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** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1589535 Title: nm-applet silently timesout on long 'WPA/WPA2 Personal' password input Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: 1) ouroumov@Edge:~/Desktop$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04 2) apt-cache policy is unable to locate the package. 3) Upon entering a long WPA/WPA2 Personal password after clicking the network icon in the top right panel, the connection should be added to network-manager, even if typing the password takes a while. 4) If typing the password takes longer than ~25 seconds, upon clicking the "Connect" button in the password prompt dialog: nothing happens Steps to reproduce: - Install Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS (possibly other Ubuntu flavours using nm-applet too) - Run normal post-install full system update and reboot - Click the network icon in the top right corner of the default panel layout - Select from the Wi-Fi network list a network using WPA/WPA2 Personal - Enter the password, wait 30 seconds to click 'connect' Note: While this issue might seem trivial (using 'System -> Preferences -> Internet and Network -> Network Connections' allows one to correctly save the password) (and quickly copy/pasting the password from a text file works too) it is a serious usability problem for many people in France. The default home router Wi-Fi setup in France is WPA/WPA2 Personal with a random 26-character hexadecimal password. It takes a while to type. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1589535/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
