wifi association times out while typing password

[wastrel]

Visiting inlaws for the holidays.

The wifi password is a long numeric string, which takes a long time to type.

I typed it several times and failed to connect. I verified it and tried again and again. Finally typed it into text file, copied and pasted, it connected.

I suspect the connection was timing out or something while I typed the stupid long numeric password.

What I expected to happen:

type password, click connect, get connection, or some useful error. user happy.

What actually happened:

type password, click connect, dialog disappears and nothing else happens. user confused and unhappy.

It shouldn't silently fail because I'm taking a long time to type.

thanks, love you! <3

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release: 16.04
$ apt-cache policy network-manager
network-manager:
  Installed: 1.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
  Candidate: 1.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
  Version table:
 *** 1.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.1.93-0ubuntu4 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: network-manager 1.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-53.74-generic 4.4.30
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-53-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat Dec 17 21:24:22 2016
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-03 (76 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlp4s0 proto static metric 600
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp4s0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.0.0/24 dev wlp4s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.27 metric 600
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH CONNECTION CON-UUID CON-PATH
 wlp4s0 wifi connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 Harry 5G 10d05741-6f9e-468e-b6fd-8f0d5a739ce2 /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/4
 enp0s31f6 ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 -- -- --
 lo loopback unmanaged /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 -- -- --
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN
 running 1.2.2 connected started full enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled

[Markhor (markhor)]

I suffer from this problem too. It is very annoying. I always have to hurry typing or NM drops the connection attempt and the window which asks for the password becomes orphaned.

[Markhor (markhor)]

I guess there must be some hardcoded timeout in NM.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.