Why can't I connect to a Cisco wireless access point?

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Published on 2011-01-20T16:24:16Z Indexed on 2012/04/15 5:43 UTC
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I'm running a Lucid Netbook Remix on my Dell Inspiron 600m and I was not able to connect to the wireless network at the Hacker Dojo in Mountain View yesterday. There were plenty of other people on the network - MS, Mac, and Linux boxes - but my laptop would never get an ip address. I can connect to my home network, which is open, and I've never had a problem connecting at the coffee shop, which uses WPA. The Hacker Dojo is running WPA and we checked the password a number of times but got no love. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Additional Info:

$iwlist eth1 scan

eth1      Scan completed :
      Cell 01 - Address: EC:C8:82:FA:63:92
                ESSID:"HackerDojo-gwifi"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:62  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 280ms ago

      Cell 02 - Address: 00:18:4D:24:08:61
                ESSID:"Green Zone"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.417 GHz (Channel 2)
                Encryption key:on
                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; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:23  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 11516ms ago

      Cell 03 - Address: 08:17:35:32:6E:13
                ESSID:"\x00"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:71  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 2760ms ago

      Cell 04 - Address: EC:C8:82:FA:63:90
                ESSID:"HackerDojo"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:61  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 772ms ago

      Cell 05 - Address: 08:17:35:32:6E:11
                ESSID:"HackerDojo-Presenter"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:65  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 3308ms ago

      Cell 06 - Address: 08:17:35:32:7E:31
                ESSID:"HackerDojo-Presenter"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:88  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 1668ms ago

      Cell 07 - Address: 38:E7:D8:01:46:1E
                ESSID:"JWS_Incredible"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 500 kb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:31  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 2848ms ago

      Cell 08 - Address: 08:17:35:32:6E:10
                ESSID:"HackerDojo"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:67  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 7848ms ago

      Cell 09 - Address: 08:17:35:32:7E:30
                ESSID:"HackerDojo"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:85  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 8300ms ago

      Cell 10 - Address: 08:17:35:32:6E:12
                ESSID:"HackerDojo-gwifi"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:68  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 232ms ago

      Cell 11 - Address: 08:17:35:32:7E:32
                ESSID:"HackerDojo-gwifi"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:86  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 168ms ago

      Cell 12 - Address: EC:C8:82:FA:63:91
                ESSID:"HackerDojo-Presenter"
                Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
                Mode:Master
                Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                Encryption key:on
                Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                          11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                          48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                Quality:62  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
                IE: WPA Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                    Group Cipher : TKIP
                    Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                    Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                Extra: Last beacon: 7408ms ago

$iwconfig eth1

eth1      unassociated  ESSID:"HackerDojo-gwifi"  Nickname:"ipw2100"
      Mode:Managed  Channel=0  Access Point: Not-Associated   
      Bit Rate:0 kb/s   Tx-Power:16 dBm   
      Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
      Encryption key:off
      Power Management:off
      Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
      Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
      Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

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