Thread: WiFi - keeps saying my password is wrong

hi!

i've installed ubuntu. @ first wifi worked ok, got disconnected , kept asking me password, saying it's wrong. after killing wpa_supplicant, networkmanager , disabling , enabling interface (a couple of times), connection returned.but still happens @ least every other day. moreover, when reset router problem sure appear again.
please help, it's driving me nuts.i've tried uninstalling gnome network manager , installing wicd, still same problem. can do? i've searched web. i've been fighting last 3 weeks. , don't know do. i'm using wpa2. connection works without problem on windows , android phone.
below post info requested in faq.


1) machine brand , model (pc/laptop):
laptop: msi megabook m635

2 ) wireless brand, model , wireless chipset:
02:09.0 network controller: ralink corp. rt2500 802.11g (rev 01)
subsystem: micro-star international co., ltd. unknown 802.11g mini-pci adapter
flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, irq 16
memory @ fbffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8k]
capabilities: [40] power management version 2
kernel driver in use: rt2500pci
kernel modules: rt2500pci

3) check interface:
wlan0 link encap:ethernet hwaddr 00:13:d3:6e:16:50
inet addr:192.168.0.3 bcast:192.168.0.255 mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::213:d3ff:fe6e:1650/64 scope:link
broadcast running multicast mtu:1500 metric:1
rx packets:2838 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
tx packets:3525 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
rx bytes:2181238 (2.1 mb) tx bytes:647765 (647.7 kb)

wlan0 ieee 802.11bg essid:"tajemnicza_wyspa"
mode:managed frequency:2.452 ghz access point: 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba
bit rate=54 mb/s tx-power=20 dbm
retry long limit:7 rts thrff fragment thrff
encryption keyff
power managementff
link quality=58/70 signal level=-52 dbm
rx invalid nwid:0 rx invalid crypt:0 rx invalid frag:0
tx excessive retries:0 invalid misc:68 missed beacon:0

4) modules:
lsmod | grep rt2500
rt2500pci 22948 0
rt2x00pci 14202 1 rt2500pci
rt2x00lib 48114 2 rt2500pci,rt2x00pci
eeprom_93cx6 12653 1 rt2500pci

5) dmesg
couldn't find relating rt2500, there entries regarding wlan0

[ 147.194861] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 148.197189] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 148.201840] wlan0: authenticated
[ 148.202968] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 148.209392] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 148.209402] wlan0: associated
[ 152.008651] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 162.557417] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 162.562104] wlan0: authenticated
[ 162.563229] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 162.569665] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 162.569676] wlan0: associated
[ 172.577698] wlan0: disassociating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 172.595672] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 173.599092] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 173.603765] wlan0: authenticated
[ 173.605468] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 173.611765] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 173.611776] wlan0: associated
[ 183.617489] wlan0: disassociating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 183.637718] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 184.643064] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 184.647782] wlan0: authenticated
[ 184.649588] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 184.655944] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 184.655953] wlan0: associated
[ 194.664913] wlan0: disassociating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 194.685835] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 195.689383] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 195.694054] wlan0: authenticated
[ 195.695115] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 195.704041] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 195.704052] wlan0: associated
[ 205.711253] wlan0: disassociating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 205.729926] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 206.741382] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 206.746025] wlan0: authenticated
[ 206.747085] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 206.753793] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 206.753803] wlan0: associated
[ 216.761026] wlan0: disassociating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 216.781460] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 217.785390] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 217.790070] wlan0: authenticated
[ 217.791143] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 217.797465] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 217.797474] wlan0: associated
[ 222.006331] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 230.545409] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 230.550079] wlan0: authenticated
[ 230.551148] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 230.557426] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 230.557435] wlan0: associated
[ 240.564373] wlan0: disassociating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 240.585908] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 241.593399] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 241.598092] wlan0: authenticated
[ 241.599155] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 241.605508] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 241.605517] wlan0: associated
[ 242.439249] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 242.628571] addrconf(netdev_up): wlan0: link not ready
[ 245.813391] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 245.818505] wlan0: authenticated
[ 245.820197] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 245.826431] wlan0: rx assocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 245.826441] wlan0: associated
[ 245.827455] addrconf(netdev_change): wlan0: link becomes ready
[ 255.834176] wlan0: disassociating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 255.848984] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 256.712032] wlan0: no ipv6 routers present
[ 256.853388] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 256.858083] wlan0: authenticated
[ 256.859141] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 256.865492] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 256.865501] wlan0: associated
[ 263.766724] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 264.060586] addrconf(netdev_up): wlan0: link not ready
[ 267.273387] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 267.278545] wlan0: authenticated
[ 267.279616] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 267.286357] wlan0: rx assocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 267.286366] wlan0: associated
[ 267.287314] addrconf(netdev_change): wlan0: link becomes ready
[ 274.032519] wlan0: deauthenticating 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba local choice (reason=3)
[ 276.440929] addrconf(netdev_up): wlan0: link not ready
[ 278.273364] wlan0: authenticate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 278.278096] wlan0: authenticated
[ 278.279150] wlan0: associate 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (try 1)
[ 278.285450] wlan0: rx reassocresp 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
[ 278.285458] wlan0: associated
[ 278.286362] addrconf(netdev_change): wlan0: link becomes ready
[ 288.560033] wlan0: no ipv6 routers present

after boot did not have wireless, , reason=3 suggests password wrong (which similar observe in gui)

6) network configuration:
lshw -c network

*-network:0
description: ethernet interface
product: rtl-8139/8139c/8139c+
vendor: realtek semiconductor co., ltd.
physical id: 3
bus info: pci@0000:02:03.0
logical name: eth0
version: 10
serial: 00:13:d3:af:0d:57
size: 10mbit/s
capacity: 100mbit/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=half latency=64 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=mii speed=10mbit/s
resources: irq:18 ioport:e800(size=256) memory:fbfffc00-fbfffcff memory:fbfe0000-fbfeffff
*-network:1
description: wireless interface
product: rt2500 802.11g
vendor: ralink corp.
physical id: 9
bus info: pci@0000:02:09.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 01
serial: 00:13:d3:6e:16:50
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2500pci driverversion=3.0.0-14-generic firmware=n/a ip=192.168.0.3 latency=64 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=ieee 802.11bg
resources: irq:16 memory:fbffc000-fbffdfff

7) scan networks
iwlist scan

wlan0 scan completed :
cell 01 - address: 30:46:9a:3b:08:ba
channel:9
frequency:2.452 ghz (channel 9)
quality=56/70 signal level=-54 dbm
encryption keyn
essid:"tajemnicza_wyspa"
bit rates:1 mb/s; 2 mb/s; 5.5 mb/s; 11 mb/s; 6 mb/s
9 mb/s; 12 mb/s; 18 mb/s
bit rates:24 mb/s; 36 mb/s; 48 mb/s; 54 mb/s
mode:master
extra:tsf=00000067b737d190
extra: last beacon: 80ms ago
ie: unknown: 001074616a656d6e69637a615f7779737061
ie: unknown: 010882848b960c121824
ie: unknown: 030109
ie: unknown: 0706444520010d14
ie: ieee 802.11i/wpa2 version 1
group cipher : ccmp
pairwise ciphers (1) : ccmp
authentication suites (1) : psk
ie: unknown: 2a0100
ie: unknown: 32043048606c
ie: unknown: dd180050f2020101020003a4000027a4000042435e0062322f 00
ie: unknown: 2d1a4e10030000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
ie: unknown: 3d1609071800000000000000000000000000000000000000
ie: unknown: dd970050f204104a0001101044000102103b00010310470010 824ff22b8c7d41c5a13144f534e12555102100074e45544745 4152102300164e4554474541522044474e3130303020526f75 7465721024000a312e30302e32385f77771042000831323334 353637381054000800060050f2040001101100164e45544745 41522044474e3130303020526f757465721008000201aa103c 000103
ie: unknown: dd0900037f01010000ff7f
ie: unknown: dd0a00037f04010000000000

8) ubuntu version
description: ubuntu 11.10

9) kernel/arch
3.0.0-14-generic i686
32-bit version (although running on amd thurion 64 if matters)

10) root@salon:/home/mike# sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
* running /etc/init.d/networking restart deprecated because may not enable again interfaces
* reconfiguring network interfaces... [ ok ]

hey,

wonder if our problems related :

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11571938

work wep? try different types of wpa too, aes, tkip etc...

ps : it's driving me nuts too...

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