Struggles to connect to network when using WPA with a BCM43225

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Published on 2011-11-05T02:52:23Z Indexed on 2011/12/01 2:20 UTC
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When booting my laptop, it will try to connect to my wireless network, however a window keeps popping up asking me for my security password, which has already been saved.

I have to keep deleting my network settings, and reconnecting, otherwise it keeps failing to connect.

My wireless is set up with a WPA, I do not want to lower my security because of this, but it is a pain and can take me 15mins plus to finally connect.

The problem has only become apparent since a fresh install of 11.10.

IPV6 disabled.

System info:

01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01)

Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 036d

Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 43

Memory at b3400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]

Capabilities: <access denied>

Kernel driver in use: tg3

Kernel modules: tg3

02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43225 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)

Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device 04da

Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17

Memory at b2400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]

Capabilities: <access denied>

Kernel driver in use: brcmsmac

Kernel modules: wl, brcmsmac

ADDITIONAL:

In terminal I get this:

pst007x@pst007x-ubuntu64:~$ nm-applet start ** Message: applet now removed from the notification area ** (nm-applet:2816): DEBUG: old state indicates that this was not a disconnect 0 ** Message: using fallback from indicator to GtkStatusIcon ** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area ** Message: No keyring secrets found for Auto Access 01/802-11-wireless-security; asking user. ** (nm-applet:2816): DEBUG: foo_client_state_changed_cb

Note this line:

** Message: No keyring secrets found for Auto Access 01/802-11-wireless-security; asking user.

At this point is where I am asked for the password.

Please report WPA issues with Ubuntu 11.10 here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/892727

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