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Hardware - Support => Network => Topic started by: Richard B on June 22, 2016, 06:36:41 AM

Title: LL3.0 wifi - problem with key
Post by: Richard B on June 22, 2016, 06:36:41 AM

Hello,
I've tried to post this as a "bug" but can't get it to "take". Probably me. Anyway:

Problem establishing wifi connections.  Tests have been conducted using WPA/WPA2 PSK networks, 64bit LL3.0 and two systems:

• MSI U180 netbook with "Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath9k"
• Dell Inspiron 1525 using an RTL8088CUS based dongle (rtl8192cu driver).

What happens is this:

• Click on network icon shows list of networks, including that wanted (SSID "visitors").
• Clicking on a network name causes request for the key which seems to be accepted but no connection is established. (At this point a file /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/visitors - opened as administrator - has been created but does NOT include the key.
• Network icon/Edit Connections permits the key to be added, after which connection becomes possible and the key shows in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/visitors

Problem occurs both during installation and on installed systems.

Am I alone in having this problem?

Regards,
Richard.