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[SOLVED] Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 17th, '13, 22:16
by endat
Mageia3,
I'm getting very sick of seeing this message... the wifi only works fine at my house, but not at work or anywhere else. At work, I have to plug an Ethernet line into my computer in order to get any work done.

I have changed every network setting imaginable, nothing works.. connection failed.

Connection failed.
Connection failed.
Connection failed.
Connection failed.
Connection failed.

It sucks I cant do something as simple as connect to a basic wireless network (open or encrypted)... I assume at this point, I'm going to have to go through command line, rummage config files, paste output, try 40 more times and maybe have an answer.. Any help?

Wireless card: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak]

edit: I have all the latest updates and I really don't wanna have to switch distros.. I like Mageia and I have everything setup the way I like it. But it needs to be functional or it's useless to me. I need this to work or I'm switching back to Fedora.

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 18th, '13, 19:14
by doktor5000
Which media did you use to install Mageia, and which desktop environment are you using? Do you use net_applet or NetworkManager?
And please provide the output of the following commands:

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lspcidrake -v | grep NET
ps -ef | grep -ie net


and, as root:
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journalctl -b -u network --no-pager
systemctl status network.service
journalctl -b | grep iwl

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 18th, '13, 23:37
by endat
First of all, thank you for responding and also for helping with my last issue (installing the OS). Not sure which network manager I have, but per your previous advice I did KDE only since the Gnome network manager was preventing the OS installation. I am at work plugged into ethernet at the moment... and here are the command outputs

----installation-media-----------------------------
DVD 64bit - http://www.mageia.org/en/downloads/get/ ... &torrent=1

---additional-information------------------------
Desktop - KDE 4.10
Machine - Alienware M14x
Network interfaces - bluetooth, gprs (3G), wifi, ethernet

----command-output------------------------------
result of "lspcidrake -v | grep NET"
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iwlwifi         : Intel Corporation|Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak] [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:8086 device:0083 subv:8086 subd:1325)
atl1c           : Qualcomm Atheros|AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:1969 device:1083 subv:1028 subd:0491) (rev: c0)


result of "ps -ef | grep -ie net"
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root        42     2  0 10:03 ?        00:00:00 [netns]
root       847     1  0 10:03 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
endat     2030  1896  0 10:04 ?        00:01:20 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/net_applet
endat     4514  4266  0 17:13 pts/1    00:00:00 grep --color -ie net


su...

result of "journalctl -b -u network --no-pager"
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Showing user generated messages only. Users in the group 'adm' can see all messages. Pass -q to turn this notice off.
-- Logs begin at Wed, 2013-06-26 07:38:32 EDT, end at Tue, 2013-07-09 16:46:10 EDT. --


result of "systemctl status network.service"
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network.service - LSB: Bring up/down networking
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network)
     Active: active (running) since Thu, 2013-07-18 10:03:51 EDT; 7h ago
    Process: 946 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
     CGroup: name=systemd:/system/network.service
        ├ 1039 /sbin/ifplugd -I -b -i eth0
        └ 5048 dhclient -1 -q -lf /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient--eth0.lease -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid eth0


result of "journalctl -b | grep iwl"
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Showing user generated messages only. Users in the group 'adm' can see all messages. Pass -q to turn this notice off.


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Once again, thank you for helping.. this has always been my favorite distro. I am planning to contribute my development skills if I ever get some time away from my programming job.

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 19th, '13, 03:39
by endat
The only place wifi will connect is my house. I will be there tomorrow and I can post output of that connection if it helps.. but anywhere else, this is all I see.. I will donate money to the Mageia project if we can resolve this :?

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 19th, '13, 19:26
by doktor5000
endat wrote:
root 42 2 0 10:03 ? 00:00:00 [netns]
root 847 1 0 10:03 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
endat 2030 1896 0 10:04 ? 00:01:20 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/net_applet
endat 4514 4266 0 17:13 pts/1 00:00:00 grep --color -ie net

You currently have networkmanager and net_applet running. The two are battling for the interface probably.
Choose one, i'd go with net_applet. I'd just remove networkmanager via urpme -a networkmanager if you don't want to use GNOME.


endat wrote:result of "journalctl -b -u network --no-pager"
result of "systemctl status network.service"
result of "journalctl -b | grep iwl"


You didn't run those commands as root, otherwise there would be more output. Please try again.

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 19th, '13, 22:57
by endat
I suppose I can live without Gnome, but I do like to have it.. for when others use my computer.

I ran the command urpme -a networkmanager, and 13 of 13 packages were uninstalled. After the networkmanager was removed, I rebooted and the wifi seems to be working. All seems well now, and I don't have to carry an embarrassing ethernet cord with me anymore. :mrgreen: Tell me, will Gnome still operate as normal? Can I get Gnome to use net_applet?

Here are the commands from before again as root (thought i had su'd before).
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[root@localhost endat]# journalctl -b -u network --no-pager
-- Logs begin at Wed, 2013-06-26 07:37:45 EDT, end at Fri, 2013-07-19 16:41:58 EDT. --
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain network[946]: Bringing up loopback i...
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain network[946]: Configuring wireless regulatory domain  [  OK  ]
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1178]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain network[946]: Bringing up interface eth0:  [  OK  ]
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1178]: Using interface eth0/D4:BE:D9:13:6A:CD with driver <atl...API)
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1178]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1178]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1216]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1216]: Using interface wlan0/74:E5:0B:B1:A5:E2 with driver <i...ga3)
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1216]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1216]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain network[946]: Bringing up interface wlan0:  [  OK  ]


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[root@localhost endat]# systemctl status network.service
network.service - LSB: Bring up/down networking
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network)
     Active: active (running) since Fri, 2013-07-19 16:40:09 EDT; 5min ago
    Process: 946 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
     CGroup: name=systemd:/system/network.service
        └ 1178 /sbin/ifplugd -I -b -i eth0

Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain network[946]: Bringing up interface eth0:  [  OK  ]
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1178]: Using interface eth0/D4:BE:D9:13:6A:CD with driver <atl1c> (v...API)
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1178]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1178]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1216]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1216]: Using interface wlan0/74:E5:0B:B1:A5:E2 with driver <iwlwifi...ga3)
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1216]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1216]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain network[946]: Bringing up interface wlan0:  [  OK  ]
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started LSB: Bring up/down networking.


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[root@localhost endat]# journalctl -b | grep iwl
Jul 19 16:39:54 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: irq 53 for MSI/MSI-X
Jul 19 16:39:54 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: loaded firmware version 39.31.5.1 build 35138
Jul 19 16:39:54 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG enabled
Jul 19 16:39:54 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS disabled
Jul 19 16:39:54 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING disabled
Jul 19 16:39:54 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TESTMODE disabled
Jul 19 16:39:54 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_P2P disabled
Jul 19 16:39:54 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 1000 BGN, REV=0x6C
Jul 19 16:39:54 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: L1 Enabled; Disabling L0S
Jul 19 16:39:55 localhost.localdomain kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: L1 Enabled; Disabling L0S
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: Radio type=0x0-0x0-0x3
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: L1 Enabled; Disabling L0S
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: Radio type=0x0-0x0-0x3
Jul 19 16:40:09 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1216]: Using interface wlan0/74:E5:0B:B1:A5:E2 with driver <iwlwifi> (version: 3.8.13.4-desktop-1.mga3)
Jul 19 16:40:49 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: L1 Enabled; Disabling L0S
Jul 19 16:40:49 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: Radio type=0x0-0x0-0x3
Jul 19 16:40:50 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: L1 Enabled; Disabling L0S
Jul 19 16:40:50 localhost.localdomain kernel: iwlwifi 0000:0d:00.0: Radio type=0x0-0x0-0x3
Jul 19 16:40:50 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[4864]: Using interface wlan0/74:E5:0B:B1:A5:E2 with driver <iwlwifi> (version: 3.8.13.4-desktop-1.mga3)


True to my word, I have donated €30 EUR to "Association Mageia.Org". Thank you. :geek:

Re: [SOLVED] Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 19th, '13, 23:05
by endat
Also.. regarding the reason it only worked at my house, could this be because I connected at my house before installing Gnome? Maybe net_applet had already claimed that connection? Hmmm

Re: [SOLVED] Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 20th, '13, 15:19
by doktor5000
Well, you can still use networkmanager, Just set net_applet to not start automatically, the re-configure the connection,
keep all settings, and at the summary page, enable/check "Allow interface to be controlled by Network Manager"
See http://doc.mageia.org/mcc/3/en/content/ ... onnect-end
Then you can reinstall networkmanager and task-gnome, which will bring back gnome-control center.

For you other question, yes you can use gnome without networkmanager. net_applet will be in the lower right corner,
and will only appear when you move your mouse there. networkmanager will be locate in the top panel.
You're currently only missing gnome-control-center, that was uninstalled together with networkmanager.

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 22nd, '13, 14:52
by endat
I was wrong.. this issue is not resolved. It connected at home but I STILL cannot connect at work!! :evil:

Connection failed.

I have not installed anything, just removed networkmanager...

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[root@localhost endat]# journalctl -b -u network --no-pager
-- Logs begin at Wed, 2013-06-26 07:37:45 EDT, end at Mon, 2013-07-22 08:48:40 EDT. --
Jul 22 08:29:50 localhost.localdomain network[932]: Bringing up loopback interface:  [  OK  ]
Jul 22 08:29:50 localhost.localdomain network[932]: Configuring wireless regulatory domain  [  OK  ]
Jul 22 08:29:50 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Jul 22 08:29:50 localhost.localdomain network[932]: Bringing up interface eth0:  [  OK  ]
Jul 22 08:29:50 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: Using interface eth0/D4:BE:D9:13:6A:CD with driver <atl1c> (version: 1....NAPI)
Jul 22 08:29:50 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Jul 22 08:29:50 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Jul 22 08:29:51 localhost.localdomain network[932]: Bringing up interface wlan0:  Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
Jul 22 08:29:51 localhost.localdomain network[932]: SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
Jul 22 08:29:52 localhost.localdomain network[932]: ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
Jul 22 08:29:52 localhost.localdomain network[932]: ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
Jul 22 08:29:52 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1208]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Jul 22 08:29:52 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1208]: Using interface wlan0/74:E5:0B:B1:A5:E2 with driver <iwlwifi> (version...mga3)
Jul 22 08:29:52 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1208]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Jul 22 08:29:52 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1208]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Jul 22 08:29:52 localhost.localdomain network[932]: [  OK  ]
Jul 22 08:31:36 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: Link beat detected.
Jul 22 08:31:37 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: Executing '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action eth0 up'.
Jul 22 08:31:38 localhost.localdomain dhclient[5444]: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
Jul 22 08:31:38 localhost.localdomain dhclient[5444]: DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1
Jul 22 08:31:38 localhost.localdomain dhclient[5444]: bound to 192.168.1.194 -- renewal in 122031 seconds.
Jul 22 08:31:38 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: client: Determining IP information for eth0... done.
Jul 22 08:31:39 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: Program executed successfully.


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[root@localhost endat]# systemctl status network.service
network.service - LSB: Bring up/down networking
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network)
     Active: active (running) since Mon, 2013-07-22 08:29:52 EDT; 19min ago
    Process: 932 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
     CGroup: name=systemd:/system/network.service
        ├ 1109 /sbin/ifplugd -I -b -i eth0
        └ 5573 dhclient -1 -q -lf /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient--eth0.lease -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid eth0

Jul 22 08:29:52 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(wlan0)[1208]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Jul 22 08:29:52 localhost.localdomain network[932]: [  OK  ]
Jul 22 08:29:52 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started LSB: Bring up/down networking.
Jul 22 08:31:36 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: Link beat detected.
Jul 22 08:31:37 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: Executing '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action eth0 up'.
Jul 22 08:31:38 localhost.localdomain dhclient[5444]: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
Jul 22 08:31:38 localhost.localdomain dhclient[5444]: DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1
Jul 22 08:31:38 localhost.localdomain dhclient[5444]: bound to 192.168.1.194 -- renewal in 122031 seconds.
Jul 22 08:31:38 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: client: Determining IP information for eth0... done.
Jul 22 08:31:39 localhost.localdomain ifplugd(eth0)[1109]: Program executed successfully.


I didn't bring my ethernet cord today, so I had to borrow one.. it's becomming a hassle

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 22nd, '13, 19:04
by doktor5000
endat wrote:I didn't bring my ethernet cord today, so I had to borrow one.. it's becomming a hassle


Understandably.

Well, the output you provided is too much, i've removed some irrelevant stuff which is not needed anymore.
Sadly, the remaining information is still not enough. Have you been connected to the network before?
Is it WPA/WPA2 or WEP or even unencrypted?

Did you try to reconfigure the connection? Just go through it, provide the key for that network.

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 22nd, '13, 23:16
by endat
It's WPA2-PSK (AES encryption), never connected through this OS before.. The key is correct, but I can't even connect to the unencrypted guest network.

Options:
(x) Automatic IP
[x] Get DNS servers from DHCP
[ ] Allow users to manage this connection
[x] Start connection at boot
[ ] Enable traffic counting
[ ] Allow interface to be controlled by Network Manager
[x] Allow access point roaming

Advanced..
Extra directives: priority=1#auth_alg=SHARED
[x] get YP servers from DHCP
[x] Network Hotplugging
[x] Enable IPv6 to IPv4 tunnel

About the output.. this is what draws my attention..
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Jul 22 08:29:51 localhost.localdomain network[932]: Bringing up interface wlan0:  Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
Jul 22 08:29:51 localhost.localdomain network[932]: SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.


and it looks like I have 3 or 4 DHCP clients to choose from..

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 23rd, '13, 21:30
by doktor5000
endat wrote:[x] Allow access point roaming

Advanced..
Extra directives: priority=1#auth_alg=SHARED
[x] get YP servers from DHCP
[x] Network Hotplugging
[x] Enable IPv6 to IPv4 tunnel

You should try to disable roaming, also #auth_alg=SHARED from the Extra directives, also the Enable IPv6 to IPv4 tunnel

The output you mentioned is irrelevant/bogus, happens for every WLAN connection. Not nice, but no problem alone.

What you can try is with no network connection, scan for networks in range, as root do:
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iwlist wlan0 scan

You may want to remove the SSIDs before posting here for privacy reasons.

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 25th, '13, 20:50
by endat
I changed the extra directives to "priority=1", disabled IPv6 to IPv4 tunnel, and disabled access point roaming.... wifi is working at work now :mrgreen:

Also, here is the output you asked for.. unplugged
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[root@localhost endat]# iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 20:AA:4B:2C:18:14
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=52/70  Signal level=-58 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"my_works_wifi"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=00000014d424602d
                    Extra: Last beacon: 9430ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000C56496D7072657373696F6E73
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A7E181BFFFF000001000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1606071700000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
                    IE: Unknown: 7F0101
                    IE: Unknown: DD840050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010D2677DDFEF81D731A6341D94B422BF3E10210005436973636F1023000D4C696E6B7379732045313535301024000776312E302E30311042000234321054000800060050F20400011011000D4C696E6B737973204531353530100800022008103C0001011049000600372A000120
                    IE: Unknown: DD09001018020BF0040000
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
          Cell 02 - Address: 20:AA:4B:2C:18:15
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=53/70  Signal level=-57 dBm 
                    Encryption key:off
                    ESSID:"my_works_wifi-guest"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=00000014d4246cfe
                    Extra: Last beacon: 9430ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 001256496D7072657373696F6E732D6775657374
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A7E181BFFFF000001000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1606071700000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 4A0E14000A002C01C800140005001900
                    IE: Unknown: 7F0101
                    IE: Unknown: DD09001018020BF0040000
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
          Cell 03 - Address: 00:1D:73:DE:2E:FC
                    Channel:11
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Quality=32/70  Signal level=-78 dBm 
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"some_other_companys_wifi"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=00000005eea529a4
                    Extra: Last beacon: 9430ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000B72616D706176656D656E74
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 03010B
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0106
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0106
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180204F0000000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00


edit: marking as solved again

Re: Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Jul 26th, '13, 00:54
by doktor5000
endat wrote:and disabled access point roaming.... wifi is working at work now :mrgreen:

AP roaming has often been a problem depending on which wifi chipset or driver is used, maybe remember that for next fresh install ;)

Re: [SOLVED] Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Nov 29th, '17, 13:53
by gramo
I have the very same problem.

(Yesterday I switch to Mageia 6, in Mageia 5 everything worked fine, then that's not a hardware issue)

I try to disable access point roaming and checkbox seems to be unchecked, but after that annoying "connection failed" message I go to configuration window and the roaming checkbox is still checked.

What do you think I have to do in order to disable that once and for all?

Re: [SOLVED] Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Nov 30th, '17, 14:30
by gramo
I'm using Mate on Mageia 6, and I have the very same problem.

The way I find in order to bypass the issue is to change to Gnome Shell and use the native net_applet to connect to wifi.

That works, but is annoying to have to enter to a different Desktop, connect and return to my favorite (Mate + Compiz).

Do anyone know hoy to SOLVE the issue using Mate and other "non standard" desktop?

Thanks in advance

Re: [SOLVED] Connection failed (wifi)

PostPosted: Dec 4th, '17, 12:18
by doktor5000
gramo wrote:I have the very same problem.

Please create a separate thread for your issue.