My problem is that I have an Optus 4G Wingle modem setup with hidden
ssid and network manger keeps asking for the password every time it
disconnects (i.e. I start/restart commuter or from sleep mode). how can
I make NM to remember password?
Thanks in advance for any help in resolving this issue.
On 16/01/18 15:16, deano ferrari wrote:
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> Peter_Abc;2851403 Wrote:
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>> I am looking for an easy solution right now as I don’t have the time and
>> energy (due to personal serious health issues) to try various options.
>>
>> Cheers
> Can you not set it up as a system-wide connection?
It will not let me now since I made my main user account the one that
controls the connecting. But before I did that, I tried all the normal
things that worked with other connections (but not hidden ssid) and had
no luck. I recreated the connection several times and same result.
Lastly I will try to unhide the ssid temporarily and see if it will
remember the password that way.
On 16/01/18 15:16, deano ferrari wrote:
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> Peter_Abc;2851403 Wrote:
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>>
>> I am looking for an easy solution right now as I don’t have the time and
>> energy (due to personal serious health issues) to try various options.
>>
>> Cheers
> Can you not set it up as a system-wide connection?
I was able to do that now, after re-entering the password again, but now
it asks for root password + wifi password at every connection (now on
unhidden ssid too).
That doesn’t make sense to me. I have a wireless connection configured with “All users may connect to this network” and the connection profile looks like this
On 16/01/18 20:46, deano ferrari wrote:
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> Peter_Abc;2851411 Wrote:
>> On 16/01/18 15:16, deano ferrari wrote:
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>>> Peter_Abc;2851403 Wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> I am looking for an easy solution right now as I don’t have the time
>> and
>>>> energy (due to personal serious health issues) to try various
>> options.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>> Can you not set it up as a system-wide connection?
>> I was able to do that now, after re-entering the password again, but now
>> it asks for root password + wifi password at every connection (now on
>> unhidden ssid too).
>>
>> Cheers
> That doesn’t make sense to me. I have a wireless connection configured
> with “All users may connect to this network” and the connection profile
> looks like this
>
> Code:
> --------------------
>
> [connection]
> id=TCL
> uuid=82510ee7-f711-472f-bf4d-404cd2750d1d
> type=wifi
> autoconnect-priority=-10
> permissions=
> secondaries=
>
> [wifi]
> mac-address=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
> mac-address-blacklist=
> mode=infrastructure
> seen-bssids=
> ssid=TCL***
>
> [wifi-security]
> group=
> key-mgmt=wpa-psk
> pairwise=
> proto=
> psk=********
>
> [ipv4]
> dns-search=
> method=auto
>
> [ipv6]
> dns-search=
> method=auto
> --------------------
>
> The connection credentials are in the file itself. No manual
> authentication needed.
>
It is working now (after I reactivated KWallet) and connection
credentials are as below:
It took some time and a few restarts before finally connecting
automatically without asking for wifi password. Though I have yet to try
with ssid hidden.
Thanks for your effort in trying to solve this issue.
Ok, but your connection is defined as a ‘user’ connection, with secrets stored in kwallet. I was proposing to use a ‘system’ connection (‘All users may connect to this network’) where kwallet is not used.
On 18/01/18 16:46, deano ferrari wrote:
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> Peter_Abc;2851651 Wrote:
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>>
>> It took some time and a few restarts before finally connecting
>> automatically without asking for wifi password. Though I have yet to try
>> with ssid hidden.
>>
>> Thanks for your effort in trying to solve this issue.
>>
>> Cheers
> Ok, but your connection is defined as a ‘user’ connection, with secrets
> stored in kwallet. I was proposing to use a ‘system’ connection (‘All
> users may connect to this network’) where kwallet is not used.
>
>
I am undergoing radiation and chemo treatment in the next 4 weeks and do
not have the energy and time to try various options. I have another
partition with 42.3 and wifi connections there work fine but there are
other issues I need to look into after my medical treatment is complete
and the side effects ease up a bit.