Description of problem: I have a wireless network which is hidden. The wireless configuration in NetworkManager is set to connect automatically, and Available to all users. There are two issues: 1. It does not automatically connect to the network, but needs to be manually made to connect. BZ #516788 may be the same as this, but that was reported against F-12. 2. When the manual connection is invoked via "Connect to hidden network", afte the connection is chosen, an Authenticate window pops up prompting for the root password. This is completely unnecessary, and it connects to the wireless network even if Cancel is chosen from the Authenticate window. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): NetworkManager-0.8.0-0.4.git20100211.fc13.i686 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Startup system and login 2. 3. Actual results: No network connection Expected results: Network connection automatically established, with no intervention by user, and no prompting for root password. Additional info:
Does the access point provide two SSIDs, one hidden and one public, both using the same BSSID? Try doing an 'iwlist wlan0 scan' and looking for your AP; next do 'iwlist wlan0 scan essid <your hidden SSID>' and then look again for your AP. Can you post the output of those two here?
Output of iwlist wlan1 scan (when not associated with AP) =========================================================== wlan1 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:18:4D:5E:6B:D6 Channel:11 Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11) Quality=47/70 Signal level=-63 dBm Encryption key:on ESSID:"" Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Mode:Master Extra:tsf=000005ec5dd35239 Extra: Last beacon: 69ms ago IE: Unknown: 00200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: 010482848B96 IE: Unknown: 03010B IE: Unknown: 050C020300000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: 2A0107 IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C =============================================================== Output of iwlist wlan1 scan (when associated with AP) ===================================================== wlan1 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:18:4D:5E:6B:D6 Channel:11 Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11) Quality=49/70 Signal level=-61 dBm Encryption key:on ESSID:"" Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Mode:Master Extra:tsf=000005ec5ffc7238 Extra: Last beacon: 61ms ago IE: Unknown: 00200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: 010482848B96 IE: Unknown: 03010B IE: Unknown: 050C020300000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: 2A0107 IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C Cell 02 - Address: 00:18:4D:5E:6B:D6 Channel:11 Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11) Quality=53/70 Signal level=-57 dBm Encryption key:on ESSID:"SSID-REMOVED" Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Mode:Master Extra:tsf=000005ec5f5ee55d Extra: Last beacon: 10382ms ago IE: Unknown: 0020463F596975436C7951587E44604E383A543F2F4F7A787E4A7278326B50722F62 IE: Unknown: 010482848B96 IE: Unknown: 03010B IE: Unknown: 2A0107 IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C ========================================================== Output of iwlist wlan1 scan essid "SSID-REMOVED" is the same as the output for when associated with the AP. In case it makes any difference, wlan0 (an Atheros based PCMCIA card) was not in the system, alhough if I use the PCMCIA card instead of the USB wlan device, I get the same results. FYI the AP is a Netgear DG834G, firmware version 4.01.40.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 516788 ***