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Title: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: jasonl99 on August 21, 2014, 01:54:45 pm

I can connect (but it takes 10-15 seconds).  But I can't even ping the Almond+ (which I am using as an access point).  I am able to connect with a phone (Moto X) and a different laptop.  Both connect quickly.  The laptop having the issue is a Lenovo T540p with an Intel 7260 wifi card.

The log looks funny.  I really don't know what it means, but here it is.

Aug 21 17:45:17 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA fc:f8:ae:d6:09:de IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:45:17 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA fc:f8:ae:d6:09:de RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-00000001
Aug 21 17:45:17 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA fc:f8:ae:d6:09:de WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:45:26 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:45:26 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-00000002
Aug 21 17:45:26 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:45:26 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 21 17:45:30 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:45:30 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-00000003
Aug 21 17:45:30 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:45:30 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 21 17:45:33 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:45:33 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-00000004
Aug 21 17:45:33 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:45:34 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 21 17:45:37 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:45:37 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-00000005
Aug 21 17:45:37 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:45:37 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 21 17:45:41 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:45:41 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-00000006
Aug 21 17:45:41 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:45:41 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 21 17:45:45 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:45:45 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-00000007
Aug 21 17:45:45 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:45:45 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 21 17:45:49 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:45:49 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-00000008
Aug 21 17:45:49 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:45:49 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 21 17:45:53 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:45:53 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-00000009
Aug 21 17:45:53 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:45:53 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 21 17:45:57 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:45:57 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-0000000A
Aug 21 17:45:57 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:45:57 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 21 17:46:01 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:46:01 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-0000000B
Aug 21 17:46:01 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:46:01 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 21 17:46:05 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 21 17:46:05 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be RADIUS: starting accounting session 53F63022-0000000C
Aug 21 17:46:05 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 21 17:46:05 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:be IEEE 802.11: disassociated

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: j8048188 on August 22, 2014, 04:09:20 pm

What wifi security are you using? It looks like you're trying to use WPA Enterprise.
Others have posted in the forum about not being able to get the radius server connection working.

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: jasonl99 on August 22, 2014, 11:03:37 pm

Thanks for the suggestion...I am just using regular WPA2.  The fact that I can connect with a different laptop and a phone is really wierd.  And that laptop that *can't* connect connects just fine with the access point that the Almond+ will (hopefully, eventually) replace.

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: j8048188 on August 24, 2014, 07:59:38 pm

I'd say to delete the wireless profile from that laptop and try to reconnect. From what I can tell by looking at the logs, the laptop is trying to connect with WPA enterprise security(username and password), not the standard PSK (password)
If you're using Windows 8, you'll have to jump through some hoops, as they've stripped out features that were in Windows 7: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/ac80d8ec-21ad-4d44-9a0c-c8777f861db7/windows-8-manage-wireless-networks

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: jasonl99 on August 25, 2014, 07:02:39 pm

I have tried about everything.  The 2.4 ghz channel connects fine (and yes, the 7260 is an ac-capable adapter).

I've verified that the network is WPA/WPA2 Personal.  The Almond+ is set to WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Mixed Mode (the same as it is with 2.4 ghz).

I guess I'll just have to wait and hope that it gets fixed, but it's disappointing that I can't use it.

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: jasonl99 on August 25, 2014, 07:09:49 pm

The log below shows what happens when I "connect" to 5ghz band (WLAN00) and immediately connect to the 2.4hgz band (WLAN10).  The RADIUS entry is also in the 2.4ghz connection, so that must happen whether it's enterprise or not.   I can't imagine why one band would work but the other not.

Aug 25 19:04:54 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan10: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf WPA: group key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 25 19:05:09 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan10: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 25 19:05:13 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 25 19:05:13 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf RADIUS: starting accounting session 53FBBEBD-0000000C
Aug 25 19:05:13 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 25 19:05:13 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 25 19:05:17 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 25 19:05:17 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf RADIUS: starting accounting session 53FBBEBD-0000000D
Aug 25 19:05:17 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 25 19:05:17 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 25 19:05:21 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 25 19:05:21 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf RADIUS: starting accounting session 53FBBEBD-0000000E
Aug 25 19:05:21 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 25 19:05:21 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 25 19:05:25 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 25 19:05:25 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf RADIUS: starting accounting session 53FBBEBD-0000000F
Aug 25 19:05:25 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Aug 25 19:05:25 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan00: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Aug 25 19:05:29 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan10: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf IEEE 802.11: associated
Aug 25 19:05:30 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan10: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf RADIUS: starting accounting session 53FBBEBE-00000002
Aug 25 19:05:30 AlmondPlus daemon.info hostapd: wlan10: STA 5c:51:4f:9c:67:bf WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)   

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: jasonl99 on August 25, 2014, 07:17:00 pm

Aha!  I switched wireless mode from 11ACVHT80  to  11ACVHT40Plus and now it works!  I have no idea what this means  ;D

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: j8048188 on August 26, 2014, 05:43:25 pm

Here you go:
http://wiki.securifi.com/index.php?title=Wireless_Mode_Definitions_-_Almond%2B

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: jasonl99 on August 26, 2014, 07:47:24 pm

Thank you. 

Interesting that I can connect but have no data transmitted using 80 MHz bandwidth, but it works fine with 40.  I'll have to keep checking it as new firmware is released.

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: LGNilsson on August 29, 2014, 10:54:32 am

That looks like a driver bug on our side potentially, I'll have the software team look into it.
What kind of link speeds are you seeing on 40MHz channel width? Does the card negotiate connections at 866Mbps?

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: summat on August 29, 2014, 01:23:26 pm

I realise this doesn't necessarily help the OP, but my laptop with Intel 7260AC (2x2:2) card connects and operates just fine on 11ACVHT80, with the full 866Mbps rate. My phone also links at 433Mbps so 80MHz is definitely working here.

Perhaps try updating the Intel wifi drivers? Or even try installing an older set if you're on the very latest.

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: LGNilsson on August 29, 2014, 02:34:45 pm

Hmm, he might have one of the non AC 7260's as they do two N versions as well...
http://ark.intel.com/products/family/59484/Intel-Wi-Fi-Products

Title: Re: Laptop connects but can't do anything
Post by: summat on August 29, 2014, 03:32:48 pm

That still wouldn't explain the lack of traffic with 80MHz enabled though..

I've got a few 802.11n devices (iPad, 2x iPhones, Macbook Air, Wireless bridge device, Nexus 4, Nexus 7) that are 802.11n working just fine on 5GHz with 80MHz channels enabled.

I don't have a non-AC 7260 (thanks Intel for your naming scheme making things to simple to understand...) available to try though, only the AC variant, which seems to work without issue for me.

Intel cards and drivers tend to be pretty good in my experience so even if it is the non-AC variant, I'd be surprised if there was a problem directly with the card or drivers themselves.

What's weird is, I definitely have no RADIUS/802.1X enabled on my Almond+ - they are both set to just WPA2-AES PSK, I'm still getting an occasional entry mentioning RADIUS during a client association. It appears to only happen at random, definitely not every single client connection, and the clients that have had the entry appear during association have worked fine for me. They also don't get the message every time they associate, just occasionally.

Most odd. Thankfully causing no problems for me. It's quite funny getting 45MB/sec over wireless too ;)