My keyring currently has one secret in it, a key for the WAP 'rh-wireless'. When I came home I tried to associate to 'EamonsHome', however NetworkManager decided that the key in my keyring was correct for this network and tried to use it. This obviously failed, but left NM somewhat stuck. Sep 20 23:13:52 localhost NetworkManager: <WARN> list_connections_cb(): Couldn't retrieve connections: Method "ListConnections" with signature "" on interface "org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSettings" doesn't exist#012. Sep 20 23:14:24 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (eth0) supplicant interface is now in state 1 (from 0). Sep 20 23:14:24 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) supplicant manager is now in state 1 (from 0). Sep 20 23:14:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (eth0) supplicant interface is now in state 2 (from 1). Sep 20 23:14:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) supplicant interface is now in state 2 (from 1). Sep 20 23:14:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activating device wlan0 Sep 20 23:14:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: Deferring activation until connection information is received. Sep 20 23:14:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: connection details received, will start activation. Sep 20 23:14:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled.. . Sep 20 23:14:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Sep 20 23:14:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled ... Sep 20 23:14:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Sep 20 23:14:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting. .. Sep 20 23:14:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'Auto' has securit y, but secrets are required. Sep 20 23:14:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Sep 20 23:14:45 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 1 -> 2 Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto' has security, and secrets exist. No new secrets needed. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'EamonsHouse' Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'NONE' Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'wep_key0' value 'pd9M#012!R84F#012pb' Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'wep_tx_keyidx' value '0' Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 2 -> 0 Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 0 -> 2 Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 2 -> 3 Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost kernel: printk: 3 messages suppressed. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 3 -> 4 Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 4 -> 7 Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'EamonsHouse'. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Old device 'wlan0' activating, won't change. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started... Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Beginning DHCP transaction. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> dhclient started with pid 10858 Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6-Fedora Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: All rights reserved. Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device wlan0 state changed (null) -> preinit Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:13:e8:80:a4:cb Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: Sending on LPF/wlan0/00:13:e8:80:a4:cb Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback Sep 20 23:14:47 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4 Sep 20 23:14:51 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11 Sep 20 23:14:51 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Old device 'wlan0' activating, won't change. Sep 20 23:15:02 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 16 Sep 20 23:15:02 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 16 Sep 20 23:15:09 localhost kernel: printk: 2 messages suppressed. Sep 20 23:15:09 localhost kernel: printk: 2 messages suppressed. Sep 20 23:15:18 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12 Sep 20 23:15:19 localhost kernel: printk: 3 messages suppressed. Sep 20 23:15:23 localhost kernel: printk: 1 messages suppressed. Sep 20 23:15:29 localhost kernel: printk: 4 messages suppressed. Sep 20 23:15:30 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12 Sep 20 23:15:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Device 'wlan0' DHCP transaction took too long (>45s), stopping it. Sep 20 23:15:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: canceled DHCP transaction, dhclient pid 10858 Sep 20 23:15:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) scheduled... Sep 20 23:15:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) started... Sep 20 23:15:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed for access point (EamonsHouse) Sep 20 23:15:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed. Sep 20 23:15:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device wlan0. Sep 20 23:15:32 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) complete. At this point the applet was left in a frozen state where both little balls were lit up, but I wasn't connected. Interesting that it thought it connected to the access point successfully even though there was no correct key in the ring for it to use.
This seems to have been fixed, I no longer see this issue.