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SwitchDhole

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Registered: 2015-02-01

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[SOLVED]Wifi frequently disconnecting, prompting password

Hello Arch Forums!

I'm using 64 bit Arch Linux with Gnome. The wifi keeps disconnecting and forgetting the password. In fact, it just did so just now.

It either gives me the "Wi-Fi Network Authententication Required" (white window) or the "Authentication required by wireless network" (black window) screen prompting me to enter the password, or the lock screen says I've been disconnected. If I go into Gnome's settings I can connect without re-entering the password. I don't have this problem with any other devices, and when I had Windows installed I never had this problem.

It happened again.

I installed seamonkey as the GNOME wiki page said, but I'm still having the same problem.

Last edited by SwitchDhole (2015-03-04 17:32:16)

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED]Wifi frequently disconnecting, prompting password

I installed seamonkey as the GNOME wiki page said, but I'm still having the same problem.

Did you try generating a new keyring?

Can you connect if you disable NetworkManager and use a manual method instead?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wi … nual_setup

Does this problem occur in (a live version of) other distributions?

Have you been using Arch long?

Did it work previously?

If so, what packages had been upgraded just before it stopped working?

Does downgrading these packages to a previous version fix your problem?

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Are you infected with Wetiko?

SwitchDhole

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Registered: 2015-02-01

Posts: 51

Re: [SOLVED]Wifi frequently disconnecting, prompting password

"Forgot" the network, entered it again, It appeared in my login keyring. Fixed it!

I'm still going to try to manually configure the network.