Will SSID with spaces work?

[jjcarstens]

I think this is more investigative based on an outstanding question from offline conversation.

The setup in the logs below is configured for network Wright 2.4, however there is a Wright SSID as well (which is the 5ghz) and the devices ability to connect to the expected network seems indeterminate and unstable (i.e. It works sometimes, or produces logs like this at other times without connecting)

It seems like there could be an issue here with spaces in the SSID, but needs to be investigated and behavior validated

SSID with spaces failure log

00:01:48.627 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:01:48.629 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan

00:01:48.630 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:01:54.264 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:01:54.267 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan

00:01:54.268 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:01:59.884 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:01:59.886 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan

00:01:59.887 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:02:05.510 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-REENABLED id=1 ssid="Wright 2.4"
                                  
00:02:05.511 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Trying to associate with SSID 'Wright 2.4'

00:02:05.522 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-SSID-REENABLED", %{"id" => "1", "ssid" => "Wright"}}

00:02:05.526 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Trying to associate with SSID 'Wright 2.4'
                                  
00:02:06.157 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-ASSOC-REJECT bssid=00:00:00:00:00:00 status_code=16
                                  
00:02:06.157 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=1 ssid="Wright 2.4" auth_failures=4 duration=60 reason=CONN_FAILED

00:02:06.167 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-ASSOC-REJECT", "00:00:00:00:00:00", %{"status_code" => "16"}}
                                  
00:02:06.190 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED", %{"auth_failures" => "4", "duration" => "60", "id" => "1", "reason" => "CONN_FAILED", "ssid" => "Wright"}}
                                  
00:02:16.788 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:02:22.413 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:02:28.044 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:28.058 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:28.060 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
iex([email protected])5> VintageNet.info
VintageNet 0.11.1

All interfaces:       ["lo", "usb0", "wlan0"]
Available interfaces: []

Interface usb0
  Type: VintageNetDirect
  Present: true
  State: :configured (0:08:11)
  Connection: :lan (0:08:11)
  Addresses: fe80::fc3b:63ff:fedb:528e/64, 172.31.31.13/30
  Configuration:
    %{type: VintageNetDirect}

Interface wlan0
  Type: VintageNetWiFi
  Present: true
  State: :configured (0:08:11)
  Connection: :disconnected (0:05:37)
  Addresses: fe80::ba27:ebff:fe3f:a39d/64
  Configuration:
    %{
      ipv4: %{method: :dhcp},
      type: VintageNetWiFi,
      vintage_net_wifi: %{
        networks: [
          %{
            key_mgmt: :wpa_psk,
            mode: :infrastructure,
            psk: "....",
            ssid: "kabellos"
          },
          %{
            key_mgmt: :wpa_psk,
            mode: :infrastructure,
            psk: "....",
            ssid: "Wright 2.4"
          },
          %{
            key_mgmt: :wpa_psk,
            mode: :infrastructure,
            psk: "....",
            ssid: "nerves"
          }
        ]
      }
    }

:ok
                                  
00:02:33.683 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:33.698 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:33.700 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:02:39.323 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:39.338 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:39.340 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:02:44.962 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:44.977 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:44.978 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:02:50.602 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:50.617 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:50.618 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:02:56.244 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:56.258 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:02:56.260 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:03:01.886 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:01.889 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan

00:03:01.890 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:03:07.522 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:07.525 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan

00:03:07.526 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:03:13.154 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-REENABLED id=1 ssid="Wright 2.4"
                                  
00:03:13.164 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-SSID-REENABLED", %{"id" => "1", "ssid" => "Wright"}}
                                  
00:03:13.189 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Trying to associate with SSID 'Wright 2.4'

00:03:13.194 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Trying to associate with SSID 'Wright 2.4'
                                  
00:03:13.802 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-ASSOC-REJECT bssid=00:00:00:00:00:00 status_code=16
                                  
00:03:13.803 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=1 ssid="Wright 2.4" auth_failures=5 duration=60 reason=CONN_FAILED

00:03:13.813 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-ASSOC-REJECT", "00:00:00:00:00:00", %{"status_code" => "16"}}
                                  
00:03:13.834 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED", %{"auth_failures" => "5", "duration" => "60", "id" => "1", "reason" => "CONN_FAILED", "ssid" => "Wright"}}
                                  
00:03:24.437 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:03:30.066 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:03:35.701 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:35.716 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:35.718 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:03:41.341 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:41.356 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:41.357 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:03:46.979 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:46.991 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:46.994 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:03:52.618 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:52.631 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:52.634 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:03:58.258 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:58.272 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:03:58.275 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:04:03.898 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:04:03.910 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:04:03.912 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}
                                  
00:04:09.523 [debug] wpa_supplicant: wlan0: Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:04:09.537 [info]  wpa_supplicant(wlan0): Failed to initiate sched scan
                                  
00:04:09.539 [info]  WPASupplicant ignoring {:event, "CTRL-EVENT-NETWORK-NOT-FOUND"}