WPA with ath not working (Atheros ar5211)

[Malte Dehling <mdehling%uni-math.gwdg.de@localhost>]

Hi,

I am using NetBSD-4 on an ibm thinkpad x31 with an atheros wireless card
(ar5211 chip). Our network has recently been changed from using WEP
encryption to using WPA encryption and I am unable to connect to it
since.

I have set up wpa_supplicant on 2 computers: my workstation (ar5212) and
my thinkpad (ar5211). same settings work on my workstation but not on my
notebook.

wpa_supplicant.conf looks like this:
---
ctrl_interface=...

network={
        ssid="our_ssid"
        psk="secret"
}
---

now running

# wpa_supplicant -ddd -iath0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

fails to authenticate after associating:

---
Associated with: xx:xx:...
WPA: Association event - clear replay counter
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
EAPOL: External notification - EAP success=0
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=1
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING
EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state IDLE
Setting authentication timeout: 10 sec 0 usec
EAPOL: startWhen --> 0
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state CONNECTING
EAPOL: txStart
WPA: drop TX EAPOL in non-IEEE 802.1X mode (type=1 len=0)
Authentication with xx:xx:... timed out.
Add BSSID xx:xx:... into blacklist
State: ASSOCIATED -> DISCONNECTED
wpa_driver_bsd_disassociate
---

as mentioned above: my workstation does *not* timeout here but works
fine!

Both computers can connect to the wireless network when using Ubuntu
LiveCD; interesting fact from (ubuntu) dmesg:

wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
(on my workstation)

wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES
(on my x31)


any help is appreciated...

thanks in advance,

-- 
Malte Dehling  
<mdehling at uni-math.gwdg.de>