Wishlist/Triaged -- We've discussed this on IRC before. It's a little complicated since NM would need to listen to the packets on the interface to figure out if it should be authenticating or not, but it's definitely doable. Just needs someone to do the work.
Writing such a patch would involve listening for EAP messages on the interface before it's brought up; handling fallback if authentication fails (e.g. a captive portal that still works for some amounts of access), and when exactly to start wpasupplicant to handle the actual EAPOL handshake and all. Some relevant resources: http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=369223&seqNum=3 http://www.netcraftsmen.net/resources/archived-articles/429.html ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Summary changed: - NetworkManager asks for 802.1x user name and password when there is no 802.1x support on switch port + Support 802.1x auth requirement detection and fallback -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/893024 Title: Support 802.1x auth requirement detection and fallback To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/893024/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
