I do realized in the OpenWRT form talking about Linksys WRT series router not able to support WPA3. Hence I’ve tested the OpenWRT February 2021 snapshot on my Linksys WRT1200AC (hardware revision 2), and “strangely” it works.
Edit: feel free to talk about your thoughts on this thread regarding WPA3 support on Linksys WRT series router.
Is IEEE 802.11W enabled (mandatoriy)? This is a mandatory requirement for WPA3 and afaik the biggest issue with mwlwifi.
I set 802.11w to optional (did not ever set as required), but I did not use the WRT1200ac in production environment, so it's hard for me to say regarding link stability.
802.11w should be set as required with WPA3 as that's one of the main features. It encrypts management communication and prevents deauth and evil twin attacks.
If your client devices can use WAP3 they should also support 802.11w.
Please try enabling it and report if it's all OK as that means WPA3 is actually supported by the router
I’ve just set 802.11w in WiFi (of my WRT1200ac) as required, the iPad would still connects to the router, but I did not put WRT1200ac to production use, so I’m not sure regarding its long-term stability.
A little > year back I had WPA3 working in mixed mode on a mamba, the same config taken to a rango killed the device. I attributed it to the FW of each device, as the dirver is the same. Have not tried since, but does say something as to where an indication of support should go, as mwlwifi is not just good to go on all wrtpac devices I don't think.
@127.0.0.1 Is this mixed or strict WPA3 only? Please share your wireless config so we can be done with it and solve this riddle.
Strict WPA3 only.
Wireless config file as follows:
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/wireless
config wifi-device 'radio0'
option type 'mac80211'
option channel '36'
option hwmode '11a'
option path 'soc/soc:pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0'
option htmode 'VHT80'
option country 'US'
option txpower '23'
option cell_density '0'
config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
option device 'radio0'
option network 'lan'
option mode 'ap'
option macaddr '60:38:e0:0a:0e:cf'
option ssid 'Temp'
option encryption 'sae'
option key '<redacted>'
option ieee80211w '2'
config wifi-device 'radio1'
option type 'mac80211'
option channel '11'
option hwmode '11g'
option path 'soc/soc:pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:02:00.0'
option htmode 'HT20'
option country 'US'
option txpower '23'
option cell_density '0'
option disabled '1'
config wifi-iface 'wifinet1'
option device 'radio1'
option mode 'ap'
option ssid 'OpenWrt'
option encryption 'none'
option disabled '1'
However, I do noticed the link speed fluctuation when running iperf3 (bi-directional mode) from my computer and WRT1200ac close to each other (1 feet away).
There’s no neighboring wifi using channel 36-64 (to my best knowledge), and only the testing computer is connected to WRT1200ac.
$ iperf3 -c 192.168.1.1 -p 5201 -t 1000 --bidir
Connecting to host 192.168.1.1, port 5201
[ 5] local 192.168.1.209 port 63258 connected to 192.168.1.1 port 5201
[ 7] local 192.168.1.209 port 63259 connected to 192.168.1.1 port 5201
[ ID][Role] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5][TX-C] 0.00-1.00 sec 60.8 MBytes 510 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 0.00-1.00 sec 5.16 MBytes 43.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 1.00-2.00 sec 50.5 MBytes 423 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 1.00-2.00 sec 13.6 MBytes 114 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 2.00-3.00 sec 54.6 MBytes 458 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 2.00-3.00 sec 10.2 MBytes 85.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 3.00-4.00 sec 56.5 MBytes 474 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 3.00-4.00 sec 5.52 MBytes 46.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 4.00-5.00 sec 59.6 MBytes 499 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 4.00-5.00 sec 3.64 MBytes 30.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 5.00-6.00 sec 60.7 MBytes 509 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 5.00-6.00 sec 2.75 MBytes 23.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 6.00-7.00 sec 61.3 MBytes 515 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 6.00-7.00 sec 3.94 MBytes 33.1 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 7.00-8.00 sec 60.3 MBytes 506 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 7.00-8.00 sec 4.86 MBytes 40.7 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 8.00-9.00 sec 58.8 MBytes 493 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 8.00-9.00 sec 3.95 MBytes 33.1 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 9.00-10.00 sec 59.6 MBytes 500 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 9.00-10.00 sec 3.30 MBytes 27.7 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 10.00-11.00 sec 60.6 MBytes 508 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 10.00-11.00 sec 4.15 MBytes 34.8 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 11.00-12.00 sec 59.5 MBytes 498 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 11.00-12.00 sec 4.98 MBytes 41.7 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 12.00-13.00 sec 60.2 MBytes 505 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 12.00-13.00 sec 4.67 MBytes 39.2 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 13.00-14.00 sec 56.4 MBytes 473 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 13.00-14.00 sec 6.04 MBytes 50.6 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 14.00-15.00 sec 59.6 MBytes 500 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 14.00-15.00 sec 6.40 MBytes 53.7 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 15.00-16.00 sec 59.3 MBytes 498 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 15.00-16.00 sec 5.83 MBytes 48.9 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 16.00-17.00 sec 60.5 MBytes 507 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 16.00-17.00 sec 4.75 MBytes 39.9 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 17.00-18.00 sec 60.1 MBytes 503 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 17.00-18.00 sec 3.60 MBytes 30.2 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 18.00-19.00 sec 60.5 MBytes 508 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 18.00-19.00 sec 2.96 MBytes 24.9 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 19.00-20.00 sec 60.7 MBytes 509 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 19.00-20.00 sec 3.52 MBytes 29.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 20.00-21.00 sec 60.8 MBytes 510 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 20.00-21.00 sec 4.11 MBytes 34.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 21.00-22.00 sec 60.7 MBytes 509 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 21.00-22.00 sec 3.38 MBytes 28.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 22.00-23.00 sec 60.8 MBytes 510 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 22.00-23.00 sec 5.11 MBytes 42.9 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 23.00-24.00 sec 54.4 MBytes 456 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 23.00-24.00 sec 5.44 MBytes 45.6 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 24.00-25.00 sec 62.1 MBytes 521 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 24.00-25.00 sec 3.80 MBytes 31.9 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 25.00-26.00 sec 62.5 MBytes 524 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 25.00-26.00 sec 2.41 MBytes 20.2 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 26.00-27.00 sec 42.3 MBytes 355 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 26.00-27.00 sec 2.30 MBytes 19.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 27.00-28.00 sec 22.5 MBytes 188 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 27.00-28.00 sec 1.83 MBytes 15.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 28.00-29.00 sec 22.9 MBytes 192 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 28.00-29.00 sec 1.03 MBytes 8.65 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 29.00-30.00 sec 29.8 MBytes 250 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 29.00-30.00 sec 1.35 MBytes 11.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 30.00-31.00 sec 28.0 MBytes 235 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 30.00-31.00 sec 2.20 MBytes 18.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 31.00-32.01 sec 28.2 MBytes 236 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 31.00-32.01 sec 2.22 MBytes 18.6 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 32.01-33.00 sec 29.5 MBytes 248 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 32.01-33.00 sec 1.91 MBytes 16.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 33.00-34.00 sec 28.5 MBytes 240 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 33.00-34.00 sec 1.64 MBytes 13.8 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 34.00-35.00 sec 35.7 MBytes 299 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 34.00-35.00 sec 2.86 MBytes 24.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 35.00-36.00 sec 35.8 MBytes 301 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 35.00-36.00 sec 3.71 MBytes 31.2 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 36.00-37.00 sec 31.9 MBytes 267 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 36.00-37.00 sec 3.96 MBytes 33.2 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 37.00-38.00 sec 35.9 MBytes 301 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 37.00-38.00 sec 3.85 MBytes 32.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 38.00-39.00 sec 34.0 MBytes 285 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 38.00-39.00 sec 2.40 MBytes 20.1 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 39.00-40.00 sec 37.7 MBytes 315 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 39.00-40.00 sec 2.39 MBytes 20.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 40.00-41.00 sec 38.8 MBytes 326 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 40.00-41.00 sec 3.50 MBytes 29.4 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 41.00-42.00 sec 38.5 MBytes 322 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 41.00-42.00 sec 3.42 MBytes 28.6 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 42.00-43.00 sec 37.5 MBytes 315 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 42.00-43.00 sec 3.80 MBytes 31.9 Mbits/sec
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[ 5][TX-C] 45.00-46.00 sec 53.7 MBytes 451 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 45.00-46.00 sec 6.45 MBytes 54.1 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 46.00-47.00 sec 56.4 MBytes 473 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 46.00-47.00 sec 4.33 MBytes 36.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 47.00-48.00 sec 61.5 MBytes 517 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 47.00-48.00 sec 3.21 MBytes 27.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 48.00-49.00 sec 59.5 MBytes 499 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 48.00-49.00 sec 3.57 MBytes 29.9 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 49.00-50.00 sec 60.8 MBytes 510 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 49.00-50.00 sec 4.91 MBytes 41.1 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 50.00-51.00 sec 61.2 MBytes 513 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 50.00-51.00 sec 3.89 MBytes 32.6 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 51.00-52.00 sec 60.4 MBytes 507 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 51.00-52.00 sec 2.89 MBytes 24.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 52.00-53.00 sec 60.9 MBytes 511 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 52.00-53.00 sec 2.29 MBytes 19.2 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 53.00-54.00 sec 58.1 MBytes 488 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 53.00-54.00 sec 2.47 MBytes 20.7 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 54.00-55.00 sec 58.3 MBytes 489 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 54.00-55.00 sec 1.96 MBytes 16.4 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 55.00-56.00 sec 54.4 MBytes 456 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 55.00-56.00 sec 8.46 MBytes 71.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 56.00-57.00 sec 30.1 MBytes 253 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 56.00-57.00 sec 26.7 MBytes 224 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 57.00-58.00 sec 19.4 MBytes 163 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 57.00-58.00 sec 48.5 MBytes 407 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 58.00-59.00 sec 13.7 MBytes 115 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 58.00-59.00 sec 61.2 MBytes 514 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 59.00-60.00 sec 21.5 MBytes 180 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 59.00-60.00 sec 41.6 MBytes 349 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 60.00-61.00 sec 40.3 MBytes 338 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 60.00-61.00 sec 13.4 MBytes 113 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 61.00-62.00 sec 55.7 MBytes 467 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 61.00-62.00 sec 4.56 MBytes 38.2 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 62.00-63.00 sec 62.5 MBytes 524 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 62.00-63.00 sec 2.45 MBytes 20.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 63.00-64.00 sec 62.4 MBytes 523 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 63.00-64.00 sec 1.62 MBytes 13.6 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 64.00-65.00 sec 60.2 MBytes 505 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 64.00-65.00 sec 3.03 MBytes 25.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 65.00-66.00 sec 60.5 MBytes 508 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 65.00-66.00 sec 4.03 MBytes 33.8 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 66.00-67.00 sec 60.1 MBytes 504 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 66.00-67.00 sec 4.97 MBytes 41.7 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 67.00-68.00 sec 61.2 MBytes 514 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 67.00-68.00 sec 2.93 MBytes 24.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 68.00-69.00 sec 61.7 MBytes 517 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 68.00-69.00 sec 4.01 MBytes 33.6 Mbits/sec
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[ 7][RX-C] 69.00-70.00 sec 3.54 MBytes 29.7 Mbits/sec
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[ 7][RX-C] 70.00-71.00 sec 3.55 MBytes 29.8 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 71.00-72.00 sec 60.9 MBytes 510 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 71.00-72.00 sec 3.91 MBytes 32.7 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 72.00-73.00 sec 60.4 MBytes 507 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 72.00-73.00 sec 4.84 MBytes 40.7 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 73.00-74.00 sec 61.0 MBytes 511 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 73.00-74.00 sec 3.33 MBytes 28.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 74.00-75.00 sec 60.2 MBytes 505 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 74.00-75.00 sec 1.80 MBytes 15.1 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 75.00-76.00 sec 61.6 MBytes 517 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 75.00-76.00 sec 2.66 MBytes 22.3 Mbits/sec
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[ 7][RX-C] 77.00-78.00 sec 4.59 MBytes 38.4 Mbits/sec
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[ 7][RX-C] 78.00-79.00 sec 5.87 MBytes 49.3 Mbits/sec
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[ 7][RX-C] 79.00-80.00 sec 5.71 MBytes 47.9 Mbits/sec
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[ 7][RX-C] 88.00-89.00 sec 706 KBytes 5.78 Mbits/sec
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[ 7][RX-C] 127.00-128.00 sec 2.74 MBytes 22.9 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 128.00-129.00 sec 54.9 MBytes 460 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 128.00-129.00 sec 1.63 MBytes 13.7 Mbits/sec
[ 5][TX-C] 129.00-130.00 sec 61.2 MBytes 513 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 129.00-130.00 sec 2.55 MBytes 21.4 Mbits/sec
^C[ 5][TX-C] 130.00-130.71 sec 42.5 MBytes 506 Mbits/sec
[ 7][RX-C] 130.00-130.71 sec 2.01 MBytes 23.9 Mbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID][Role] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5][TX-C] 0.00-130.71 sec 6.33 GBytes 416 Mbits/sec sender
[ 5][TX-C] 0.00-130.71 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver
[ 7][RX-C] 0.00-130.71 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec sender
[ 7][RX-C] 0.00-130.71 sec 631 MBytes 40.5 Mbits/sec receiver
iperf3: interrupt - the client has terminated
Reading the conversation in mwlwifi issue, with commit and commit pushed a couple of weeks later, has me wondering if this was self inflicted and is now working on 5.10. Anyone taken a kick at it on any wrtpac device lately.
Enabling
option ieee80211w '2'
option encryption 'sae'
no longer kills a rango with a runaway load and no discernible process being the culprit, and I can connect with the one WPA3 client I have in my shack. It seems to work.
How about ieee80211w '1' ?
Have you tested it?
Earlier the '1' = optional 802.11w (like possible e.g. with WPA2/WPA3 mixed mode) caused the clients to stop sooner or later.
is station mode wpa3 working too on rango?
I tried bringing up the radios with various combinations of
option ieee80211w '1'
option ieee80211w '2'
and
option encryption 'sae'
option encryption 'sae-mixed'
and nothing sent the rango into a death spiral. I know that in the past
option ieee80211w '1'
option encryption 'sae-mixed'
would kill the rango in a matter of minutes, without a device even trying to connect.
@anon4457646 , did not try STA, I do not usually even have the radios enabled, but the mwlwifi github issue piqued my curiosity. Worth a test with a 5.10 image post the commits linked above, for reference I tested on r17406-76f46f4105.510
Interesting.
I will have to test it with my own wrt3200acm. Would be great if the ieee80211w '1' death issue would have been fixed (by removing the older OpenWrt mods, like you implicate above).
Mixed results 
I flashed my WRT3200ACM with the newest master, configured WPA2/WPA3 mixed mode (with 802.11w optional (='1')), and initially everything went ok. There were the three different clients connected: one printer to 2.4 GHz with WPA(2?) (AKMSuite 2), Android 10 phone with WPA2 (PSK with SHA256) (AKMSuite 6) and Android 11 tablet with WPA3 (AKMSuite 8).
root@router3:~# hostapd_cli -i wlan0 all_sta | grep -E "^..:..:|AKMSuite"
e0:c3:77:ae:0a:30
AKMSuiteSelector=00-0f-ac-8
ac:57:75:56:c1:e0
AKMSuiteSelector=00-0f-ac-6
root@router3:~# hostapd_cli -i wlan1 all_sta | grep -E "^..:..:|AKMSuite"
30:cd:a7:b3:33:5d
AKMSuiteSelector=00-0f-ac-2
Initially the router's wifi was up and the clients can connect. However, after a few minutes, the connectivity from the clients has died.
Likely the earlier symptom of having both 802.11w enabled and 802.11w ignorant devices active still kills the actual connectivity.
Wed Aug 25 18:28:19 2021 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA ac:57:75:56:c1:e0 IEEE 802.11: authenticated
Wed Aug 25 18:30:53 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: STA-OPMODE-N_SS-CHANGED e0:c3:77:ae:0a:30 1
Wed Aug 25 18:30:53 2021 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA e0:c3:77:ae:0a:30 IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 2)
Wed Aug 25 18:30:53 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: AP-STA-CONNECTED e0:c3:77:ae:0a:30
Wed Aug 25 18:30:53 2021 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA e0:c3:77:ae:0a:30 RADIUS: starting accounting session 17099FFE8BFA481A
Wed Aug 25 18:30:53 2021 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA e0:c3:77:ae:0a:30 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Wed Aug 25 18:30:53 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: EAPOL-4WAY-HS-COMPLETED e0:c3:77:ae:0a:30
Wed Aug 25 18:42:06 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: STA-OPMODE-SMPS-MODE-CHANGED ac:57:75:56:c1:e0 off
Wed Aug 25 18:51:57 2021 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: AP-STA-DISCONNECTED ac:57:75:56:c1:e0
Wed Aug 25 18:51:57 2021 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA ac:57:75:56:c1:e0 IEEE 802.11: disassociated due to inactivity
Wed Aug 25 18:52:31 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1609.140616] ieee80211 phy0: cmd 0x9122=UpdateEncryption timed out
Wed Aug 25 18:52:31 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1609.146752] ieee80211 phy0: return code: 0x1122
Wed Aug 25 18:52:31 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1609.151302] ieee80211 phy0: timeout: 0x1122
Wed Aug 25 18:52:31 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1609.155506] wlan0: failed to remove key (0, ac:57:75:56:c1:e0) from hardware (-5)
Wed Aug 25 18:52:31 2021 kern.debug kernel: [ 1609.168109] ieee80211 phy0: MACREG_REG_INT_CODE: 0x0000
wifi down / up does not return connectivity
Wed Aug 25 18:52:31 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1609.140616] ieee80211 phy0: cmd 0x9122=UpdateEncryption timed out
Wed Aug 25 18:52:31 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1609.146752] ieee80211 phy0: return code: 0x1122
Wed Aug 25 18:52:31 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1609.151302] ieee80211 phy0: timeout: 0x1122
Wed Aug 25 18:52:31 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1609.155506] wlan0: failed to remove key (0, ac:57:75:56:c1:e0) from hardware (-5)
Wed Aug 25 18:52:31 2021 kern.debug kernel: [ 1609.168109] ieee80211 phy0: MACREG_REG_INT_CODE: 0x0000
Wed Aug 25 18:53:04 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1642.599613] ieee80211 phy0: cmd 0x801d=MEMAddrAccess timed out
Wed Aug 25 18:53:04 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1642.605493] ieee80211 phy0: return code: 0x001d
Wed Aug 25 18:53:04 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1642.610043] ieee80211 phy0: timeout: 0x001d
Wed Aug 25 18:53:04 2021 kern.debug kernel: [ 1642.614247] ieee80211 phy0: MACREG_REG_INT_CODE: 0x0000
Wed Aug 25 18:53:37 2021 daemon.notice netifd: radio1 (6860): Command failed: Request timed out
Wed Aug 25 18:53:37 2021 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (6859): Command failed: Request timed out
Wed Aug 25 18:53:38 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1676.074789] ieee80211 phy0: cmd 0x801d=MEMAddrAccess timed out
Wed Aug 25 18:53:38 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1676.080653] ieee80211 phy0: return code: 0x001d
Wed Aug 25 18:53:38 2021 kern.err kernel: [ 1676.085219] ieee80211 phy0: timeout: 0x001d
Wed Aug 25 18:53:38 2021 kern.debug kernel: [ 1676.089424] ieee80211 phy0: MACREG_REG_INT_CODE: 0x0000
So, my verdict at this point is that 802.11w is still broken if some devices do not use 802.11w while others do. Roughly the issue from https://github.com/kaloz/mwlwifi/issues/362
Possibly, if all devices are 802.11w compliant, then WPA3 may work.
EDIT:
Hmmm. I enabled 802.11w only for the 5GHz radio0, but not for the 2.4 GHz radio1, and still the network died (although the old printer was connected to 2.4 Ghz)
EDIT2:
Sounds like https://github.com/kaloz/mwlwifi/issues/133 or
https://github.com/kaloz/mwlwifi/issues/55 or
https://github.com/kaloz/mwlwifi/issues/93
EDIT3:
I tried also with both radios with WPA2/WPA3 mixed with 802.11w. The result was the same. In a few minutes the actual connectivity died.
Disappointing result. I have been running mixed mode on a mamba but of course the 88W8864 has behaved differently/better than the 88W8964.
Sharing my recent experience of WPA3 on WRT1900ACS/21.02.0. I started playing with it yesterday, and have the following config:
config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
[...]
option encryption 'sae'
option ieee80211w '2'
config wifi-iface 'default_radio1'
[...]
option encryption 'sae-mixed'
option ieee80211w '1'
FWIW on 5GHz all devices are WPA3 capable, but this is not the case on 2.4. Only one day uptime, but wifi stable so far.
