Network manager keeps asking for wifi pw and fails to connect [SOLVED]

gasupidupi · 2021-03-13 14:05:07

Whenever I try to connect to the network called "Boo" it asks me for the password multiple times, although I set the password Wi-Fi Security configuration already. After giving the Wifi password multiple times and waiting a while it fails to connect claiming that "No secrets were provided".

Here's the log data during one time I tried to connect:

Mar 13 14:34:10 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642450.2827] audit: op="statistics" arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=1309 uid=1000 result="success"
Mar 13 14:34:10 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642450.3224] audit: op="statistics" arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=1309 uid=1000 result="success"
Mar 13 14:34:10 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642450.4279] audit: op="statistics" arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=1309 uid=1000 result="success"
Mar 13 14:34:10 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642450.4317] audit: op="statistics" arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=1309 uid=1000 result="success"
Mar 13 14:34:12 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642452.0017] audit: op="statistics" arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=1309 uid=1000 result="success"
Mar 13 14:34:12 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642452.0361] audit: op="statistics" arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=1309 uid=1000 result="success"
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9070] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: starting connection 'Boo' (740ff4c4-f88f-4b4b-a587-5f2927011196)
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9072] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="740ff4c4-f88f-4b4b-a587-5f2927011196" name="Boo" pid=1309 uid=1000 result=">
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9074] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9082] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9086] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: (wifi) access point 'Boo' has security, but secrets are required.
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9086] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9121] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9127] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9131] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Boo' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9131] Config: added 'ssid' value 'Boo'
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9131] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9131] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9131] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256'
Mar 13 14:34:14 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642454.9132] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Mar 13 14:34:16 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642456.7997] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> associating
Mar 13 14:34:18 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642458.4626] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
Mar 13 14:34:18 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642458.5628] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Mar 13 14:34:31 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642471.3456] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associating
Mar 13 14:34:32 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642472.9927] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
Mar 13 14:34:33 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642473.0928] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Mar 13 14:34:40 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <warn>  [1615642480.1993] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: (wifi) association took too long
Mar 13 14:34:40 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642480.1993] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:34:40 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <warn>  [1615642480.2001] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: (wifi) asking for new secrets
Mar 13 14:34:44 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642484.4543] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:34:44 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642484.4549] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:34:44 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642484.4554] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Boo' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Mar 13 14:34:44 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642484.4554] Config: added 'ssid' value 'Boo'
Mar 13 14:34:44 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642484.4554] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Mar 13 14:34:44 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642484.4555] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Mar 13 14:34:44 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642484.4555] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256'
Mar 13 14:34:44 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642484.4555] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Mar 13 14:34:47 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642487.7989] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associating
Mar 13 14:34:49 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642489.5793] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
Mar 13 14:34:49 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642489.6794] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Mar 13 14:35:02 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642502.4756] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associating
Mar 13 14:35:04 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642504.2261] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
Mar 13 14:35:04 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642504.3262] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Mar 13 14:35:10 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <warn>  [1615642510.2003] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: (wifi) association took too long
Mar 13 14:35:10 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642510.2003] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:35:10 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <warn>  [1615642510.2035] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: (wifi) asking for new secrets
Mar 13 14:35:16 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642516.6532] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:35:16 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642516.6548] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:35:16 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642516.6553] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'Boo' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Mar 13 14:35:16 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642516.6553] Config: added 'ssid' value 'Boo'
Mar 13 14:35:16 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642516.6554] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Mar 13 14:35:16 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642516.6554] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Mar 13 14:35:16 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642516.6554] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256'
Mar 13 14:35:16 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642516.6554] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Mar 13 14:35:20 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642520.0056] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associating
Mar 13 14:35:21 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642521.6393] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
Mar 13 14:35:21 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642521.7394] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Mar 13 14:35:34 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642534.5289] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: scanning -> associating
Mar 13 14:35:36 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642536.2795] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: associating -> disconnected
Mar 13 14:35:36 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642536.3795] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Mar 13 14:35:42 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <warn>  [1615642542.2000] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: (wifi) association took too long
Mar 13 14:35:42 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642542.2001] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: config -> failed (reason 'no-secrets', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:35:42 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <warn>  [1615642542.3015] device (wlp10s0f4u1): set-hw-addr: new MAC address 5A:12:52:6D:B2:A7 not successfully set (scanning)
Mar 13 14:35:42 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <warn>  [1615642542.3026] device (wlp10s0f4u1): Activation: failed for connection 'Boo'
Mar 13 14:35:42 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642542.3032] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: scanning -> interface_disabled
Mar 13 14:35:42 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642542.3043] device (wlp10s0f4u1): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Mar 13 14:35:42 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642542.3310] device (wlp10s0f4u1): supplicant interface state: interface_disabled -> inactive
Mar 13 14:35:52 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642552.0579] audit: op="statistics" arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=1309 uid=1000 result="success"
Mar 13 14:35:52 gabriel-pc NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1615642552.0622] audit: op="statistics" arg="refresh-rate-ms" pid=1309 uid=1000 result="success"

Network information:

  *-network:0
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 1
       bus info: usb@5:1
       logical name: wlp10s0f4u1
       serial: 28:ee:52:0c:68:88
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=r8188eu multicast=yes wireless=unassociated

I am using a TP-Link TL-WN725N: WLAN-N USB-Adapter and trying to connect to a mobile hotspot.

Hopefully this is the information you need. I'm a linux noob so I have no idea what is important

Last edited by gasupidupi (2021-03-15 16:48:22)

coddiw0mple · 2021-03-13 18:18:46

 Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256'

Changing your authentication to "WPA-EAP" with PEAP instead of "WPA-PSK" might help to connect!

This should help in doing that (look at example 2)

Last edited by coddiw0mple (2021-03-13 18:31:23)

gasupidupi · 2021-03-13 20:04:35

I added the wpa_supplicant configuration as described in example 2 and the network behavior didn't change, even after a reboot and I tried playing around in the wpa_supplicant with other encryption types but nothing works

coddiw0mple · 2021-03-14 04:39:49

Interesting, can you do

 rfkill list all

to make sure wifi isn't disabled entirely? I'm half sure it won't be the case but it's helpful to check

Also, can you post the logfiles with those changes?

gasupidupi · 2021-03-14 15:48:36

I think I solved the problem. I had a "device" blocked on my phones hotspot that had no ip, no name, no nothing. When I unblocked it my pc could connect again. I assume that ghostly device was the thing over which the connection association gets transmitted, but idk. Thank you for taking your time and helping analyzing the situation. I wonder if there is any documentation on how arch does the association we could link here

coddiw0mple · 2021-03-15 14:38:41

Oh alright then, you should mark it as [SOLVED] if you think it's fine

And hmm, shouldn't there be a name for your PC? You must have set a hostname when installing that should have been displayed when you connect to other devices, it's weird to not be seen.

Sorry I haven't been of much help tho

gasupidupi · 2021-03-15 16:44:09

My pc has a name and that unnamed device is shown separate so it's weird. No worries, I appreciate the effort

Arch Linux

#1 2021-03-13 14:05:07

Network manager keeps asking for wifi pw and fails to connect [SOLVED]

#2 2021-03-13 18:18:46

Re: Network manager keeps asking for wifi pw and fails to connect [SOLVED]

#3 2021-03-13 20:04:35

Re: Network manager keeps asking for wifi pw and fails to connect [SOLVED]

#4 2021-03-14 04:39:49

Re: Network manager keeps asking for wifi pw and fails to connect [SOLVED]

#5 2021-03-14 15:48:36

Re: Network manager keeps asking for wifi pw and fails to connect [SOLVED]

#6 2021-03-15 14:38:41

Re: Network manager keeps asking for wifi pw and fails to connect [SOLVED]

#7 2021-03-15 16:44:09

Re: Network manager keeps asking for wifi pw and fails to connect [SOLVED]

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