My problem is quite similar to the one of Dima, the colleague who has filed this bug. That's why, I have "confirmed" it. In several preceding Kubuntu editions, KNetworkManager functioned quite well - both wired and wireless. Unlike Dima, I often need wireless connections at the machine I am working on right now: a HP Pavlion dm 1 netbook, 32 bits, Kubuntu 12.04 along with KDE 4.8.4. With this configuration, I do have difficulties getting reliable WIFI connections. Often, the system keeps "configuring the interface" or "setting the network-address". Sometimes, the system keeps asking for a password already given in several times. Like in the case of Dima, this even happens when I am working with a wired connection.
By means of a few "workarounds" I do get connected via WIFI - however, it sometimes costs a lot of time and effort. A few indications elsewhere at the internet possibly aim at a Linux Kernel problem. Someone who replied my question on this issue at the Kubuntu user forum, replied: > I *think* I read something yesterday which said that the problem was in the > kernel and that upgrading the kernel to > version *-26 got the problem solved. So far, I did not find exactly the article he may be pointing at. However, a few recent comments on WICD point in the same direction: see https://launchpad.net/wicd, under the heading "Recent posts". Those comments aim at similar password and connection problems when using WICD - a package with the same functionality as KNetworkmanager. Now, I am working with WIFI - with no interruptions so far. Before the reboot preceding this session, I did download and install a bunch of updates. However, I am not sure whether I already installed version *-26 of the kernel or anything else with a relevant bug fix. I will report my findings here after a few days. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1014893 Title: NetworkManager applet is not responding to anything, but keeps prompting me for wireless password Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I got a notification saying I was disconnected from the wireless network. I don't actually need wireless since I have a wired connection. However, the applet won't let me turn off wireless: clicking "Enable Wireless", "Disconnect", "Edit Connections..." etc. has no effect. Every few minutes, I get prompted to enter the wireless password - which is really annoying. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.4.1-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Jun 18 16:14:41 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) IpRoute: default via 172.16.40.1 dev eth0 proto static 172.16.40.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 172.16.40.104 metric 1 192.168.72.0/24 dev vmnet8 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.72.1 192.168.128.0/24 dev vmnet1 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.128.1 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH eth0 802-3-ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 wlan0 802-11-wireless disconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.4.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1014893/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
