Debian Installer: "Failure of key exchange and association" when attempting wifi connection

Question

I previously posted here seeking advice on how to get Debian installed on my PC. I managed to get the debian 11 (testing) installer to recognize the intel wireless adapter using a secondary USB drive with non-free firmware, but now I've run into another problem.

I'm getting this error message after using my network passphrase: "Failure of key exchange and association" Does anyone have an explanation/fix for this error? The network/passphrase works on every other device I own.

Having the same problem.. Did you find any solution? – qarabala Aug 18 '21 at 18:08 — qarabala, Aug 18 '21 at 18:08

herzrasen · Answer 1 · 2021-10-06T16:25:59.183

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Select Enter ESSID manually from the list and enter the name of your wifi.

I was able to work around the problem by entering my ESSID manually, though it is listed after the installer scanned for available ESSIDs.

edited Oct 06 '21 at 16:25

answered Oct 05 '21 at 15:00

herzrasen

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I've no clue why, but it worked here as well (Thinkpad X1 Carbon 7th gen) – Jan Katins Nov 27 '21 at 13:48
didn't work for me – João Carlos Brasileiro Mar 25 '22 at 16:18
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Worked for me also. – Said Savci May 24 '22 at 21:12
Didn’t work for me – an4s911 Jun 03 '22 at 05:53
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This worked for me ! – Robert Long Aug 29 '22 at 19:03
this worked for me. is this a trailing space issue with the installer? it looks exactly the same as what I entered – LoveMeSomeCode May 16 '23 at 15:02
work for me too!! – weichao May 19 '23 at 10:47

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 03 '22 at 13:19

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I had to disable the 5 GHz frequency band in my access point. Although my Intel wireless chip is capable of 5 GHz. SSIDs were found but key exchange failed before the change.

answered Jun 03 '22 at 13:19

klabauter

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Debian Installer: "Failure of key exchange and association" when attempting wifi connection

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