NM can't reconnect to Wi-Fi after interruption; restarting network-manager fixes it -- Broadcom BCM43XG
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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network-manager (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: network-manager
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
network-manager:
Installed: 0.8~a~git.
Candidate: 0.8~a~git.
Version table:
*** 0.8~a~git.
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
This issue was present in 8.04 and 8.10, I kept hoping it would be resolved.
I have an excellent wifi-n connection until my wireless home phone rings and then the wifi goes down and the network manager starts showing the spin cycle. Normally any interruptions to the connection will reconnect, i.e. I turn the router off etc, but in this case, if the phone rings for more that a few seconds the wifi stops trying to reconnect apparently.
I can understand it timing out, but what must be a bug is that manually clicking in NM on the visible SSID has no affect, it just tells me the network is disconnected and appears to make no attempt to reconnect. I then usually try pretending it is hidden connection and I try opening it, this does not work either. I have even tried deleting the connection and re entering it but still I cannot get wifi back.
I normally just reboot the machine, I will do some tests now and attach the results, however this will take a while as I will have to reboot each time to post the results!
The syslog appears to me to indicate that some permissions do not allow the password to be recovered after a disconnect event as it eventually gives up on cocacola and tries my neighbors GTWE1 network
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 4 -> 5 (reason 0)
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): access point 'cocacola' has security, but secrets are required.
... repeated a few times
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'cocacola' invalid. 978]: CTRL-EVENT- DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) failed.
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 9 -> 3 (reason 0)
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): deactivating device (reason: 0).
Nov 28 09:36:15 mike-desktop wpa_supplicant[
Nov 28 09:36:18 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) starting connection 'Auto GTWE1'
Nov 28 09:36:18 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0)
Nov 28 09:36:18 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Nov 28 09:36:18 mike-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...