Hello everybody,
A couple of days ago I installed Kali linux on my second drive and now i have a dual boot system with windows 10 and Kali linux. But my wifi keeps dropping (maybe even disconnecting) and going up, during this wifi droppings I cant load any pages on the internet. I have tried a couple of things I have found on the internet of people I thought had the same problem, but I still have the problem.
So first some observations I made:
I have gone to /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf and changed with nano managed=flase to managed=true
further more I have put ipv6 connections to disabled on the GUI for this specific wifi connection.
None of these things seemed to help, so i guess none of these things were the problem.
here some info:
I have looked for the code (code=17) and I believe it means:
17. Association denied because AP is unable to handle additional associated stations. Will happen if you run out of AIDs on the AP; so try associating a large number of stations.
I cant find what reason -4 means
So this is how far I have come to to understanding and fixing the problem. This is my first experience with linux so I am not to experienced with the terminal.
any help is welcome!
A couple of days ago I installed Kali linux on my second drive and now i have a dual boot system with windows 10 and Kali linux. But my wifi keeps dropping (maybe even disconnecting) and going up, during this wifi droppings I cant load any pages on the internet. I have tried a couple of things I have found on the internet of people I thought had the same problem, but I still have the problem.
So first some observations I made:
- This problem only occurs when I am on Kali linux, when I boot from windows 10 I have no problem with the wifi
- When I am using a usbwifi adapter on Kali linux this problem does not occur, so that is my solution to this problem now
- last night I had no problem at all, which made me think that maybe the problem has to something to do with interference of other wifi devices or modems in the area, I think this because in the night there is allot les wifi traffic in the air ( maybe it has nothing to do with this )
Code:
echo "options ath9k nohwcrypt=1 blink=1 btcoex_enable=1" >> /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf
Code:
modprobe ath9k 11n_disable=1
further more I have put ipv6 connections to disabled on the GUI for this specific wifi connection.
None of these things seemed to help, so i guess none of these things were the problem.
here some info:
Code:
root@Kali:~# iwconfig
wlan1 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"xxxxxxxxx"
Mode:Managed Frequency:5.22 GHz Access Point: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:E3
Bit Rate=162 Mb/s Tx-Power=17 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=60/70 Signal level=-50 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:17 Missed beacon:0
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Code:
root@Kali:~# lshw -C network
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 01
serial: 54:35:30:8a:82:ab
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=5.3.0-kali2-amd64 firmware=N/A ip=xxx.xxx.1xx.192 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:18 memory:ed200000-ed27ffff memory:ed280000-ed28ffff
Code:
root@Kali:~# dmesg
[ 7458.677876] wlan0: authenticate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3
[ 7458.701977] wlan0: send auth to 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3 (try 1/3)
[ 7458.702818] wlan0: authenticated
[ 7458.704995] wlan0: associate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3 (try 1/3)
[ 7458.745874] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3 (capab=0x1511 status=0 aid=2)
[ 7458.745984] wlan0: associated
[ 7462.785716] wlan0: authenticate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3
[ 7462.807611] wlan0: send auth to 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 (try 1/3)
[ 7462.824783] wlan0: authenticated
[ 7462.824923] wlan0: associating with AP with corrupt probe response
[ 7462.824984] wlan0: associate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 (try 1/3)
[ 7462.842352] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 (capab=0x1411 status=0 aid=1)
[ 7462.842499] wlan0: associated
[ 7463.379999] wlan0: Limiting TX power to 20 (20 - 0) dBm as advertised by 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3
[ 7473.781980] wlan0: authenticate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3
[ 7473.805631] wlan0: send auth to 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3 (try 1/3)
[ 7473.826481] wlan0: authenticated
[ 7473.829005] wlan0: associate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3 (try 1/3)
[ 7473.869803] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3 (capab=0x1511 status=0 aid=2)
[ 7473.869900] wlan0: associated
[ 7477.798232] wlan0: authenticate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3
[ 7477.819858] wlan0: send auth to 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 (try 1/3)
[ 7477.823470] wlan0: authenticated
[ 7477.823555] wlan0: associating with AP with corrupt probe response
[ 7477.824977] wlan0: associate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 (try 1/3)
[ 7477.831698] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 (capab=0x1411 status=17 aid=1)
[ 7477.831700] wlan0: 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 denied association (code=17)
[ 7481.613892] wlan0: authenticate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3
[ 7481.637887] wlan0: send auth to 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3 (try 1/3)
[ 7481.657999] wlan0: authenticated
[ 7481.661030] wlan0: associate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3 (try 1/3)
[ 7481.707317] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 90:5c:44:45:bf:e3 (capab=0x1511 status=0 aid=2)
[ 7481.707424] wlan0: associated
[ 7485.726089] wlan0: authenticate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3
[ 7485.748500] wlan0: send auth to 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 (try 1/3)
[ 7485.750422] wlan0: authenticated
[ 7485.750512] wlan0: associating with AP with corrupt probe response
[ 7485.753031] wlan0: associate with 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 (try 1/3)
[ 7485.757576] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 (capab=0x1411 status=17 aid=1)
[ 7485.757580] wlan0: 90:5c:44:45:bf:f3 denied association (code=17)
17. Association denied because AP is unable to handle additional associated stations. Will happen if you run out of AIDs on the AP; so try associating a large number of stations.
Code:
journalctl -b 0 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager
dec 27 03:05:47 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412347.6308] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: completed -> disconnected
dec 27 03:05:47 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412347.7133] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
dec 27 03:05:47 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412347.7134] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
dec 27 03:05:47 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412347.8036] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
dec 27 03:05:47 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412347.8037] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> authenticating
dec 27 03:05:47 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412347.8103] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
dec 27 03:05:47 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412347.8104] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> associating
dec 27 03:05:47 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412347.8364] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
dec 27 03:05:47 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412347.8364] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: associating -> associated
dec 27 03:05:48 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412348.1271] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associated -> completed
dec 27 03:05:48 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412348.1280] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: associated -> completed
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <warn> [1577412547.6744] sup-iface[0x55adb3f1b110,wlan0]: connection disconnected (reason -4)
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412547.6947] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412547.6948] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: completed -> disconnected
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412547.7869] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412547.7869] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412547.9259] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412547.9259] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> authenticating
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412547.9468] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412547.9469] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> associating
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412547.9956] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
dec 27 03:09:07 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412547.9956] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: associating -> associated
dec 27 03:09:08 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412548.0259] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associated -> 4-way handshake
dec 27 03:09:08 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412548.0259] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: associated -> 4-way handshake
dec 27 03:09:08 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412548.0389] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: 4-way handshake -> completed
dec 27 03:09:08 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412548.0392] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: 4-way handshake -> completed
dec 27 03:09:13 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <warn> [1577412553.6558] sup-iface[0x55adb3f1b110,wlan0]: connection disconnected (reason -4)
dec 27 03:09:13 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412553.6910] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
dec 27 03:09:13 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412553.6911] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: completed -> disconnected
dec 27 03:09:13 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412553.7614] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
dec 27 03:09:13 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412553.7615] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
dec 27 03:09:17 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412557.4190] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
dec 27 03:09:17 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412557.4190] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> authenticating
dec 27 03:09:17 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412557.4265] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
dec 27 03:09:17 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412557.4265] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> associating
dec 27 03:09:17 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412557.4756] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
dec 27 03:09:17 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412557.4756] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: associating -> disconnected
dec 27 03:09:17 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412557.5828] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
dec 27 03:09:17 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412557.5828] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
dec 27 03:09:21 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412561.1419] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
dec 27 03:09:21 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412561.1419] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> authenticating
dec 27 03:09:21 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412561.1441] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
dec 27 03:09:21 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412561.1442] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> associating
dec 27 03:09:21 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412561.1970] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
dec 27 03:09:21 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412561.1971] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: associating -> associated
dec 27 03:09:21 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412561.2216] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associated -> 4-way handshake
dec 27 03:09:21 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412561.2216] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: associated -> 4-way handshake
dec 27 03:09:21 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412561.2348] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: 4-way handshake -> completed
dec 27 03:09:21 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412561.2351] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: 4-way handshake -> completed
dec 27 03:09:24 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <warn> [1577412564.6758] sup-iface[0x55adb3f1b110,wlan0]: connection disconnected (reason -4)
dec 27 03:09:24 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412564.7109] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
dec 27 03:09:24 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412564.7110] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: completed -> disconnected
dec 27 03:09:24 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412564.7814] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
dec 27 03:09:24 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412564.7814] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> scanning
dec 27 03:09:24 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412564.8713] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
dec 27 03:09:24 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412564.8713] device (p2p-dev-wlan0): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> authenticating
dec 27 03:09:24 Kali NetworkManager[729]: <info> [1577412564.8766] device (wlan0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
I cant find what reason -4 means
So this is how far I have come to to understanding and fixing the problem. This is my first experience with linux so I am not to experienced with the terminal.
any help is welcome!