No Wi-Fi security available in NetworkManager-connection-editor?

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#1

I’ve not used the connection-editor for some time now.
My version NetworkManager-connection-editor-1.8.6-1.1.x86_64

If I want to add a new Wi-Fi connection I can not select any Wi-Fi security. There is only “None” available.

What’s the problem?

My interface:

39: None 00.0: 10701 Ethernet
[Created at net.126]
Unique ID: zo6N.ndpeucax6V1
Parent ID: H9sU.ebbi7yDJDK3
SysFS ID: /class/net/wlp6s0
SysFS Device Link: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.3/0000:06:00.0
Hardware Class: network interface
Model: “Ethernet network interface”
Driver: “iwl4965”
Driver Modules: “iwl4965”
Device File: wlp6s0
HW Address: e2:1e:24:86:63:18
Permanent HW Address: 00:21:5c:92:de:85
Link detected: no
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #8 (WLAN controller)

#2

No such issue here. How did you upgrade your TW install?

#3

When you create a New Connection,
You should first scan for SSID your system can detect.
And then when you select a particular AP,
The connection should be analyzed for the particular security required.

Did you go through these steps?
If, for instance you didn’t scan for networks then NM won’t know to enable WiFi security.

TSU

#4

It is a hidden network. So I can’t scan.

#5

The text console editor provides the options. And I also know how to edit the config files. Just want to make sure if it is a known problem.

#6

I’m not aware of any such issue. Can you verify that your repos are correct/appropriate, and the system is in a consistent state?

zypper lr -d

zypper ve
#7

Can you post as root:

/sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 net

lsusb

rfkill list all
#8

I doubt this is hardware related. The OP mentioned that the ncurses connection editor behaves as expected - it’s just the graphical NM connection-editor that’s not displaying the wifi security options. (I’m running openSUSE Leap in a VM and no wireless interface, and even then one can use the connection editor can still create a wifi connection with security options offered as expected.)

#9

I think it is also Hardware, because here are some points:

39: None 00.0: 10701 Ethernet
[Created at net.126]
Unique ID: zo6N.ndpeucax6V1
Parent ID: H9sU.ebbi7yDJDK3
SysFS ID: /class/net/wlp6s0
SysFS Device Link: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.3/0000:06:00.0
Hardware Class: network interface
Model: "Ethernet network interface"
Driver: “iwl4965”
Driver Modules: “iwl4965”
Device File: wlp6s0
HW Address: e2:1e:24:86:63:18
Permanent HW Address: 00:21:5c:92:de:85
Link detected: no
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #8 (WLAN controller)

When I use

hwinfo --wlan

I get some more things (and yes, its Broadcom)

hwinfo --wlan
17: PCI 400.0: 0282 WLAN controller                             
  [Created at pci.378]
  Unique ID: y9sn.fkUtWxV49cB
  Parent ID: HnsE.8KZI17AFm65
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.5/0000:04:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:04:00.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Broadcom BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter"
  Vendor: pci 0x14e4 "Broadcom"
  Device: pci 0x43b1 "BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1043 "ASUSTeK Computer Inc."
  SubDevice: pci 0x85ba 
  Revision: 0x03
  Driver: "wl"
  Driver Modules: "wl"
  Device File: wlan0
  Features: WLAN
  Memory Range: 0xf7400000-0xf7407fff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  Memory Range: 0xf7200000-0xf73fffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 17 (no events)
  HW Address: 70:8b:cd:2e:5b:2b
  Permanent HW Address: 70:8b:cd:2e:5b:2b
  WLAN channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124
  WLAN frequencies: 2.412 2.417 2.422 2.427 2.432 2.437 2.442 2.447 2.452 2.457 2.462 2.467 2.472 2.484 5.18 5.19 5.2 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.26 5.28 5.3 5.32 5.5 5.52 5.54 5.56 5.58 5.6 5.62
  WLAN encryption modes: WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP
  WLAN authentication modes: open sharedkey wpa-psk wpa-eap
  Module Alias: "pci:v000014E4d000043B1sv00001043sd000085BAbc02sc80i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: bcma is not active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe bcma"
  Driver Info #1:
    Driver Status: wl is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe wl"
  Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #8 (PCI bridge)

And I do not use this Card:

ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  Hardware Adresse 10:7B:44:4A:5A:16  
          inet Adresse:192.168.0.2  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Maske:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:962999 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:894841 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1000 
          RX bytes:954920833 (910.6 Mb)  TX bytes:107649470 (102.6 Mb)

lo        Link encap:Lokale Schleife  
          inet Adresse:127.0.0.1  Maske:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:11613 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:11613 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1 
          RX bytes:992830 (969.5 Kb)  TX bytes:992830 (969.5 Kb)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  Hardware Adresse 70:8B:CD:2E:5B:2B  
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:17

So for me the Question is:
Is the Card supported by iwl4965

#10

Hi everyone,

I have the same symptom, but if I change in my router the *Security Mode *to **Disabled **I can connect without any problem, but this is not the solution that I want.

Best Regards,
Bruno Correia

#11

I’ve got the exact same thing on Tumbleweed.
yesterday my wireless stopped working for my personal account.
i switched to root, and was still able to connect. then I didn an update and root was locked out as well.

The Security menu in the applet is empty when i setup a new connection.
Using wpa_cli, I can set wpa-psk, yet it’s not stored, and still doesn’t work.

When i start wpa_supplicant manually it does works (wpa_passphrase set in wpa_supplicant.config).
The running dhclient wlan0 sets an IP, and netconfig static DNS gives me full access to the network again.

Just ran another zypper up and dup, new kernel but still doesn’t work…

This is quite a show stopper…

Arno

#12

Submitting a bug report is the best course of action here.

#13

BTW, I assume you can also use the ncurses NM connection editor (nmtui-edit) to create the wireless encrypted connection without issue?

#14

woah! no i didn’t know that one.
I just gave it a try and it works as expected!
So it’s only the X11 applet then…

I’ll file a bug for this, but first:
THANK YOU! :slight_smile:

#15

Thanks for the update. Please post the link to the bug report when submitted. It will be of interest to others.

#16

And, do not user ‘zypper up’ on Tumbleweed Only zypper dup

#17

Sorry to bump this thread, but this bug has been driving me nuts because eduroam stopped working for me and I cannot get it to work again. Did you file the bug report? If yes, can you link it please?

#18

I found this bug report, so I guess we should follow the development over there

#19

sorry for the late reply, i was a bit busy and struggling with the network doesn’t really help.

the nm-tui cli binary works for non enterprise security, not for the enterprise one needed for for instance eduroam.

i’ll add this to the link posted here, thanks for that

#20

Since this is a one off experience, I’d like to see the repos configured:

zypper lr -d

and a statement about the method used to upgrade/update Tumbleweed.