I would like to add that this bug is actually much more obtrusive than my original comment makes it out to be.
1) Any time network manager has a hard time connecting to a router--even if I'm right next to the router and, for example, the router gets unplugged and rebooted--it seems to think it's an authentication problem and prompts for the password. 2) Regardless of whether I press enter to use the stored password or cancel to wait for the router to become available, it ALWAYS not only (a) deletes the password currently stored but (much more annoyingly) (b) sets it so that no matter how many times I enter the password through the dialog when prompted for it, it NEVER saves to the keyring. 3) As a result, EVERY TIME network manager has a hard time accessing the network, I must manually go into "Edit connections", locate the wireless I want to use, click on the "wireless security" tab, and enter the password. This is EXTREMELY aggravating. If I don't manually enter the password, I am prompted EVERY time I want to use the network. I really appreciated back in the old days when network manager just remembered my password and only changed it I successfully authenticated with a new one. It seems that network manager was redesigned and many of the things that used to work perfectly no longer work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/877803 Title: network-manager forgets wireless password after I cancel connection Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I am using my netbook in a different room from where the router is and have a weak connection, sometimes network-manager has a hard time connecting and prompts me for a password, with the password field filled with the correct password (although hidden). Normally I hit "cancel" because it's unlikely to succeed, and a few minutes later I try to connect again by clicking on my wireless network through the panel applet. After upgrading to Oneiric, if I hit cancel, network- manager automatically deletes the password, which is no longer to be found in the "Edit Connections" dialog, so I have to go find out the password and enter it again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: network-manager 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Date: Wed Oct 19 01:07:25 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) IpRoute: default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.3 metric 1 Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (4 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/877803/+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
