Re: 802.11 WPA network key prompt despite GNOME keyring
On Saturday 14 August 2010 04:16:47 Stanisław Findeisen wrote: > Hi > > I am trying to use a 802.11 wireless network that frequently disconnects > me (low signal). The network is protected with WPA pre-shared key. The > problem is I am being prompted for this key every time. > > Well, almost every. When I log in, I do not have to type the key. It is > stored in the GNOME keyring (I use nm-editor 0.6.6 for that). > But then, when it disconnects, I have to type it again and again. Why? > > And sometimes it doesn't prompt me, and failes to authenticate also. :-| > I had to delete the network entry from the GNOME keyring (nm-editor), > get *prompted* for the key, and *then* I was authenticated. 8-| > > What's wrong??! I've had a similar issue, and in my case, it seems to revolve around the network manager -- I can always clear it by doing > sudo /etc/init.d/network-manager restart In my case, this is actually on Ubuntu 10.04, but the symptoms are identical. -- A. -- Andrew Reid / rei...@bellatlantic.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201008142235.20924.rei...@bellatlantic.net
Re: 802.11 WPA network key prompt despite GNOME keyring
On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Mark wrote: > 2010/8/14 Stanisław Findeisen > >> Hi >> >> I am trying to use a 802.11 wireless network that frequently disconnects >> me (low signal). The network is protected with WPA pre-shared key. The >> problem is I am being prompted for this key every time. >> >> Well, almost every. When I log in, I do not have to type the key. It is >> stored in the GNOME keyring (I use nm-editor 0.6.6 for that). >> But then, when it disconnects, I have to type it again and again. Why? >> >> And sometimes it doesn't prompt me, and failes to authenticate also. :-| >> I had to delete the network entry from the GNOME keyring (nm-editor), >> get *prompted* for the key, and *then* I was authenticated. 8-| >> >> What's wrong??! >> > > I had a similar issue a while ago on a friend's machine and wondered the > same thing. Searched for days before finally finding a solution somewhere > buried deep in the Ubuntu forums; your nm-editor hack sounds familiar. My > friend's machine had auto login which caused the issue with wpa encryption. > It was on Debian Lenny. > > P.S. that was when I officially gave up on Network Manager for wireless devices running wpa. I only use wicd for wifi now, and have zero problems, so you may want to consider that option.
Re: 802.11 WPA network key prompt despite GNOME keyring
2010/8/14 Stanisław Findeisen > Hi > > I am trying to use a 802.11 wireless network that frequently disconnects > me (low signal). The network is protected with WPA pre-shared key. The > problem is I am being prompted for this key every time. > > Well, almost every. When I log in, I do not have to type the key. It is > stored in the GNOME keyring (I use nm-editor 0.6.6 for that). > But then, when it disconnects, I have to type it again and again. Why? > > And sometimes it doesn't prompt me, and failes to authenticate also. :-| > I had to delete the network entry from the GNOME keyring (nm-editor), > get *prompted* for the key, and *then* I was authenticated. 8-| > > What's wrong??! > I had a similar issue a while ago on a friend's machine and wondered the same thing. Searched for days before finally finding a solution somewhere buried deep in the Ubuntu forums; your nm-editor hack sounds familiar. My friend's machine had auto login which caused the issue with wpa encryption. It was on Debian Lenny.