Ubuntu
network-manager package

network manager not keeping the wep key (intrepid)

Bug #270818 reported by James Dupin on 2008-09-16

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #854833: NM asks for Wi-Fi password every time I log in, or every minute, if "Available to all users" not checked; forgets password too. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	network-manager (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: network-manager

my bug looks like old bug #36651

Put my wep key in, it works.

If i restart the computer or If I log out or if I switch wifi AP then it asks me again for the key.

Ubuntu intrepid (development branch) alpha 5 up to date as of Sept 16, 7:00 UTC
network-manager:
  Installed: 0.7~~svn20080908t183521+eni0-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 0.7~~svn20080908t183521+eni0-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
*** 0.7~~svn20080908t183521+eni0-0ubuntu2 0

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Steven (stebalien) wrote on 2008-09-17:

Same problem here. Network Manager will neither store the WEP key in the gnome-keyring nor in the system configuration file (If I check the "system wide" checkbox).

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Davíð Jakobsson (rimmugygur) wrote on 2008-09-18:

I have the same problem with nm 0.7 on hardy. It only remembers passwords during the session and the password that where in the keyring before upgrading to nm 0.7. Also I am not able to add the password to the ssid through edit connection. NM forgets it as soon as I hit OK.

I am running:
apt-cache showsrc network-manager | grep dsc |awk '{split($0,out," "); print out[3]}'
network-manager_0.6.6-0ubuntu5.dsc
network-manager_0.7~~svn20080908t183521+eni0-0ubuntu4~nm1~hardy1.dsc

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Yotam Benshalom (benshalom) wrote on 2008-09-18:

I can confirm the same problem. My 128/40 bit key was stored correctly while using Hardy, but after upgrading to Intrepid I have to re-enter it each time even though "edit connection". I have Intel 3945 wireless chipset on a 32-bit system; I will be happy to supply further details if needed.

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Juan Pablo Salazar Bertín (snifer) wrote on 2008-09-19:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #271097, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.