I noticed that, if I cancel the request of a passphrase, then NetworkManager "realises" that a key exists, however it disconnectes immediately after connection.
If I reiterate the process It connects without asking password. In both cases I do not provide a key but it seems nm can manage to find it (maybe through keyring-manager). However, I'm not sure this would happens the same at all times. It seems more like a random behaviour. Hope this helps. First attempt ... (Cancel butto clicked when nm asks for a password) Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Updating allowed wireless network lists. Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: no current connection, found better connection 'eth2'. Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth2 for sub-path eth2.dbus.get.reason Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Will activate connection 'eth2/augh.net'. Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Device eth2 activation scheduled... Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) started... Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2/wireless): access point 'augh.net' is encrypted, but NO valid key exists. New key needed. Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) New wireless user key requested for network 'augh.net'. Jan 18 09:21:40 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Jan 18 09:21:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) New wireless user key for network 'augh.net' received. Jan 18 09:21:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Jan 18 09:21:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Jan 18 09:21:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Jan 18 09:21:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Jan 18 09:21:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Jan 18 09:21:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2/wireless): access point 'augh.net' is encrypted, and a key exists. No new key needed. Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'INTERFACE_ADD eth2^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant^I' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'AP_SCAN 1' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'ADD_NETWORK' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was '0' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 ssid 617567682e6e6574' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 proto WPA2' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 key_mgmt WPA-PSK' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 psk <key>' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'ENABLE_NETWORK 0' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:21:56 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Jan 18 09:23:11 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2/wireless): disconnected during association, asking for new key. Jan 18 09:23:11 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) New wireless user key requested for network 'augh.net'. Jan 18 09:23:20 krsna kernel: ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'CCMP' Jan 18 09:23:50 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) New wireless user key request for network 'augh.net' was canceled. Jan 18 09:23:50 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) failure scheduled... Jan 18 09:23:50 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) failed for access point (augh.net) Jan 18 09:23:50 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) failed. Jan 18 09:23:50 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device eth2. After retry ... (no password box appears though the log seems quite the same) Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <debug> [1200644633.433686] nm_device_802_11_wireless_get_activation_ap(): Forcing AP 'augh.net' Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> User Switch: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/eth2 / augh.net Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device eth2. Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/eth2 for sub-path eth2.dbus.get.reason Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Device eth2 activation scheduled... Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) started... Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2/wireless): access point 'augh.net' is encrypted, but NO valid key exists. New key needed. Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) New wireless user key requested for network 'augh.net'. Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth2: link is not ready Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) New wireless user key for network 'augh.net' received. Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Jan 18 09:23:53 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2/wireless): access point 'augh.net' is encrypted, and a key exists. No new key needed. Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'INTERFACE_ADD eth2^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant^I' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'AP_SCAN 1' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'ADD_NETWORK' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was '0' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 ssid 617567682e6e6574' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 proto WPA2' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 key_mgmt WPA-PSK' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'SET_NETWORK 0 psk <key>' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'ENABLE_NETWORK 0' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK' Jan 18 09:23:54 krsna NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth2) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. -- Alberto Maurizi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ISAC-CNR Phone n. +39 051 639 9615 via Gobetti 101 Fax n. +39 051 639 9658 I-40129 Bologna, Italy home page: http://www.isac.cnr.it/~abl/maurizi bolchem project: http://www.isac.cnr.it/bolchem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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