Strangely enough, no issue on Fedora 27 or Debian 9 Jessie nor Debian 10 Buster. Really strange, considering Ubuntu 18.04 is based on Debian 10 !!!
After comparing many files, it appears that the 2 last files of /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf have been added on Ubuntu ! Debian 10: cat /NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf [main] plugins=ifupdown,keyfile [ifupdown] managed=false Ubuntu 18.04: cat /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf [main] plugins=ifupdown,keyfile [ifupdown] managed=false [device] wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no I removed this 2 files, and now Wifi works perfectly. The wifi passphrase is accepted, and even going to sleep mode and back is fine. ------ I would strongly recommend to modify /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager in package network-manager to remove the 2 last lines. In fact this file should not be modified by Ubuntu and kept as in Debian. Is it possible to do it in Ubuntu before 18.04 LTS to be launched ??? ------ It seems this 2 lines have been added due to bug 1681513: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1681513 As reported here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/905283/wifi-issue-with-ubuntu-17-04 By the way, file NetworkManager.conf is empty in Fedora. Cheers Fred -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1603815 Title: after updating to ubuntu 16.04 the network manager is unable to connect me to the wifi network. I can see the network, but once I introduce the password, it asks me for the password after a few seconds and never connects. Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: after updating to ubuntu 16.04 the network manager is unable to connect me to the wifi network. I can see the network, but once I introduce the password, it asks me for the password after a few seconds and never connects. I use different devices connected to the same wifi so it is not a problem of writting the wrong password. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: network-manager 1.1.93-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Jul 17 16:58:17 2016 IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-16 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) IpRoute: default via 192.168.2.1 dev enp2s0 proto static metric 100 169.254.0.0/16 dev enp2s0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.2.0/24 dev enp2s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.2.242 metric 100 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-con: NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT AUTOCONNECT-PRIORITY READONLY DBUS-PATH ACTIVE DEVICE STATE ACTIVE-PATH Conexión cableada 1 9e376788-1744-46de-a314-eeb07aad8c13 802-3-ethernet 1468789026 dom 17 jul 2016 16:57:06 CDT yes 4294966297 no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2 yes enp2s0 activated /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/1 BELL419 2 8bd64cc4-181f-449b-95a3-edc74cf2a9a6 802-11-wireless 0 never yes 0 no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1 no -- -- -- nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH CONNECTION CON-UUID CON-PATH enp2s0 ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 Conexión cableada 1 9e376788-1744-46de-a314-eeb07aad8c13 /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/1 wlp3s0b1 wifi disconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 -- -- -- lo loopback unmanaged /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 -- -- -- nmcli-nm: Error: command ['nmcli', '-f', 'all', 'nm'] failed with exit code 2: Error: Object 'nm' is unknown, try 'nmcli help'. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1603815/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp