[opensuse] Network Manager / KDE network applet not connecting to unsecured networks
I am running OpenSuse 11.3 with KDE4, using iwl3945 wireless driver. Several times in the last couple of months the NetworkManager refused to connect to unsecured networks. It's not every time - for example, it is fine with my router at home when I put it in insecure mode. But it would refuse to work at critical points when I have no other ways to connect - e.g., in a hotel or at a conference. I can't tell if this is networkmanager or if this is the applet problem. What I see in the applet is that I choose the SSID to connect to, and it pops out a "connect" dialog, but it does not fill in that SSID - instead, it uses an SSID from some other network I used previously. I fix the SSID to the correct thing, but then the connection is not established, with no obvious error messages. Not sure how to debug this, especially given that it happens in places where I usually don't have the time to spend in debugging (like during conferences), nor an alternative connection to google for symptoms. But these are also the exact times when I really need the connection :( It happened to me today, and I am attaching my dmesg & network manager log. Neither shows anything that I can see as problematic that I can see. Is there more that I can do to figure this out? Myrosia
On Saturday 18 Jun 2011 01:53:53 Myrosia Dzikovska wrote:
I am running OpenSuse 11.3 with KDE4, using iwl3945 wireless driver. Several times in the last couple of months the NetworkManager refused to connect to unsecured networks. It's not every time - for example, it is fine with my router at home when I put it in insecure mode. But it would refuse to work at critical points when I have no other ways to connect - e.g., in a hotel or at a conference.
I can't tell if this is networkmanager or if this is the applet problem. What I see in the applet is that I choose the SSID to connect to, and it pops out a "connect" dialog, but it does not fill in that SSID - instead, it uses an SSID from some other network I used previously. I fix the SSID to the correct thing, but then the connection is not established, with no obvious error messages.
Not sure how to debug this, especially given that it happens in places where I usually don't have the time to spend in debugging (like during conferences), nor an alternative connection to google for symptoms. But these are also the exact times when I really need the connection
:(
It happened to me today, and I am attaching my dmesg & network manager log. Neither shows anything that I can see as problematic that I can see. Is there more that I can do to figure this out?
Do you have updates installed? I thought we fixed this 'shows wrong SSID on connect' behaviour in the 11.3 cycle. Will -- Will Stephenson, openSUSE Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendörffer, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Do you have updates installed? I thought we fixed this 'shows wrong SSID on connect' behaviour in the 11.3 cycle.
Will
Yes, I have all updates - generally get them as soon as they come up. Myrosia -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Am Sonntag, 19. Juni 2011, 08:29:20 schrieb Myrosia Dzikovska:
Yes, I have all updates - generally get them as soon as they come up.
So what's your knetworkmanager's or plasmoid-networkmanagement's package version? Sven -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
So what's your knetworkmanager's or plasmoid-networkmanagement's package version?
rpm -q NetworkManager NetworkManager-0.8-8.9.1.i586 rpm -q NetworkManager-kde4 NetworkManager-kde4-0.9.svn1057339-5.3.1.i586 I am not using the plasmoid because I read that it is only recommended for KDE>=4.5, and I have 4.4.4. Should I try it instead, anyway? Myrosia
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Am Sonntag, 19. Juni 2011, 18:24:57 schrieb Myrosia Dzikovska:
So what's your knetworkmanager's or plasmoid-networkmanagement's package version?
rpm -q NetworkManager NetworkManager-0.8-8.9.1.i586
rpm -q NetworkManager-kde4 NetworkManager-kde4-0.9.svn1057339-5.3.1.i586
I am not using the plasmoid because I read that it is only recommended for KDE>=4.5, and I have 4.4.4. Should I try it instead, anyway?
I cannot comment on that, KDE 4.4.4 is very old and there has been a lot of progress, so it might be true that the plasmoid is worse than knm for that version. I thought about https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=226140 when I read your email but I'm not sure that is the issue. Furthermore – and I'm aware that this might sound very frustrating – debugging networkmanager is a pain and since KDE 4.4.4 is very old I might even suggest to update it to a more recent version and use the plasmoid instead. If you update 11.3 make sure you install udisks otherwise KDE 4.6 will not handle usb-sticks etc. Since updating is a risk though you can try debugging. In that case also have a look at wpa_supplicant's log and http://userbase.kde.org/NetworkManagement Sven -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 17 June 2011 01:53:53 pm Myrosia Dzikovska wrote:
I am running OpenSuse 11.3 with KDE4, using iwl3945 wireless driver. Several times in the last couple of months the NetworkManager refused to connect to unsecured networks. It's not every time - for example, it is fine with my router at home when I put it in insecure mode. But it would refuse to work at critical points when I have no other ways to connect - e.g., in a hotel or at a conference.
I can't tell if this is networkmanager or if this is the applet problem. What I see in the applet is that I choose the SSID to connect to, and it pops out a "connect" dialog, but it does not fill in that SSID - instead, it uses an SSID from some other network I used previously. I fix the SSID to the correct thing, but then the connection is not established, with no obvious error messages.
Not sure how to debug this, especially given that it happens in places where I usually don't have the time to spend in debugging (like during conferences), nor an alternative connection to google for symptoms. But these are also the exact times when I really need the connection
:(
It happened to me today, and I am attaching my dmesg & network manager log. Neither shows anything that I can see as problematic that I can see. Is there more that I can do to figure this out?
Myrosia
Just forget nm/knm and use wicd. It just works. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday, June 17, 2011 06:53:53 PM Myrosia Dzikovska wrote:
I am running OpenSuse 11.3 with KDE4, using iwl3945 wireless driver. Several times in the last couple of months the NetworkManager refused to connect to unsecured networks. It's not every time - for example, it is fine with my router at home when I put it in insecure mode. But it would refuse to work at critical points when I have no other ways to connect - e.g., in a hotel or at a conference.
Just curious. I am having the same issue with insecure wireless networks.
I can't tell if this is networkmanager or if this is the applet problem. What I see in the applet is that I choose the SSID to connect to, and it pops out a "connect" dialog, but it does not fill in that SSID - instead, it uses an SSID from some other network I used previously. I fix the SSID to the correct thing, but then the connection is not established, with no obvious error messages.
I can see the AP and the SSID, it try to connect and suddenly it disable it. So it never makes a complete handshake. I am running openSUSE 11.4 Li-f-e (GNOME, KDE 4.6.00 release 6), each desktop has its own Network frontend (KNetworkManager, GNOME NetworkManager), wireless hardware=Intel Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300, wireless driver=iwlagn
My case, I have this: NetworkManager-0.8.2-15.24.1.i586 plasmoid-NetworkManagement-0.9.svn1192577-7.2
Not sure how to debug this, especially given that it happens in places where I usually don't have the time to spend in debugging (like during conferences), nor an alternative connection to google for symptoms. But these are also the exact times when I really need the connection
Myrosia
Hope this can help to be closer finding what is wrong or need to be fixed. Best, -- Ricardo Chung | openSUSE Linux Ambassador Panama Li-f-e | KDE 4.6.00r6 | GNOME2 | GNOME3 | Nouveau-Mesa3D experimental -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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