This is for an outdated version of wpa-supplicant, closing. ** Changed in: wpa (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to wpa in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399888 Title: Wireless network connection terminates and won't reconnect Status in wpa package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: On: Linux x 3.16.0-25-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 4 12:06:54 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Wireless connections terminate without obvious reason. A reconnect is not possible. Every now and then (every second day) the network connection drops. The network indicator shows no signal strenght (empty icon) The correct connection is selected, a wealth of other SSIDs are in the list. A reconnect opens up the password dialog (which is an indication that the old error was reintroduced into the code). I reported this bug several times. The reason at the time was that reconnection would try to fetch the encrypted password and reencrypt it leading to a wrong password. There is a workaround: Disabling and Enabling the network connection reconnects correctly. In the code (as I analyzed then), this is due to the fact that the password from searing is taken as is and forwarded to the authentication code (not reencrypted). The connection gets established again. This issue did not occur in 12.04 and 12.10 (due to less connection problems or due to a fix is beyond me, I simple confirmed there were no connection aborts). It reappeared in 13.x and now is back as an annoyance. The error numbers then were around 460.000 - 490.000 as far is I remember (I have deleted bug reports I considered solved). I observed this issue on any Ubuntu machine. I also observed that the list of SSIDs is extremely long when this incident arises (approx. 15 - 20). Maybe a storm of SSID broadcasts is the basic cause but I have not done any research beyond what I described here. Hope this gets fixed for good now. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: wpasupplicant 2.1-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-25.33-generic 3.16.7 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-25-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Dec 6 10:27:42 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-17 (567 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64+mac (20130424) SourcePackage: wpa UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/+bug/1399888/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp