Ubuntu
network-manager-applet package

Wireless authentication required dialog opens multiple times

Bug #1063358 reported by Alex Elzenaar
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This bug affects 5 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

When the wireless applet is disconnected from a wireless router that is password-protected (WPA-2), the wireless authentication window opens. After approximitely 5 mins, another one opens on top of the first. This continues, and as the windows take about two minutes to become responsive, they stack up quickly when you are away for a period of time.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.6.2-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 8 07:06:03 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-applet
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.123.254 dev wlan0 proto static
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.123.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.123.177 metric 9
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
 WimaxEnabled=true
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-07-12 (87 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.xdg.autostart.nm.applet.desktop: 2012-06-24T07:30:18.478928
nmcli-con:
 NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH
 Wired connection 1 a2a25387-07d8-475f-904a-b25b432ae732 802-3-ethernet 1347071471 Sat 08 Sep 2012 14:31:11 NZST yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1
 x23 Wireless Connection 08f90b80-d18d-4a5e-9587-0410124546d4 802-11-wireless 1349633171 Mon 08 Oct 2012 07:06:11 NZDT yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
 wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
 running 0.9.6.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled

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Alex Elzenaar (albeetle) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in network-manager-applet (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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ike mann (ikemann) wrote :

I'm not sure if I need to attach anything, but I am also having this problem.

ThinkPad x61
Ubuntu 12.10 64bit

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Matthew Svensson (matt-svensson) wrote :

I was having the same issue on an external wireless adapter. It would try to connect to local APs that I had previously connected to or tried to connect to. The below solution (deleting the SSID from /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections) fixed my problem.

http://askubuntu.com/questions/120415/how-to-remove-access-point-from-saved-list

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Frode Svendsen (frode-svendsen) wrote :

I have the exact same problem, but with 802.1x authentication. I've included a part of a screenshot as illustration. Only viable solution is to log out and back in..

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