I get the following error when I try to connect to wifi hotspots with no encryption. This is from the wicd log:
[...] 2018/12/11 18:44:15 :: Putting interface up... 2018/12/11 18:44:15 :: ifconfig wlp61s0 up 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: enctype is None 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: ['iwconfig', 'wlp61s0', 'essid', '--', 'invites'] 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: iwconfig wlp61s0 channel 11 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: iwconfig wlp61s0 ap 00:26:CB:11:1A:82 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: Running DHCP with NO hostname 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: /sbin/dhclient -v -cf /var/lib/wicd/dhclient.conf wlp61s0 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.5 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: Copyright 2004-2016 Internet Systems Consortium. 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: All rights reserved. 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: Listening on LPF/wlp61s0/cc:3d:82:a9:e3:ea 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: Sending on LPF/wlp61s0/cc:3d:82:a9:e3:ea 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: Sending on Socket/fallback 2018/12/11 18:44:17 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 2018/12/11 18:44:25 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11 2018/12/11 18:44:36 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 2018/12/11 18:44:45 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 16 2018/12/11 18:45:01 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10 2018/12/11 18:45:11 :: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 2018/12/11 18:45:18 :: No DHCPOFFERS received. 2018/12/11 18:45:18 :: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. 2018/12/11 18:45:28 :: DHCP connection failed [...] journalctl shows: Dec 11 18:44:15 zira kernel: IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp61s0: link is not ready Dec 11 18:44:17 zira dhclient[21331]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.3.5 Dec 11 18:44:17 zira dhclient[21331]: Copyright 2004-2016 Internet Systems Consortium. Dec 11 18:44:17 zira dhclient[21331]: All rights reserved. Dec 11 18:44:17 zira dhclient[21331]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ Dec 11 18:44:17 zira dhclient[21331]: Dec 11 18:44:17 zira root[21338]: /etc/dhcp/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/google-tcp-dns with reason=PREINIT Dec 11 18:44:17 zira root[21341]: /etc/dhcp/dhclient-exit-hooks.d/0google-tcp-dns with reason=PREINIT Dec 11 18:44:17 zira dhclient[21331]: Listening on LPF/wlp61s0/cc:3d:82:a9:e3:ea Dec 11 18:44:17 zira dhclient[21331]: Sending on LPF/wlp61s0/cc:3d:82:a9:e3:ea Dec 11 18:44:17 zira dhclient[21331]: Sending on Socket/fallback Dec 11 18:44:17 zira dhclient[21331]: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 Dec 11 18:44:25 zira dhclient[21331]: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11 Dec 11 18:44:36 zira dhclient[21331]: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 Dec 11 18:44:45 zira dhclient[21331]: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 16 Dec 11 18:45:01 zira dhclient[21331]: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10 Dec 11 18:45:11 zira dhclient[21331]: DHCPDISCOVER on wlp61s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 Dec 11 18:45:18 zira dhclient[21331]: No DHCPOFFERS received. Dec 11 18:45:18 zira dhclient[21331]: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. Dec 11 18:45:18 zira root[21382]: /etc/dhcp/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/google-tcp-dns with reason=FAIL Dec 11 18:45:18 zira root[21384]: /etc/dhcp/dhclient-exit-hooks.d/0google-tcp-dns with reason=FAIL Dec 11 18:45:18 zira avahi-autoipd(wlp61s0)[21391]: Found user 'avahi-autoipd' (UID 107) and group 'avahi-autoipd' (GID 113) Dec 11 18:45:18 zira avahi-autoipd(wlp61s0)[21391]: Successfully called chroot(). Dec 11 18:45:18 zira avahi-autoipd(wlp61s0)[21391]: Successfully dropped root privileges. Dec 11 18:45:18 zira avahi-autoipd(wlp61s0)[21391]: Starting with address 169.254.12.91 Dec 11 18:45:24 zira avahi-autoipd(wlp61s0)[21391]: Callout BIND, address 169.254.12.91 on interface wlp61s0 Dec 11 18:45:24 zira avahi-daemon[782]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlp61s0.IPv4 with address 169.254.12.91. Dec 11 18:45:24 zira avahi-daemon[782]: New relevant interface wlp61s0.IPv4 for mDNS. Dec 11 18:45:24 zira avahi-daemon[782]: Registering new address record for 169.254.12.91 on wlp61s0.IPv4. Dec 11 18:45:28 zira avahi-autoipd(wlp61s0)[21391]: Successfully claimed IP address 169.254.12.91 There are no issues when I connect to this hotspot with my phone under Android. Any idea? -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)