Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: wicd
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04
apt-cache policy wicd
wicd:
Installed: 1.7.0-2
Candidate: 1.7.0-2
Version table:
*** 1.7.0-2 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Expected result
Able to connect to hidden wpa2 wireless network
Actual result
Following a software update, wicd stopped connecting to my wpa2 hidden network.
It is able to find the hidden network but fails to connect with the error
message "Bad Password". The password I am using hasn't changed.
Here is the extract from /var/log/wicd/wicd.log
2010/03/17 06:48:02 :: Connecting to wireless network *******************
2010/03/17 06:48:02 :: attempting to set hostname with dhclient
2010/03/17 06:48:02 :: using dhcpcd or another supported client may work better
2010/03/17 06:48:02 :: attempting to set hostname with dhclient
2010/03/17 06:48:02 :: using dhcpcd or another supported client may work better
2010/03/17 06:48:03 :: Putting interface down
2010/03/17 06:48:03 :: Releasing DHCP leases...
2010/03/17 06:48:03 :: attempting to set hostname with dhclient
2010/03/17 06:48:03 :: using dhcpcd or another supported client may work better
2010/03/17 06:48:03 :: Setting false IP...
2010/03/17 06:48:03 :: Stopping wpa_supplicant
2010/03/17 06:48:03 :: Flushing the routing table...
2010/03/17 06:48:03 :: Putting interface up...
2010/03/17 06:48:05 :: Generating psk...
2010/03/17 06:48:05 :: Attempting to authenticate...
2010/03/17 06:48:41 :: wpa_supplicant authentication may have failed.
2010/03/17 06:48:41 :: connect result is Failed
2010/03/17 06:48:41 :: exiting connection thread
2010/03/17 06:48:41 :: Sending connection attempt result bad_pass
2010/03/17 06:48:41 :: attempting to set hostname with dhclient
2010/03/17 06:48:41 :: using dhcpcd or another supported client may work better
2010/03/17 06:48:41 :: attempting to set hostname with dhclient
2010/03/17 06:48:41 :: using dhcpcd or another supported client may work better
In the gui it displays messages that begin along the lines of
-\x13^\xD2\x14<\x86\xEC\xBB}\x816\...
It works fine with a wired connection.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Mar 17 06:39:36 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: wicd-gtk 1.7.0-2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
SourcePackage: wicd
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686
** Affects: wicd (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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wicd connect to hidden wireless network bad password
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/540070
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