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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c11
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
index 866026ecca4..e10161f5894 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -249,6 +249,17 @@ int mwifiex_bss_start(struct mwifiex_private *priv, struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
* application retrieval */
priv->assoc_rsp_size = 0;
ret = mwifiex_associate(priv, bss_desc);
+
+ /* If auth type is auto and association fails using open mode,
+ * try to connect using shared mode */
+ if (ret == WLAN_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED_AUTH_ALG &&
+ priv->sec_info.is_authtype_auto &&
+ priv->sec_info.wep_enabled) {
+ priv->sec_info.authentication_mode =
+ NL80211_AUTHTYPE_SHARED_KEY;
+ ret = mwifiex_associate(priv, bss_desc);
+ }
+
if (bss)
cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
} else {