[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
** Changed in: network-manager Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in NetworkManager: Incomplete Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
We could keep a list of hardware where authentication was rejected, so that we won't keep on trying to reconnect with a wrong password. But we should keep on retrying, if the fault was a connection fault only, but not a reject due to wrong credentials. Probably in NM we should have a menu entry "Reconnect" which deletes the list of wrong password access points and tries to reconnect to the already authenticated access point. If matching access points exist and reconnecting fails for all available access points, we should get an error message with an OK button (default) and a button "enter new credentials" to get a password dialog to enter a new password. But the user should get these dialogs only when actively editing the network preferences and trying to reconnect, but not when just using the network. -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
Even it is annoying to be asked for a password when not editing the network settings. Just ignoring the failure and searching for another network is the best thing to do when an access point cannot be connected to. Probably we could have some settings where we could choose to do the following things - Pin the client to a specific host (MAC address where authentication was done with and not allowing to connect to different hardware, probably a good idea for most home networks, but will most likely not work with networks like FreeWifi) - Prefer the authenticated host when available, but do not pin the client to it. - Connect to any host with matching SSID with no preference. This setting is necessary for each authenticated SSID, so that we can configure our home network different from the FreeWifi used everywhere else. Pinning the client to an access point could improve security a bit as it prevents connecting to another (malicious?) access point with the same SSID without user's knowledge. A malicious access point could be used for man-in-the-middle attacks. But it is not impossible to clone an access point with the same MAC, but those cloned access points would then probably interfere with each other if they are near to each other. That would make a man-in-the-middle attack a bit harder. -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
There is a potential security issue here. Whenever a legitimate program is seen asking for a password as the result of an automatic operation people come to think of it as normal. This undermines the suspicion that we would otherwise encourage in people to help them avoid scams and malicious software. A more serious security issue arises if you are using a normal user account and the connection in question is shared. In this case you get a second dialogue box asking for an administrator password for privilege escalation. In this case we have users socially engineered to provide privilege escalation to any user-space program that impersonates this bug. I think it would be preferable that it didn't ask for a password (even if we know that's what's wrong) and just retried from time-to-time. If the user wants to remedy the situation they can just go through what they did first time they connected, at least then they expect to be asked for a password so no harm is done. Observations based on 16.04. -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
** Tags added: connectivity -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
Is there anything we can do to help upstream with this? Upstream does not seem to have a plan to fix this (the linked gnome bug was last updated 3 years ago) -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image Milestone: None => backlog ** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image Assignee: (unassigned) => John McAleely (john.mcaleely) -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
** Also affects: canonical-devices-system-image Importance: Undecided Status: New -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in Canonical System Image: New Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
** Changed in: network-manager Status: New => Confirmed -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
Another usecase when this behaviour is bad for UX: I once connected to an AP created by a friend of mine with his iPhone, the AP name was "iPhone"... now it seems whenever I go close to a person who has an iPhone hotstop active, the device tries to connect, fails, and when I'm back home I find the UI dialog asking for the password for "iPhone" AP... -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in NetworkManager: New Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
any update on this? This is quite annoying especially on phone devices. When you leave a WiFi an NM tries to reconnect and fails because it's too far, it treats that as an auth error, that prompts a UI dialog on your phone, asking for WiFi password. That's already not ideal, but there's more: since it failed connecting, NM won't reconnect to that WiFi again when you go back into the same WiFi area, unless you explicitly ask it to... -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in NetworkManager: New Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
Any reason why this bug is marked as wishlist? It has been failing for many years, and continues to be somewhere between an inconvenience and a headache. I keep running into it lately because it breaks automated tests or makes them unreliable. -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in NetworkManager: New Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/615239/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 615239] Re: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error
** Summary changed: - NM should respond more intelligently to Wi-Fi disconnection + Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error -- 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/615239 Title: Every Wi-Fi disconnection is treated as an authentication error Status in NetworkManager: New Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I'm using lucid, with the 0.8-0ubuntu3, in a laptop, and is incredible that the nm-applet couldn't diagnostic why the wireless connection was lost and only trow the password prompt when I've lost the signal. nm-applet should see the kern.log or dmesg to react at signal lost. For example, when the kernel try 3 times probe the AP and don't get response nm-applet say The pc are far away from the access point and can not be connected. Please, move close to the access point or try another more near. And by the way, when the authentication fails, or the association. --- Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio CheckboxSubmission: ee8ebec101005ce57a9c3355b36ca8a7 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release i386 (20100429) IpRoute: 172.16.254.0/24 dev wlan1 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.254.5 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan1 scope link metric 1000 default via 172.16.254.200 dev wlan1 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o directorio Package: network-manager 0.8-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: lucid Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686 UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/615239/+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
