Thread: wireless networks seen but connection can't be established

i have old compaq machine running ubuntu.

i've tried 2 different wireless devices,
1. usb zonet
2. pci card sabrent

got them both installed , both scan , see range of networks. when enter network key, churns while , never connects. has happened me in 2 different offices same machine.

bit boring video shows exact behavior, see here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goayrx1e9n0

kicks, installed puppy linux , got same type of error. can see networks can't connect.

yes password correct, checked , double checked. tried on multiple different networks.

possible there can lower level hardware issue cause such failure?

thanks! i'm awfully confused one.

so, maybe not technically right place thought include related. tried puppy linux , when run network on that, logfile failed network connection...
snipped bit of beginning detected bunch of networks , replaced passwords *******
thanks,
dan

information interface:
interface: wlan0 driver: rt61pci bus: pci macaddress: 00:0c:0a:42:19:7c
description: ralink rt61 pci pcmcia wireless lan driver.

step1a: ifconfig wlan0 up
step1b: iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0 scan completed :
[ stuff removed ... ]
cell 08 - address: 90:84:0d:d7:55:8b
channel:11
frequency:2.462 ghz (channel 11)
quality=70/70 signal level=-38 dbm
encryption key:on
essid:"hand works"
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=000001403c423741
extra: last beacon: 428ms ago
ie: unknown: 000a48616e6420576f726b73
ie: unknown: 010882848b960c121824
ie: unknown: 03010b
ie: unknown: 0706555320010b1e
ie: unknown: 2a0100
ie: unknown: 32043048606c
ie: ieee 802.11i/wpa2 version 1
group cipher : tkip
pairwise ciphers (2) : ccmp tkip
authentication suites (1) : psk
ie: unknown: 2d1aac4117ffffff0000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
ie: unknown: 3d160b001100000000000000000000000000000000000000
ie: wpa version 1
group cipher : tkip
pairwise ciphers (1) : tkip
authentication suites (1) : psk
ie: unknown: dd180050f2020101010003a4000027a4000042435e0062322f 00
ie: unknown: dd1e00904c33ac4117ffffff00000000000000000000000000 00000000000000
ie: unknown: dd1a00904c340b001100000000000000000000000000000000 000000
ie: unknown: dd1700039301710120000e90840dd7558b0b90840dd7558c95
ie: unknown: dd070017f203020180
ie: unknown: dd0b0017f20100010100000007
step1c: ifconfig wlan0 down
step2: iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
step3: iwconfig wlan0 channel 11
step4: iwconfig wlan0 essid "hand works"
step5: iwconfig wlan0 key restricted ****************
step5a: ifconfig wlan0 up

error, timeout. have not got access point.
result of 'iwconfig wlan0':
wlan0 ieee 802.11bg essid:"hand works"
mode:managed frequency:2.462 ghz access point: not-associated
tx-power=2 dbm
retry long limit:7 rts thr:off fragment thr:off
encryption key:off
power management:off


step5: iwconfig wlan0 key open ****************
step5a: ifconfig wlan0 up

error, timeout. have not got access point.
result of 'iwconfig wlan0':
wlan0 ieee 802.11bg essid:"hand works"
mode:managed frequency:2.462 ghz access point: not-associated
tx-power=2 dbm
retry long limit:7 rts thr:off fragment thr:off
encryption key:off
power management:off



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last 10 lines of /var/log/messages:
jun 22 18:08:59 puppypc daemon.debug dhcpcd: wlan0: executing `/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-run-hooks', reason stop
jun 22 18:08:59 puppypc daemon.info dhcpcd: waiting pid 12646 exit
jun 23 09:09:25 puppypc user.debug kernel: wlan0: direct probe ap 90:84:0d:d7:55:8b (try 1)
jun 23 09:09:25 puppypc user.debug kernel: wlan0: direct probe responded
jun 23 09:09:25 puppypc user.debug kernel: wlan0: authenticate ap 90:84:0d:d7:55:8b (try 1)
jun 23 09:09:25 puppypc user.debug kernel: wlan0: authenticated
jun 23 09:09:25 puppypc user.debug kernel: wlan0: associate ap 90:84:0d:d7:55:8b (try 1)
jun 23 09:09:25 puppypc user.debug kernel: wlan0: rx assocresp 90:84:0d:d7:55:8b (capab=0x431 status=40 aid=266)
jun 23 09:09:25 puppypc user.debug kernel: wlan0: ap denied association (code=40)
jun 23 09:09:25 puppypc user.debug kernel: wlan0: deauthenticating 90:84:0d:d7:55:8b local choice (reason=3)

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