• (SOLVE) wpa_supplicant ioctl [SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument

    WPA_Supplicant File

    #Nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa.conf
    ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
    ctrl_interface_group=0
    ap_scan=1
    network={
    ssid=”WIFI_Name”
    psk=”WIFI_Password”
    priority=5
    }

    Save & Exit

    wlp1so (Your Wireless Device Name)
    #wpa_supplicant  -Dwext –iwlp1so –c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa.conf

    Error: like this

    Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
    Ioctl[SIOCSIWMODE]: Operation not supported
    Ioctl[SIOCSIWRANGE]: Operation not supported
    Ioctl[SIOCSIWMODE]: Operation not supported
    Ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Operation not supported
    Ioctl[SIOCSIWESSID]: Operation not supported
    Ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
    Ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: Operation not supported
    Ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Operation not supported
    Ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODE]: Operation not supported
    Ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Operation not supported
    wlp1s0: Failed to initiate AP scan
    ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Operation not supported
    wlp1s0: Failed to initiate AP scan
    ^Cioctl[SIOCGIWMODE]: Operation not supported
    ioctl[SIOCSIWAP]: Operation not supported
    wlp1s0: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING

    FIX

    Wpa_supplicant –Dnl80211 –iwlp1s0 –c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa.conf
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