Relevant Syslog bit:

Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Creating network
'my_adhoc_network' on device
'/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/eth1'.
Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Device eth1 activation
scheduled...
Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device eth1.
Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin dhclient: There is already a pid file
/var/run/dhclient.eth1.pid with pid 25518
Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin dhclient: killed old client process, removed PID file
Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin dhclient: DHCPRELEASE on eth1 to 192.168.1.1 port 67
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin avahi-daemon[4895]: Withdrawing address record
for 192.168.1.101 on eth1.
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin avahi-daemon[4895]: Leaving mDNS multicast
group on interface eth1.IPv4 with address 192.168.1.101.
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin avahi-daemon[4895]: Interface eth1.IPv4 no
longer relevant for mDNS.
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin dhcdbd:  dhclient 25518 down (9) but si_code
== 0 and releasing==0 !
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'DISABLE_NETWORK 0'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'AP_SCAN 0'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'TERMINATE'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1) started...
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP daemon state is
now 14 (normal exit) for interface eth1
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP daemon state is
now 11 (unknown) for interface eth1
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP daemon state is
now 14 (normal exit) for interface eth1
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin avahi-daemon[4895]: Withdrawing address record
for fe80::20e:35ff:fe65:57e8 on eth1.
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(eth1/wireless): access point 'my_adhoc_network' is unencrypted, no
key needed.
Sep 21 17:17:25 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>
supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (0/10).
Sep 21 17:17:25 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>
supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (1/10).
Sep 21 17:17:26 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>
supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (2/10).
Sep 21 17:17:26 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>
supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (3/10).
Sep 21 17:17:26 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'INTERFACE_ADD eth1^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant4^I'
Sep 21 17:17:26 dolphin kernel: [99147.348000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP):
eth1: link is not ready
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  supplicant_init() -
connect to device ctrl socket (5/10).
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'AP_SCAN 2'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'ADD_NETWORK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was '0'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 ssid 6d795f6164686f635f6e6574776f726b'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 mode 1'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 key_mgmt NONE'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'ENABLE_NETWORK 0'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Sep 21 17:17:32 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Old device 'eth1'
activating, won't change.
Sep 21 17:18:04 dolphin last message repeated 6 times
Sep 21 17:18:26 dolphin last message repeated 4 times
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(eth1/wireless): association took too long (>60s), failing activation.
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
failure scheduled...
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
failed for access point (my_adhoc_network)
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1) failed.
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device eth1.
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'DISABLE_NETWORK 0'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'AP_SCAN 0'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command 'TERMINATE'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SWITCH: no current
connection, found better connection 'eth1'.


Relevant daemon.log bit:

Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Creating network
'my_adhoc_network' on device
'/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/eth1'.
Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Device eth1 activation
scheduled...
Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device eth1.
Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin dhclient: There is already a pid file
/var/run/dhclient.eth1.pid with pid 25518
Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin dhclient: killed old client process, removed PID file
Sep 21 17:17:23 dolphin dhclient: DHCPRELEASE on eth1 to 192.168.1.1 port 67
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin avahi-daemon[4895]: Withdrawing address record
for 192.168.1.101 on eth1.
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin avahi-daemon[4895]: Leaving mDNS multicast
group on interface eth1.IPv4 with address 192.168.1.101.
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin avahi-daemon[4895]: Interface eth1.IPv4 no
longer relevant for mDNS.
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'DISABLE_NETWORK 0'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'AP_SCAN 0'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'TERMINATE'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1) started...
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP daemon state is
now 14 (normal exit) for interface eth1
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP daemon state is
now 11 (unknown) for interface eth1
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP daemon state is
now 14 (normal exit) for interface eth1
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin avahi-daemon[4895]: Withdrawing address record
for fe80::20e:35ff:fe65:57e8 on eth1.
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Sep 21 17:17:24 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(eth1/wireless): access point 'my_adhoc_network' is unencrypted, no
key needed.
Sep 21 17:17:25 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>
supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (0/10).
Sep 21 17:17:25 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>
supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (1/10).
Sep 21 17:17:26 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>
supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (2/10).
Sep 21 17:17:26 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>
supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (3/10).
Sep 21 17:17:26 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'INTERFACE_ADD eth1^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant4^I'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  supplicant_init() -
connect to device ctrl socket (5/10).
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'AP_SCAN 2'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'ADD_NETWORK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was '0'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 ssid 6d795f6164686f635f6e6574776f726b'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 mode 1'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 key_mgmt NONE'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'ENABLE_NETWORK 0'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:17:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Sep 21 17:17:32 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Old device 'eth1'
activating, won't change.
Sep 21 17:18:04 dolphin last message repeated 6 times
Sep 21 17:18:26 dolphin last message repeated 4 times
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(eth1/wireless): association took too long (>60s), failing activation.
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
failure scheduled...
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1)
failed for access point (my_adhoc_network)
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (eth1) failed.
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device eth1.
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'DISABLE_NETWORK 0'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'AP_SCAN 0'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: sending command
'TERMINATE'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 21 17:18:27 dolphin NetworkManager: <info>  SWITCH: no current
connection, found better connection 'eth1'.


On 9/21/07, Alexander Sack <email address hidden> wrote:
> sorry for the delay,
>
> if you still see this bug, please attach your /var/log/syslog and
> /var/log/daemon.log.
>
> Thanks,
>
>  - Alexander
>
> --
> NetworkManager does not set channel when creating ad-hoc network
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/112009
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> of the bug.
>


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