Does not automatically reconnect to hidden WiFi network
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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network-manager (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Running Lubuntu 14.04 32-bit on a Lenovo 3000 C200 laptop with an integrated Broadcom network adapter, I installed firmware-
But I see that it will not automatically reconnect. I don't have to re-enter the password, but I do have to click the nm-applet indicator, choose 'Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network' and then choose my already-defined connection, which indeed has been saved but not used to automatically reconnect.
If I edit the connection, I see that on the General tab it is already set to 'Automatically connect to this network when it is available.'
The only way I can get automatic reconnection is to enable SSID Broadcast.
And a similar effect: If I am connected to the network while SSID Broadcast is in effect and then disable SSID Broadcast, network-manager immediately loses the connection.
Someone suggested that network-manager would find the hidden network if I just waited, but after waiting 15 minutes it had still not connected.
Dual-booting this same laptop with Windows Vista, I see that Windows knows how to automatically reconnect to the hidden net.
I see that https:/
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw'
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Tue May 6 10:24:32 2014
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-25 (10 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140416.2)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.118 metric 9
NetworkManager.
[main]
NetworkingEnab
WirelessEnable
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
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 ac7ba941-
PRP d25473c0-
nmcli-dev:
DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedeskto
wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedeskto
nmcli-nm:
RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
running 0.9.8.8 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.