Intrepid: Network-Manager overwrites WPA settings

[no!chance]

Binary package hint: network-manager

Ubuntu 8.10
kernel: 2.6.27-9.19
network-manager: 0.7

In Intrepid Ibex, I cannot connect to a wpa-psk network with hidden ssid, using the following method:

1. Select menu option "Connect to a hidden network"
2. Specify the Network name (ssid)
3. Select "WPA2 Personal" (there is no "WPA Personal" in the list)
4. Specify password
5. Connect

The Network manager tries to connect but fails, and asks for a password, again and again.

I found the same problem in Ubuntu Answers: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/56033
and a workaround at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1010650, but I found nothing similar in Ubuntu launchpad.

I guess, there are 2 problems:
1. If I check the option "show password", my password is substituted by a hex string
2. the connect settings are modifed. I can watch the settings in the gconf-editor (System/Networking/Connections)

NM-Manager writes

group [wep40,wep104,tkip,ccmp]
key-mgmt wpa-psk
name 802-11-wireless-security
pairwise [tkip,ccmp]
proto [wpa,rsn]

If I change the settings to:

group [tkip]
key-mgmt wpa-psk
name 802-11-wireless-security
pairwise [tkip]
proto [wpa]

and reboot the system, then it is possible to connect to this hidden network.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

for intrepid, can you please test the packages available in ~network-manager team PPA? (http://launchpad.net/~network-manager/+archive)?

[no!chance (ralf-fehlau)]

The PPA version works much better. NM tries to connect, and fails for the first time. After typing in my password, it connects to my WLAN. There is no need to correct the settings with the gconf-editor.

The password is still shown as a hex string in the password-dialog, when I click on "show password".

Thank you for your efforts!

Bye,
Ralf

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

Since this report have a long time without activity, could you check (if is possible) in latest version included in Karmic if this issue is still happening? Thanks in advance.

[no!chance (ralf-fehlau)]

In Karmic, this problem has been solved. Thank you!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for network-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]