WPA will only auth once, right after password change on router.

[BodOm]

I recently installed Fedora 13, Xfce, on my HP netbook. It's using AR9285. When i try to connect to my network with WPA enabled it will not work despite the password info being correct. I'm using a DI-514 router, with no updates to firmware. It only works, if I change the password, then use said password, then, when I disconnect, said password no longer works. WEP works just fine, open network works fine, why wont WPA-PSK work?

[BodOm]

bump. anyone help?

[Rubberman]

Have you tried going into the network configuration tool, removing the connection, saving the setting, and then re-entering the connection info so it asks for your password again? Also, you should be able to configure it to ask each time you connect for the password.

A couple of other issues. One is that there are more than one type of WPA configuration: WPA-PSK, WPA-Radius (WPA-802.1x), etc. Which are you using? Also, even with WPA-PSK/WPA-Personal there are two types of encryption, TKIP and AES. Which are you using?

[BodOm]

Have you tried going into the network configuration tool, removing the connection, saving the setting, and then re-entering the connection info so it asks for your password again? Also, you should be able to configure it to ask each time you connect for the password.

I have tried this with no success. When I try to connect after I disconnect with former settings intact, it prompts me with the password already filled. When I disconnect, delete the network entry in gnome network manager, and I try to connect, it prompts me for the password, without the password box filled, I enter it, and then it fails to connect re-prompting me for the password despite the info being correct.

A couple of other issues. One is that there are more than one type of WPA configuration: WPA-PSK, WPA-Radius (WPA-802.1x), etc. Which are you using? Also, even with WPA-PSK/WPA-Personal there are two types of encryption, TKIP and AES. Which are you using?

I am using WPA-PSK, and I think AES, though I cannot be completely sure, I believe TKIP is more complex than a passphrase correct? Where as AES is a hexkey or passphrase?

WPA_Supplicant service is enabled if that means anything.

[BodOm]

Interesting, I just changed the channel from 1 to 6, and nothing else for the router, and was able to connect, disconnected and tryed to connect again, failed, then disconnected and deleted entry, wouldnt connect again. Could this be a problem caused by a failing router? It is rather old.

[Rubberman]

Neither TKIP nor AES have anything to do with the passphrase. They are the actual encryption protocols used to encrypt the data stream. AES is much more secure than TKIP, but not all clients support AES. In any case, WPA uses passphrases and WEP uses hex keys, although some manufacturers such as Linksys (Cisco) use passphrases to generate the hex keys. We have a Linksys AP at home that uses WEP with a passphrase, but my Android phone doesn't support a WEP passphrase so I have to input the entire 48 character hex key for that connection. Fortunately we also have a Netopia AP that uses WPA-PSK and the phone does support passphrases for that. FYI, both TKIP and AES are MUCH more secure than any WEP key. I'd get into the details, but that's an entire lecture that I give to a class I teach to AT&T techs on wireless communications technologies.

[Rubberman]

Interesting, I just changed the channel from 1 to 6, and nothing else for the router, and was able to connect, disconnected and tryed to connect again, failed, then disconnected and deleted entry, wouldnt connect again. Could this be a problem caused by a failing router? It is rather old.

That is entirely possible. Try shutting it off for awhile to let it cool down, and then try again. In any case, a new AP/router isn't too expensive these days. I usually keep a couple of spares around, just in case...

[BodOm]

All right, I'll try to cool it down a little later tonight. Thanks for the help so far.

[BodOm]

Well, I cant seem to get the router to work anymore after trying to update the firmware, cant even connect to the Internet through it. So I guess I finally have an excuse to upgrade to 802.11n.

[BodOm]

Bought and set up a new linksys, it works. Guess it was just the pittiful dlink.