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FS#41429 - [network-manager-applet] Can't create WPA protected AP

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Nesser (Decepteiskon) - Friday, 01 August 2014, 15:05 GMT
Last edited by Jelle van der Waa (jelly) - Sunday, 06 January 2019, 12:50 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description: after enabling WiFi, creating a new WiFi network gave me only WEP or nothing as choices for WiFi AP security. NetworkManager itself should support WPA for realAP mode, i had this option when i tried a old Ubuntu live (13.10) on the same computer. Wifi adapter (AR9285) supports AP mode.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
networkmanager 0.9.10.0-2
network-manager-applet 0.9.10.0-2

* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce: Create a new wifi network -> only wep as choice for security.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Jelle van der Waa (jelly)
Sunday, 06 January 2019, 12:50 GMT
Reason for closing:  Deferred
Additional comments about closing:  No updates since 2014-08-09
Comment by Nesser (Decepteiskon) - Saturday, 02 August 2014, 02:19 GMT
Arch: http://i.imgur.com/gUBvgp8.png
Ubuntu 14.04.1 live usb: http://i.imgur.com/IvYhMQi.png

By the way, both connections are made in ad-hoc mode (verified with a wifi phone), i don't know if NetworkManager supports Infrastructure AP mode.

I know hostapd can do the same, but i remember that also NM should do real AP.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Tuesday, 05 August 2014, 13:11 GMT
NetworkManager doesn't support WPA when using Ad-Hoc. This has been disabled somewhere in 2012 because of a kernel bug that turns Ad-hoc WPA networks into open networks. A fix for this was proposed upstream, but nothing has ever been done with it:
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2012-August/msg00047.html

It seems Ubuntu has added those patches to their version of NetworkManager.
Comment by Nesser (Decepteiskon) - Tuesday, 05 August 2014, 16:57 GMT
So Ubuntu uses downstream patches made by them?
Comment by Muflone (muflone) - Saturday, 09 August 2014, 10:53 GMT
I'm not sure what this should mean but NetworkManager in Arch Linux does support WPA (and almost surely also WPA2) ad hoc networks.
I use them daily in my office workstation.

Just to edit the network configuration file under /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections with the proper arguments and NM will properly handle the new encryption method.

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