Cannot connect to some wifi networks.

Sun Dec 23 10:27:19 UTC 2018

Rghto...

I start the System Log viewer, attempt to connect to the wifi I am having
trouble connecting to, and see the following output appear in boldface in
the system log:

Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3292] device (wlp1s0): Activation: starting connection
'OPTUS_E16B2D' (3bbe8e1e-6880-4e60-bb93-aada3493d597)
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3295] audit: op="connection-activate"
uuid="3bbe8e1e-6880-4e60-bb93-aada3493d597" name="OPTUS_E16B2D" pid=1435
uid=1000 result="success"
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3297] device (wlp1s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare
(reason 'none') [30 40 0]
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3300] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3311] device (wlp1s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason
'none') [40 50 0]
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3323] device (wlp1s0): Activation: (wifi) access point
'OPTUS_E16B2D' has security, but secrets are required.
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3323] device (wlp1s0): state change: config -> need-auth
(reason 'none') [50 60 0]
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3518] device (wlp1s0): state change: need-auth -> prepare
(reason 'none') [60 40 0]
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3521] device (wlp1s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason
'none') [40 50 0]
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3523] device (wlp1s0): Activation: (wifi) connection
'OPTUS_E16B2D' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3523] Config: added 'ssid' value 'OPTUS_E16B2D'
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3524] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3524] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK'
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3524] Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>'
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3537] sup-iface[0x1aa48b0,wlp1s0]: config: set interface
ap_scan to 1
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 wpa_supplicant[944]: wlp1s0: SME:
Trying to authenticate with 90:72:82:e1:6b:2e (SSID='OPTUS_E16B2D'
freq=2412 MHz)
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 kernel: [34169.106561] wlp1s0:
authenticate with 90:72:82:e1:6b:2e
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 kernel: [34169.108700] wlp1s0: send
auth to 90:72:82:e1:6b:2e (try 1/3)
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3703] device (wlp1s0): supplicant interface state: scanning ->
authenticating
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 wpa_supplicant[944]: wlp1s0: Trying to
associate with 90:72:82:e1:6b:2e (SSID='OPTUS_E16B2D' freq=2412 MHz)
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 kernel: [34169.121395] wlp1s0:
authenticated
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3828] device (wlp1s0): supplicant interface state:
authenticating -> associating
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 kernel: [34169.126249] wlp1s0:
associate with 90:72:82:e1:6b:2e (try 1/3)
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 kernel: [34169.130247] wlp1s0: RX
AssocResp from 90:72:82:e1:6b:2e (capab=0x1411 status=0 aid=2)
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 wpa_supplicant[944]: wlp1s0: Associated
with 90:72:82:e1:6b:2e
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 kernel: [34169.133082] wlp1s0:
associated
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556768.3947] device (wlp1s0): supplicant interface state: associating
-> associated
Dec 23 20:19:28 owen-Latitude-E5570 kernel: [34169.222445] wlp1s0: Limiting
TX power to 36 (36 - 0) dBm as advertised by 90:72:82:e1:6b:2e
Dec 23 20:19:38 owen-Latitude-E5570 wpa_supplicant[944]: wlp1s0:
Authentication with 90:72:82:e1:6b:2e timed out.
Dec 23 20:19:38 owen-Latitude-E5570 kernel: [34179.134225] wlp1s0:
deauthenticating from 90:72:82:e1:6b:2e by local choice (Reason:
3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
Dec 23 20:19:38 owen-Latitude-E5570 wpa_supplicant[944]: wlp1s0:
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=90:72:82:e1:6b:2e reason=3 locally_generated=1
Dec 23 20:19:38 owen-Latitude-E5570 wpa_supplicant[944]: wlp1s0:
CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="OPTUS_E16B2D" auth_failures=1
duration=10 reason=CONN_FAILED
Dec 23 20:19:38 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <warn>
[1545556778.4017] sup-iface[0x1aa48b0,wlp1s0]: connection disconnected
(reason -3)
Dec 23 20:19:38 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556778.4065] device (wlp1s0): supplicant interface state: associated
-> disconnected
Dec 23 20:19:38 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556778.5065] device (wlp1s0): supplicant interface state: disconnected
-> scanning
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556782.1191] device (wlp1s0): state change: config -> deactivating
(reason 'user-requested') [50 110 39]
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556782.1193] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTING
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556782.1194] audit: op="device-disconnect" interface="wlp1s0"
ifindex=3 pid=1435 uid=1000 result="success"
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556782.1198] device (wlp1s0): state change: deactivating ->
disconnected (reason 'user-requested') [110 30 39]
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556782.1208] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 kernel: [34182.864235] IPv6:
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 dbus[724]: [system] Activating via
systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service'
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556782.1320] device (wlp1s0): supplicant interface state: scanning ->
inactive
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <warn>
[1545556782.1321] device (wlp1s0): add_pending_action (1): 'scan' already
pending
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: file
devices/nm-device.c: line 10056 (nm_device_add_pending_action): should not
be reached
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 wpa_supplicant[944]: wlp1s0: Reject
scan trigger since one is already pending
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager
Script Dispatcher Service...
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 dbus[724]: [system] Successfully
activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 systemd[1]: Started Network Manager
Script Dispatcher Service.
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 nm-dispatcher: req:1 'down' [wlp1s0]:
new request (1 scripts)
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 nm-dispatcher: req:1 'down' [wlp1s0]:
start running ordered scripts...
Dec 23 20:19:42 owen-Latitude-E5570 NetworkManager[755]: <info>
[1545556782.9387] device (wlp1s0): supplicant interface state: inactive ->
scanning

Hope that is of some assistance and offers some indication as to what's
going on.

Thanks in advance,

  Owen.

On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 23:15, Owen Thomas <owen.paul.thomas at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Colin for letting me know where to look.
>
> I'll get back to you in a day or so after I've been in a location where
> I'm experiencing connection problems.
>
>
> On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 22:12, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 07:26, Owen Thomas <owen.paul.thomas at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello people.
>> >
>> > I was just wondering if anyone has had any issues connecting to some
>> wifi networks since last updating Ubuntu 16.04. If you think you can help,
>> please let me know what information will help you out, and I'll supply it.
>>
>> Perhaps if you gave more details it would help.  What do you see in
>> /var/log/syslog when you try to connect?
>>
>> Colin
>>
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