This is expected behavior to give up after a while if the connection cannot be established (e.g. the driver ends up in a bad state).
Marking as Won't Fix. However, if you find that this is happening often, please file a new bug against the 'linux' package using the following command: 'ubuntu-bug linux', to let us know the details about your system ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/628147 Title: NetvorkManager becoms lazy -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs