# Wi-9P wireless no connecting

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/wi-9p-wireless-no-connecting/6276>\
**Category:** Linux\
**Created:** [March 1, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/wi-9p-wireless-no-connecting/6276 "2010-03-01T18:39:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![wizhippo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4bbf92/32.png) [@wizhippo](https://forums.digi.com/u/wizhippo)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/wi-9p-wireless-no-connecting/6276/1 "2010-03-01T18:39:58Z")

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I have a Wi-9P with Digi EL 5 RevB on it.

I setup my wireless router with no security.

Set up wpa\_supplicant.conf like

ctrl\_interface=/var/run/wpa\_suplicant  
ctrl\_interface\_group=0  
ap\_scan=0  
country=CA  
network={  
ssid=“dd-wrt”  
key\_mgmt=NONE  
}

I always get Authentication with 00:00:00:00:00:00 times out.

Even if i leave out the country or change it to US makes no difference.  
I can scan and see my router using iwlist.  
I have also tried using iwconfig directly instead of wpa\_supllicant with no success.  
I have also tried to connect to alternate routers.

I have also made my own buildroot so I could make wpa\_suplicant with debugging turned on.

Here is what I get:

Trying to associate with 00:40:10:10:00:03 (SSID=‘dd-wrt’ freq=2437 MHz)  
Cancelling scan request  
WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE  
Automatic auth\_alg selection: 0x1  
WPA: clearing AP WPA IE  
WPA: clearing AP RSN IE  
WPA: clearing own WPA/RSN IE  
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing  
wpa\_driver\_wext\_set\_drop\_unencrypted  
State: DISCONNECTED -\> ASSOCIATING  
wpa\_driver\_wext\_set\_operstate: operstate 0-\>0 (DORMANT)  
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5  
wpa\_driver\_wext\_associate  
wpa\_driver\_wext\_set\_psk  
Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec  
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0  
EAPOL: External notification - EAP fail=0  
EAPOL: External notification - portControl=ForceAuthorized  
RTM\_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi\_flags=0x1003 ([UP])  
RTM\_NEWLINK, IFLA\_IFNAME: Interface ‘wlan0’ added  
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b04 len=12  
RTM\_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi\_flags=0x1003 ([UP])  
RTM\_NEWLINK, IFLA\_IFNAME: Interface ‘wlan0’ added  
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20  
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00  
BSSID 00:40:10:10:00:03 blacklist count incremented to 2  
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys  
State: ASSOCIATING -\> DISCONNECTED  
wpa\_driver\_wext\_set\_operstate: operstate 0-\>0 (DORMANT)  
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5  
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0  
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0  
RTM\_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi\_flags=0x1003 ([UP])  
RTM\_NEWLINK, IFLA\_IFNAME: Interface ‘wlan0’ added  
Wireless event: cmd=0x8b19 len=8  
Received 326 bytes of scan results (1 BSSes)  
New scan results available

It looks like it is going to connect but then this happens

Wireless event: cmd=0x8b15 len=20  
Wireless event: new AP: 00:00:00:00:00:00

Why is there a AP with that address? Any idea as to what is going on?

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**Author:** ![Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Campbell](https://forums.digi.com/u/Campbell)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/wi-9p-wireless-no-connecting/6276/2 "2012-03-23T20:20:48Z")

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There is a great document on the Digi website which shows how to troubleshoot the wireless network for this specific module  
[http://ftp1.digi.com/support/documentation/digi\_wireless\_troubleshooting\_guide.pdf](http://ftp1.digi.com/support/documentation/digi_wireless_troubleshooting_guide.pdf)

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**Author:** ![bobthomas13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bobthomas13](https://forums.digi.com/u/bobthomas13)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/wi-9p-wireless-no-connecting/6276/3 "2012-03-26T07:00:10Z")

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wpa\_supplicant.conf file is a very sensitive configuration file.  
Even an extra space in this file will make linux not to read the file properly.

in Help docs WLAN Adaptor guide there is a method to add wifi ssid and connecting method through commands via shell.  
try it to check whether you are able to connect.

Check the default .conf file that comes with Digi device.  
ctrl\_interface=/var/run/wpa\_suplicant  
ctrl\_interface\_group=0  
ap\_scan=0  
country=CA  
network={  
{YOU NEED 1 or 2 TAB SPACE HERE I GUESS} ssid=“dd-wrt”  
{YOU NEED 1 or 2 TAB SPACE HERE I GUESS} key\_mgmt=NONE  
}