Can't connect to WPA enterprise (LEAP)

[Anton Piatek]

Binary package hint: plasma-widget-networkmanagement

Gnome's nm-applet can connect to WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (LEAP) networks. KDE Network applet cannot connect.

I repeatedly get prompted for the password when connecting, but it never succeeds

This is visible on Kubuntu Karmic with
network-manager 0.8~a~git.20091013t193206.679d548-0ubuntu1
plasma-widget-networkmanagement 0.9~svn1029786+ag1-0ubuntu1

[adolf102 (adameumail)]

Same bug here when trying to use WPA2 Enterprise with keys.

Package:
plasma-widget-networkmanagement (0.9~svn1029786+ag1-0ubuntu1) on karmic 9.10

Workaround:
disabling wireless connections in plasmoid and using wpa_supplicant works fine. Sample config:

<pre>
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
eapol_version=1

network={
               ssid="wpa"
               scan_ssid=1
               key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
               pairwise=CCMP TKIP
               group=CCMP TKIP
               eap=TLS
               identity="login"
               ca_cert="dir/wpaca.pem"
               client_cert="dir/wpauser.pem"
               private_key="dir/wpauser.pem"
               private_key_passwd="****"
          }
</pre>

[Anton Piatek (anton-piatek)]

I currently use gnome's network-manager-applet but would really like the integrated kde one

[Maarten Bezemer (veger)]

Thanks for your report. Does the problem still happen?
If so, it might be due to problems with the certificates. A workaround is provided in https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209673#c42 (post #42)
Could you try this and report back if the workaround did work or not?

[Robert Bredereck (rbredereck)]

At least for "vanilla" natty this bug still exists.

When the workaround helps, would it be possible to backport a recent version of kde's network manager? The latest version is said to fix many annoying bugs, for example: WiFi with certificates (as most universities use), VPNC with certificates, better mobile broadband handling...

Having a working network manager applet would highly improve the "user experience" for Kubuntu.

(PS: I will be able to test the workaround within the next weeks and report back.)

[Maarten Bezemer (veger)]

RI mark this report as 'fix released' as Oneiric contains a snapshow with the patch included.
Whether it will become available in natty is very doubtfull, as the patch does not apply on the natty sources...

I have updated the natty package with a new snapshot, but it is not an official release. For me it works: https://launchpad.net/~maarten-bezemer/+archive/ppa