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#1 2009-07-12 14:38:02

panosk
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From: Athens, Greece
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newest wicd still doesn't work properly

Hi all,

I was keeping wicd v. 1.5.9 from upgrading because I couldn't get the newest versions to work. Today I saw yet another update of wicd, and thought things could work this time. Still, I can't get it to work. The tray icon appears this time, but wicd behaves abnormally. It can't connect to my hidden network, the wicd gui shows no network (although there are at least 3), etc.
Fortunately, reverting back to 1.5.9 was again successful. But is there any way to make the most recent version of wicd to work properly?

TIA

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#2 2009-07-12 14:46:11

ise
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Re: newest wicd still doesn't work properly

Like I said here: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php? … 45#p569945

Even the developers of wicd recommend not to use hidden ESSIDs. It doesn't even provide any security profit.

Not to mention, that wicd works perfect on three systems here. But I don't use hidden ESSIDs.

EDIT: I talked to the wicd developers and here are the results:

<adam7> however, if 1.5.9 works, then 1.6.2 should work as well

But he said also:

<adam7> what might be good is if we could get hold of Wicd's log, iwlist scan output (as root) and iwconfig output

So please, post the mentioned logs here, adam is subscribed to this thread.

Last edited by ise (2009-07-12 15:06:40)

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#3 2009-07-12 21:26:11

panosk
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Re: newest wicd still doesn't work properly

Thanks for your feedback.

Here is the output requested.

wicd.log:

2009/07/13 00:05:10 :: No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network
2009/07/13 00:05:10 :: trying to automatically connect to...caveonUSR9108                        
2009/07/13 00:05:10 :: Connecting to wireless network caveonUSR9108                              
2009/07/13 00:05:10 :: Putting interface down                                                    
2009/07/13 00:05:10 :: Releasing DHCP leases...                                                  
2009/07/13 00:05:10 :: Setting false IP...                                                       
2009/07/13 00:05:10 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant and any DHCP clients                              
2009/07/13 00:05:10 :: Flushing the routing table...                                             
2009/07/13 00:05:10 :: Generating psk...                                                         
2009/07/13 00:05:10 :: Attempting to authenticate...                                             
2009/07/13 00:05:11 :: Putting interface up...                                                   
2009/07/13 00:05:16 :: Running DHCP                                                              
2009/07/13 00:05:16 :: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6                            
2009/07/13 00:05:16 :: Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium.                          
2009/07/13 00:05:16 :: All rights reserved.                                                      
2009/07/13 00:05:16 :: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/                        
2009/07/13 00:05:16 ::                                                                           
2009/07/13 00:05:17 :: Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:1f:3a:97:f1:3d                                  
2009/07/13 00:05:17 :: Sending on   LPF/wlan0/00:1f:3a:97:f1:3d                                  
2009/07/13 00:05:17 :: Sending on   Socket/fallback                                              
2009/07/13 00:05:21 :: DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67                           
2009/07/13 00:05:21 :: DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1                                                  
2009/07/13 00:05:21 :: bound to 192.168.1.3 -- renewal in 33798 seconds.                         
2009/07/13 00:05:21 :: DHCP connection successful                                                
2009/07/13 00:05:21 :: Connecting thread exiting.                                                
2009/07/13 00:07:48 :: SIGTERM caught, killing wicd-monitor...                                   
2009/07/13 00:07:48 :: Removing PID file...                                                      
2009/07/13 00:07:48 :: Shutting down...                                                          
2009/07/13 00:07:48 :: Traceback (most recent call last):                                        
2009/07/13 00:07:48 ::   File "/usr/lib/wicd/wicd-daemon.py", line 1657, in <module>             
2009/07/13 00:07:48 ::     # Print help information and exit                                     
2009/07/13 00:07:48 ::   File "/usr/lib/wicd/wicd-daemon.py", line 1638, in main                 
2009/07/13 00:07:48 ::                                                                           
2009/07/13 00:07:48 :: KeyboardInterrupt                                                         
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: ---------------------------                                               
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: wicd initializing...                                                      
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: ---------------------------                                               
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: wicd is version 1.6.2 436                                                 
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: setting backend to external                                               
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: trying to load backend external                                           
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: successfully loaded backend external                                      
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: trying to load backend external                                           
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: successfully loaded backend external                                      
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: Automatically detected wireless interface wlan0                           
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: setting wireless interface wlan0                                          
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: automatically detected wired interface eth0                               
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: setting wired interface eth0                                              
2009/07/13 00:08:22 :: setting wpa driver wext                                                   
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: setting use global dns to False                                           
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: setting global dns                                                        
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: global dns servers are None None None                                     
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: domain is None                                                            
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: search domain is None                                                     
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: setting automatically reconnect when connection drops True                
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: Setting dhcp client to 0                                                  
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: Wireless configuration file found...                                      
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: Wired configuration file found...                                         
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: chmoding configuration files 0600...                                      
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: chowning configuration files root:root...                                 
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: Using wireless interface...wlan0                                          
2009/07/13 00:08:23 :: Using wired interface...eth0                                              
2009/07/13 00:08:25 :: hidden                                                                    
2009/07/13 00:08:28 :: Autoconnecting...                                                         
2009/07/13 00:08:30 :: No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network
2009/07/13 00:08:31 :: hidden                                                                    
2009/07/13 00:08:31 :: trying to automatically connect to...<hidden>                             
2009/07/13 00:08:31 :: Connecting to wireless network <hidden>                                   
2009/07/13 00:08:31 :: Putting interface down                                                    
2009/07/13 00:08:32 :: Releasing DHCP leases...                                                  
2009/07/13 00:08:32 :: Setting false IP...                                                       
2009/07/13 00:08:32 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant                                                   
2009/07/13 00:08:32 :: Flushing the routing table...                                             
2009/07/13 00:08:32 :: Putting interface up...                                                   
2009/07/13 00:08:32 :: Generating psk...                                                         
2009/07/13 00:08:32 :: Attempting to authenticate...                                             
2009/07/13 00:09:07 :: wpa_supplicant authentication may have failed.                            
2009/07/13 00:09:07 :: Running DHCP                                                              
2009/07/13 00:09:07 :: dhcpcd: version 5.0.4 starting
2009/07/13 00:09:07 ::
2009/07/13 00:09:07 :: dhcpcd: wlan0: waiting for carrier
2009/07/13 00:09:07 ::
2009/07/13 00:09:26 :: canceling connection attempt
2009/07/13 00:09:26 :: dhcpcd: received SIGHUP, releasing lease
2009/07/13 00:09:26 ::
2009/07/13 00:09:26 :: dhcpcd: wlan0: removing interface
2009/07/13 00:09:26 ::
2009/07/13 00:09:26 ::
2009/07/13 00:09:26 :: DHCP connection successful
2009/07/13 00:09:26 :: exiting connection thread
2009/07/13 00:09:26 :: running kill dhcp.
2009/07/13 00:09:26 :: Sending connection attempt result aborted
2009/07/13 00:09:49 :: hidden
2009/07/13 00:10:12 :: Setting hidden essidcaveonUSR9108
2009/07/13 00:10:22 :: Setting hidden essidcaveonUSR9108

iwlist scan:

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.                                                    

wmaster0  Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:1C:A2:DA:C2:7F
                    Channel:1                 
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=32/70  Signal level=-78 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on                    
                    ESSID:"tania2"                       
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s                
                    Mode:Master                                        
                    Extra:tsf=00000001417c01d8                         
                    Extra: Last beacon: 1420ms ago                     
                    IE: Unknown: 000674616E696132                      
                    IE: Unknown: 010482848B96                          
                    IE: Unknown: 030101                                
                    IE: Unknown: 070A474220010D14010D1400              
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100                                
                    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C                  
          Cell 02 - Address: 00:05:59:06:43:D7                         
                    Channel:6                                          
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)                    
                    Quality=35/70  Signal level=-75 dBm                
                    Encryption key:on                                  
                    ESSID:"NetFasteR IAD (PSTN)"                       
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s 
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s                 
                    Mode:Master                                         
                    Extra:tsf=00000003ee52c1ca                          
                    Extra: Last beacon: 996ms ago                       
                    IE: Unknown: 00144E65744661737465522049414420285053544E29
                    IE: Unknown: 010582848B962C                              
                    IE: Unknown: 030106                                      
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100                                      
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1                          
                        Group Cipher : TKIP                                  
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP                     
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK                      
                       Preauthentication Supported                           
                    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C                        
                    IE: WPA Version 1                                        
                        Group Cipher : TKIP                                  
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP                     
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK                      
          Cell 03 - Address: 00:1E:E5:93:C5:DE                               
                    Channel:11                                               
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)                         
                    Quality=49/70  Signal level=-61 dBm                      
                    Encryption key:on                                        
                    ESSID:""                                                 
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s     
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s      
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s                      
                    Mode:Master                                              
                    Extra:tsf=000000566cb9b154                               
                    Extra: Last beacon: 100ms ago                            
                    IE: Unknown: 000D00000000000000000000000000              
                    IE: Unknown: 010582848B962C                              
                    IE: Unknown: 03010B                                      
                    IE: Unknown: 050400010000                                
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100                                      
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1                          
                        Group Cipher : CCMP                                  
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP                          
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK                      
                    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C                        
          Cell 04 - Address: 00:05:59:0A:03:D1                               
                    Channel:6                                                
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)                          
                    Quality=28/70  Signal level=-82 dBm                      
                    Encryption key:on                                        
                    ESSID:"NetFasteR IAD (PSTN)"                             
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s     
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s      
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s                      
                    Mode:Master                                              
                    Extra:tsf=0000009840d55a11                               
                    Extra: Last beacon: 1210ms ago                           
                    IE: Unknown: 00144E65744661737465522049414420285053544E29
                    IE: Unknown: 010582848B962C                              
                    IE: Unknown: 030106                                      
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100                                      
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1                          
                        Group Cipher : TKIP                                  
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP                     
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK                      
                       Preauthentication Supported                           
                    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C                        
                    IE: WPA Version 1                                        
                        Group Cipher : TKIP                                  
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP                     
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK                      
          Cell 05 - Address: 00:1E:E5:93:C5:DE                               
                    Channel:11                                               
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)                         
                    Quality=64/70  Signal level=-46 dBm                      
                    Encryption key:on                                        
                    ESSID:"caveonUSR9108"                                    
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s     
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s      
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s                      
                    Mode:Master                                              
                    Extra:tsf=000000566c446e1e                               
                    Extra: Last beacon: 7783ms ago                           
                    IE: Unknown: 000D636176656F6E55535239313038              
                    IE: Unknown: 010582848B962C                              
                    IE: Unknown: 03010B                                      
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100                                      
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1                          
                        Group Cipher : CCMP                                  
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

pan0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

And iwconfig:

lo        no wireless extensions.

wmaster0  no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:"caveonUSR9108"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated
          Tx-Power=20 dBm
          Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

eth0      no wireless extensions.

pan0      no wireless extensions.

My hidden network is caveonUSR9108.

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#4 2009-07-14 14:56:22

shanghai
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Re: newest wicd still doesn't work properly

I have used wicd since I started using Arch. Last month or so it started playing games with me it sometimes connected sometimes not.
I deleted all configuration files and reinstalled wicd, same result I try to connect about 5 times before it connects to my WPA protected network.
I went to UK for holiday (still there) and tried to connect to a WEP protected network no chance.
I thought it might be the driver but I then connected manually from the terminal and it worked.
I ended up installing networkmanager and the Gnome applet but it doesn't look good in KDE however it works.

Last edited by shanghai (2009-07-14 19:47:01)


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#5 2009-07-15 00:49:52

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Re: newest wicd still doesn't work properly

ise wrote:

Even the developers of wicd recommend not to use hidden ESSIDs. It doesn't even provide any security profit.

I don't think much of hidden ESSIDs either but does it not prevent, or at least make it harder, for people trying to crack WPA using pre-computed hashes as the ESSID is salted with the WPA key?

Hiding it means someone would first have to figure out your ESSID to be able to use hashes which speed up the the process dramatically. IIRC anyway.

Last edited by kYd (2009-07-15 00:51:25)

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#6 2009-07-15 10:51:59

quarkup
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Re: newest wicd still doesn't work properly

u can try archassistant (in the AUR)


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#7 2009-07-22 14:00:06

james
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Registered: 2009-04-17
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Re: newest wicd still doesn't work properly

panosk wrote:

...It can't connect to my hidden network...

if you use wpa-psk try the following with sufficient permissions:
sh /etc/rc.d/wicd stop
remove any settings for your hidden network in /etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf or remove the file if you don't mind loosing the settings
then create a file /etc/wicd/encryption/templates/wpa-psk-hidden with the following content

name = Hidden ESSID / WPA-PSK
author = Hans Muller
version = 1
require hidden_essid *ESSID apsk *Preshared_Key
-----
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
       ssid="$_HIDDEN_ESSID"
       scan_ssid=1
       proto=WPA RSN
       key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
       pairwise=CCMP TKIP
       group=CCMP TKIP
       psk="$_APSK"
}

then add wpa-psk-hidden to the top of the list in /etc/wicd/encryption/templates/active
sh /etc/rc.d/wicd start
click on the Wicd Network Manager tray icon
DO NOT AT ANY TIME use Network/Find a hidden network. This always broke everything for me.
just wait for the networks to appear in the list.... now if you are lucky you see the hidden Network with the corresponding MAC (e.g. 01:12:34:56:78)
click on Properties of this Network
choose Hidden ESSID / WPA-PSK as encryption type
enter the ESSID
enter the passphrase
click OK
Enable 'Automatically connect....'
click Connect
wait for wicd to do the job.
done.

at least this worked for me with wicd 1.6.2-1

ise wrote:

Even the developers of wicd recommend not to use hidden ESSIDs. It doesn't even provide any security profit.

this is very true but not very helping in my opinion.

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