Comment 25 for bug 36651

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Fabio M. Panico (fbugnon) wrote : Re: [Bug 36651] Re: Network Manager does not remember WEP/WPA key
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Hi Zaca,
Thank's for your feed-back. I also switch to WICD and it's working fine
now.
Cheers,
Fabio

2008/6/23 Zaca <email address hidden>:

> Same problem in a Vaio NR using the intel3945 a/b/g iwlwifi3945 driver.
> There are no problems when using WICD, so
> this is a bug on network manager, clearly, this is the description I gave
> in the forum:
>
> I have the same problem in Hardy, in a vaio laptop with intel 3945
> a/b/g.
>
> I connect to the wireless network (either WEP or WPA). If I get
> disconnected,
> or the next time I try to connect, the conection fails. If I go to the
> "Edit wireless networks..." there is a different passphrase (actually a
> sequence
> of letters and number) that does not seem to be related to the original
> one.
>
> If I go Applications->Passwords and encryption keys, chose the password
> (which
> is there), and see it, it is not the password I put and neither the one
> that is visible in the "Edit wireless..."
>
> It does not seem that the password is being forgotten, but actually that
> some encription is not being well communicated through the system, in such
> a way that the password is changed.
>
> The same network works nice with WICD, but I would like to stay with the
> standard distribution if possible.
>
> I think this is a bug. I will try to post it as one.
>
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> Network Manager does not remember WEP/WPA key
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/36651
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