcpcd and see what happens.
- Understand why would dhcpcd fail to set this IP (or any IP?) to this interface.

Last edited by BGK (2013-07-15 01:54:34)

ewaller · 2013-07-15 02:15:14

Not a solution, but a possible work around; certainly another data point....

What if you try dhclient instead of dhcpcd ? I have seen dhclient be more tolerant of broken networks. dhcpcd seems to err on the side of caution.

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#1 2013-07-07 12:12:24

Wifi-menu intermittenty failing to connect to any network

#2 2013-07-11 21:46:40

Re: Wifi-menu intermittenty failing to connect to any network

#3 2013-07-13 13:43:33

Re: Wifi-menu intermittenty failing to connect to any network

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Re: Wifi-menu intermittenty failing to connect to any network

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