Asks for authentication repeatedly, never establishes connection

[Adam]

I will try to connect to a wireless network. Every few moments, I'm asked for authentication again. A connection is never established. Tried multiple networks with different security types, the same problem on all of them. Able to connect on a wired connection just fine. Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 is the wireless hardware.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: network-manager 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu22
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 21 11:23:23 2013
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-11 (9 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 10.0.0.1 dev eth0 proto static
 10.0.0.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 10.0.0.17 metric 1
MarkForUpload: True
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
 WimaxEnabled=true
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
nmcli-con:
 NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH
 Wired connection 1 498dbdcf-33fc-4388-ad11-8170fd1f3668 802-3-ethernet 1387642926 Sat 21 Dec 2013 11:22:06 AM EST yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1
 RINGNETGEAR de8f4e94-29a4-4c08-a2ef-7f7e30970a33 802-11-wireless 0 never yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
 wlan0 802-11-wireless disconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
 eth0 802-3-ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
 running 0.9.8.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

This looks like a combination of bug 615239, and some other error that can't be discovered until bug 615239 is fixed.

[Michael Mess (michael-michaelmess)]

You can go to the edit connections dialog to view the password in plain text and compare it to the one entered in the failed-connection dialog.
If the password stored is not the one you have entered, you have found a bug, that the entered password is not stored.
You can try to change it in the edit connections dialog, if it is wrong.
Then verify if the password has actually been changed.

I have experienced such a problem together with Bug #1542733 with a ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS live cd.

[Michael Mess (michael-michaelmess)]

Try to reproduce as follows:

1) Connect to Wifi network and enter WRONG password the first time
2) Connection failed, enter a new password and save it.
3) Connection fails?
3) Check in the edit connection dialog which password is stored. Is it the one entered in 1) or the new one entered?