unable to connect to android hotspot

springsnow

Hi everybody
I am using NetBSD 9.2 i386
I set up wpa_supplicant
rc.conf has dhcpcd and wpa_supplicant to YES
I have ifconfig.run0 set to hotspot and dhcp
what am I missing ? any help is much appreciated.

Mosfet

I have not used wifi with netbsd (since I have always installed it on non-portable devices), but the netbsd guide is always a good place to start searching:

https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-net-practice.html#chap-net-practice-lan-setup-wlan

For starters, is your wifi interface also enabled in rc.conf ? (ifconfig_iwm0="up" <= in the guide - find your wifi name with command "ifconfig -a")

springsnow

thank you !
yes run0 is detected but status : no network
I have the hotspot name and dhcp in /etc/ifconfig.run0
could it be an issue with ralink (run) usb wireless adapter ? or maybe thuawei android hotspot ?
last month used the same hotspot successfully with OpenBSD
I am clueless

springsnow Please share your /etc/ifconfig.run0 file and the relevant section in rc.conf regarding wpa_supplicant and dhcp.

springsnow

Leaving here the relevant sections from my files as reference,

#rc.conf,
wpa_supplicant=YES
wpa_supplicant_flags="-B -D bsd -i iwn0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf"
dhcpcd=YES
dhcpcd_flags="-qM iwn0 -b"

# ifconfig.iwn0
up
media autoselect
mode 11g
dhcp

# wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=wheel
update_config=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
eapol_version=2

# open network
network={
	ssid=
	key_mgmt=NONE
	auth_alg=OPEN
}

# private network
network={
	ssid="****"
	key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
	psk="****"
}

springsnow

thanks pin !

wpa_cli scan returns FAIL-BUSY for run0
I also tried open network but no success
I am using android hotspot and not a wireless router
I must be missing something vital because ralink wireless usb does work under OpenBSD:

Mosfet

From: https://man.netbsd.org/NetBSD-9.2/run.4

 **The driver needs the following firmware files, which are loaded when an
 interface is brought up:

       /libdata/firmware/run/run-rt2870
       /libdata/firmware/run/run-rt3071**

Also, rename everywhere:
iwn0 => run0

This should fix your issue.

nia

Also: the firmware files for run are preinstalled. Don't specify the SSID in /etc/ifconfig.run0, that's what wpa_supplicant.conf is for.

springsnow

I haven't succeeded yet after those changes not even with an open network settings.
thanks anyway !

springsnow I haven't succeeded yet after those changes not even with an open network settings.

Did you restart the service?
/etc/rc.d/wpa_supplicant restart

oui

@springsnow Both wpa_supplicant_flags and dhcpcd_flags are commented out in your rc.conf. Did you forget to uncomment them?

springsnow

I did after pin's output
still no change

springsnow

thanks pin
for simplication I just reboot

a question : which way is better ? using rc.conf to include settings or separate myname mygate ifconfig.if etc ?

springsnow

Hi All
Now I know it's a ralink issue not the hotspot or the
settings.The same disk now in Dell (iwn) connecting flawlessly to the same android hotspot.

there is that last kernel error in dmesg but it's not harmful anyway.

Thanks again