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#1 2015-01-16 22:15:18
- xamindar
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[Solved] Wifi connection does not prompt for security
I'm running the Cinnamon environment with I believe networkmanager installed. When I choose a wireless network from the icon in the tray it will not ask for any security for that access point. It will then of course fail to connect. I can, however, manually configure it by opening network settings, selecting the wireless name, and then configuring it with the correct password. Once all this is done, it will now connect by selecting it from the tray (or even automatically).
Any idea why it just wont prompt me when I initiate a new connection to an access point? I know it's a little thing but it's just annoying.
Please let me know what I can provide to assist in troubleshooting this.
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#2 2015-01-17 09:56:02
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Re: [Solved] Wifi connection does not prompt for security
had you read our wiki?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/cinnamon
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#3 2015-01-17 12:07:03
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Re: [Solved] Wifi connection does not prompt for security
had you read our wiki?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/cinnamon
A solution for this isn't the Wiki, else I'd have probably pointed it out by now.
I'm running the Cinnamon environment with I believe networkmanager installed. When I choose a wireless network from the icon in the tray it will not ask for any security for that access point. It will then of course fail to connect. I can, however, manually configure it by opening network settings, selecting the wireless name, and then configuring it with the correct password. Once all this is done, it will now connect by selecting it from the tray (or even automatically).
Any idea why it just wont prompt me when I initiate a new connection to an access point? I know it's a little thing but it's just annoying.
Please let me know what I can provide to assist in troubleshooting this.
I believe you have to be using NetworkManager, else you wouldn't have networking at all in Cinnamon (unless you're on one those that likes to hack in wicd support). Running the following, just to confirm when you're in a Cinnamon session wouldn't hurt:
systemctl status NetworkManagerOK, so onto the pass-phrase prompt problem: So I'm not the only person with this problem.
Do you have gnome-keyring installed? According to this thread, you need it. Unfortunately, I don't have any pass-phrase protected networks I can try this solution with, so I'll have to ask you for feedback.
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#4 2015-01-17 12:48:29
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Re: [Solved] Wifi connection does not prompt for security
I believe you have to be using NetworkManager, else you wouldn't have networking at all in Cinnamon
It does work using just dhcpcd.service, you just end up with a non-functioning nm-applet icon on the panel 
@OP: I think you need to install gnome-keyring:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=192341
Sorry Claire, you got there first... 
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#5 2015-01-17 13:32:25
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Re: [Solved] Wifi connection does not prompt for security
It does work using just dhcpcd.service, you just end up with a non-functioning nm-applet icon on the panel
Oh, now that I didn't know 
That said, I've pretty much exclusively used NetworkManager for networking on Arch (with little excursions to wicd for half a day and then jumping back to NetworkManager).
Claire is fine.
Problems? I have dysgraphia, so clear and concise please.
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#6 2015-01-17 16:23:12
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Re: [Solved] Wifi connection does not prompt for security
Thanks for the help clfarron4. Here is the status of NetworkManager:
[xamindar@whiterabbit Downloads]$ systemctl status NetworkManager
* NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2015-01-16 01:43:15 PST; 1 day 6h ago
Main PID: 318 (NetworkManager)
CGroup: /system.slice/NetworkManager.service
|- 318 /usr/bin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
`-5265 /usr/bin/dhcpcd -B -K -L -G -c /usr/lib/networkmanager/nm-d...
Jan 16 14:13:06 whiterabbit NetworkManager[318]: <info> Activation (wlan0) S....
Jan 16 14:13:06 whiterabbit NetworkManager[318]: <info> (wlan0): device stat...]
Jan 16 14:13:06 whiterabbit NetworkManager[318]: <info> (wlan0): device stat...]
Jan 16 14:13:06 whiterabbit NetworkManager[318]: <info> NetworkManager state...L
Jan 16 14:13:06 whiterabbit NetworkManager[318]: <info> NetworkManager state...L
Jan 16 14:13:06 whiterabbit NetworkManager[318]: <info> Policy set 'Radnimax....
Jan 16 14:13:06 whiterabbit NetworkManager[318]: <info> Writing DNS informat...f
Jan 16 14:13:06 whiterabbit NetworkManager[318]: <info> Activation (wlan0) s....
Jan 16 14:13:14 whiterabbit dhcpcd[5265]: wlan0: no IPv6 Routers available
Jan 16 14:13:14 whiterabbit NetworkManager[318]: dhcpcd[5265]: wlan0: no IPv...e
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.Now to your suggestion of installing gnome-keyring. That did it. It now prompts me to input the password and then connects to the network! Thanks for the help! Such a simple resolution.
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#7 2015-01-17 17:35:01
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Re: [Solved] Wifi connection does not prompt for security
This sounds like something that should be put into the Wiki... I might do it later.
Also, please edit the title in the first post to reflect that this is [SOLVED]
Claire is fine.
Problems? I have dysgraphia, so clear and concise please.
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#8 2015-04-26 20:56:35
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Re: [Solved] Wifi connection does not prompt for security
Hi, I just wanted to add a small precision to this thread! I found myself with the same issue but I do not wanted to start all components of gnome-keyring-daemon so since I could’t find anywhere which component nm-applet uses, I tried them all separately.
So for nm-applet to ask for the network key and store it, you only need to start:
gnome-keyring-daemon --components=gpg
Cheers!
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