WIFI connectivity issues with WPA2 enterprise and Lubuntu 13.10 and up

Fri Oct 24 13:24:32 UTC 2014

I guess the nm-applet issue was solved on 14.04.1 iso file.

Indeed, a md5sum check is needed!

About passwords, as Israel is pointing... Check is all caracters are being
printed ok. If you are using a different keyboard layout, that might break
your legs... I like to unmask the password when typing...

2014-10-24 11:13 GMT-02:00 Marc Tremblay <mtremblay at lbpsb.qc.ca>:

>  Hi Israel,
>
>
>    I will try launching the "nm-applet" to resolve the issue of not
> seeing the network indicator and who knows maybe I will then be able to get
> a connection with Lubuntu 14.4.
>
>
>  Do you think this is also related to connectivity or just the fact that
> i don't see the network indicator. With the other Ubuntu derivatives (13.10
> and up) I see the network indicator and can choose my network but can't
> connect.
>
>
>  I will go through everything you mentioned.
>
>
>  Thank you once again for your help
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Israel <israeldahl at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, October 24, 2014 9:04 AM
> *To:* Marc Tremblay; lubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> *Cc:* Andre Rodovalho
>
> *Subject:* Re: WIFI connectivity issues with WPA2 enterprise and Lubuntu
> 13.10 and up
>
>  Hi Marc,
> I just remembered
> From this page
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes/Lubuntu
>
> Network indicator on the panel may not start at login. You can start it
> manually by launching "nm-applet" in a terminal. Some others autostarted
> applications may also be affected (such as automatic updates). See 1308348
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308348> for the details and the ETA for
> the fix. To turn on nm-applet in autostart, follow these instructions
> <http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/fix-lubuntu-1404-network-manager.html> It
> may need two reboots to fully work.
>
> But, you are saying you can try installing ANY derivative of Ubuntu 14.04
> and have this issue?  I have also tried, and installed Xubuntu and Ubuntu
> 14.04 also and have only had this issue in Lubuntu.
>
>
> It is always a good idea to read the release notes, for issues like this
> one.  Also, it is a good idea to make sure you have the full image, by
> checking the md5sum.
> I usually install zsync.  That way if my md5sum is off I can just zsync
> the file and it will fix it, without having to re-download everything.
>
>
>
> On 10/24/2014 07:50 AM, Marc Tremblay wrote:
>
>  Hi Israel and Andre,
>
>
>  The connectivity issue occurs on all of our laptops no matter what make
> or model. In general at our school board the older laptops and netbooks we
> are converting are Toshiba Tecra A9, A10 and A11's. The Netbooks are NB
> 200's, 250's and 350's. We also have Dell laptops and HP laptops in smaller
> numbers.
>
>
>  In every case, If I install any derivative of ubuntu based on 12.04 LTS
> I am able to see my school boards network and then put in the WPA2
> enterprise configuration with user credentials and I get a connection right
> away.
>
>
>  If I install any derivative of ubuntu that is *newer* than 12.04 I can
> sometimes see our network but when I try connecting, it just loops and
> continues to ask for the username and password for the network.
>
>
>  Yesterday I installed Lubuntu 12.04 on a Toshiba Tecra A9. After the
> installation I see the little WIFI icon in the lower left hand corner and i
> am able to connect to the network. I then installed Lubuntu 14.4 and then
> did not see the WIFI icon at the lower right hand side.
>
>
>  I am honestly no expert at this but it does not seem to be a hardware
> issue since the same problem occurs no matter what machine we are using.
> Would it still be helpful to send you the network controller info?
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> <lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com>
> <lubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com> on behalf of Israel
> <israeldahl at gmail.com> <israeldahl at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 23, 2014 10:14 PM
> *To:* lubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> *Subject:* Re: WIFI connectivity issues with WPA2 enterprise and Lubuntu
> 13.10 and up
>
>  Hi Marc,
> I agree with Andre that we need to know more about the hardware.
> This:
>
> lspci |grep [nN]et
>
> Should display all your network controllers.  Please report back what ones
> you are having issues with!
>
> On 10/23/2014 09:07 PM, Andre Rodovalho wrote:
>
> What about the hardware you are using? The same on all machines?
>
> 2014-10-23 16:45 GMT-02:00 Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com>:
>
>> Good evening Marc,
>>
>> Alongside asking here, you can try in the Ubuntu Networking Forum
>>
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=336
>>
>> Some very knowledgeable people might be able to help you there.
>>
>> Good luck :-)
>>
>> Best regards
>> Nio (alias sudodus at the Ubuntu Forums)
>>
>> Den 2014-10-23 20:34, Marc Tremblay skrev:
>>  > Good afternoon,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > We have been converting our older fleet of desktops and laptops to
>> > Lubuntu and Ubuntu at our school board and the process has been going
>> > well but I have ran into a strange problem. For us to get connectivity
>> > on our laptops and Netbooks we are forced to use version 12.04 LTS of
>> > Lubuntu in order to get a WIFI connection. We have the same issue if we
>> > try to use kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, or Ubuntu. Any version newer that
>> > 12.04.4 will not allow us to connect to our WIFI network.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Here are the setting we are using:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > WPA2 Enterprise
>> >
>> > PEAP version automatic
>> >
>> > Inner authentication: MSCHAPv2
>> >
>> > CA certificate: none
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > When I upgraded one of the laptops from 12.04 to 14.4 it did however
>> > keep the WIFI connectivity but I really don’t want to have to do an
>> > install of 12.04 and then upgrade to 14.4.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Marc Tremblay
>> >
>> > Educational Services Dept
>> >
>> > Lester B. Pearson School Board
>> >
>> > 1925 Brookdale
>> >
>> > Dorval, H9P 2Y7
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>  > mtremblay at lbpsb.qc.ca <mailto:mtremblay at lbpsb.qc.ca>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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