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[GENTOO] given up on wifi(solved) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Solved: thanks to u/[email protected]; remember to add these USE flags to wpa_supplicant

net-wireless/wpa_supplicant wps wep ap fasteap eap-sim tkip uncommon-eap-types

I am facing this peculiar issue that i can connect to every WiFi connection except my router, it's a recent gentoo install with no display server, i am using a D-link WiFi USB card

What I have tried:

using iw dev (device) scan to list the ssid and try connecting with wpa_supplicant
- dhcpcd waits for connection then times out (does connect succesfully to my phones hotspot)
gave up and spent 3 hours compiling NetworkManager
- every ssid shows up in nmcli dev wifi list except my router
- forcing a connection passing bssid shows id not found
- manually setting the connection using nmcli add also does not work
- iw dev (device) scan lists my routers ssid along with others
- nothing is blocked in NetworkManager and I spent hours going back and forth with chatgpt trying to force a connection to no avail
tried changing router setting(including changing broadcasting channels verifying, black lists etc)

What i have ruled out

its not the dlink wifi card or the laptop, I can connect to my router just fine using nmcli in a live fedora instance on the same laptop

I have tried every conceivable thing and I cant find what the issue is, it's like my router and Gentoo have some bad blood between them

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[–] dbkblk 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Have you checked the flags in wpa_supplicant? Some routers have non-default encryption schemes.

From my notes, use these USE flags as a test: net-wireless/wpa_supplicant wps wep ap fasteap eap-sim tkip uncommon-eap-types

I'm pretty sure this is your problem :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you so much it just worked now!!

[–] dbkblk 3 points 23 hours ago

I'm glad that it has fixed your problem. Enjoy :)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I added the use flags,

compiled wpa_supplicant again with --newuse,

restarted NM and wpa,

~~and still the same issue :(~~

did a killall wpa_supplicant and now my ssid shows up and i can connect to it :)