Manjaro keeps asking Wifi password

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Manjaro keeps asking me for the wifi password. I’ve tried this on more than one router, even on the Phone hotspot. on the other hand, I don’t have any problems connecting to open wifi and I can connect to the same router with no security. I think it has something to do with WPA2. here are my device specs.

System:
  Kernel: 5.15.89-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15-x86_64
    root=UUID=8bc9942e-4866-438f-a762-eb0e24a98938 rw quiet splash apparmor=1
    security=apparmor resume=UUID=3820d011-915c-483a-b5b0-0e7173b97b77
    udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: GNOME v: 43.2 tk: GTK v: 3.24.36 wm: gnome-shell dm: GDM v: 43.0
    Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: Vivobook_ASUSLaptop X7400PC_N7400PC
    v: 1.0 serial: <filter>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: X7400PC v: 1.0 serial: <filter> UEFI: American
    Megatrends LLC. v: X7400PC.207 date: 07/14/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 28.1 Wh (49.6%) condition: 56.7/63.0 Wh (89.9%)
    volts: 12.0 min: 12.0 model: ASUSTeK ASUS Battery type: Li-ion serial: N/A
    status: discharging cycles: 244
Memory:
  RAM: total: 15.31 GiB used: 4.77 GiB (31.2%)
  Array-1: capacity: 128 GiB note: check slots: 2 EC: None
    max-module-size: 64 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: Controller0-ChannelA type: DDR4 detail: synchronous size: 8 GiB
    speed: 3200 MT/s volts: curr: 1.2 min: 1.2 max: 1.2 width (bits): data: 64
    total: 64 manufacturer: Samsung part-no: M471A1G44AB0-CWE serial: N/A
  Device-2: Controller1-ChannelA type: DDR4 detail: synchronous size: 8 GiB
    speed: 3200 MT/s volts: curr: 1.2 min: 1.2 max: 1.2 width (bits): data: 64
    total: 64 manufacturer: Samsung part-no: M471A1G44AB0-CWE serial: N/A
CPU:
  Info: model: 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11370H socket: U3E1 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Tiger Lake gen: core 11 level: v4 note: check built: 2020
    process: Intel 10nm family: 6 model-id: 0x8C (140) stepping: 1
    microcode: 0xA6
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 320 KiB desc: d-4x48 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 5 MiB desc: 4x1.2 MiB L3: 12 MiB
    desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 719 high: 998 min/max: 400/4800 base/boost: 3300/4800
    scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave volts: 0.9 V
    ext-clock: 100 MHz cores: 1: 549 2: 998 3: 527 4: 877 5: 526 6: 825 7: 558
    8: 899 bogomips: 52856
  Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm acpi adx aes aperfmperf apic arat
    arch_capabilities arch_perfmon art avx avx2 avx512_bitalg avx512_vbmi2
    avx512_vnni avx512_vp2intersect avx512_vpopcntdq avx512bw avx512cd
    avx512dq avx512f avx512ifma avx512vbmi avx512vl bmi1 bmi2 bts cat_l2
    cdp_l2 clflush clflushopt clwb cmov constant_tsc cpuid cpuid_fault cx16
    cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb ept ept_ad erms est f16c flexpriority
    flush_l1d fma fpu fsgsbase fsrm fxsr gfni ht hwp hwp_act_window hwp_epp
    hwp_notify hwp_pkg_req ibpb ibrs ibrs_enhanced ida intel_pt invpcid
    invpcid_single lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor movbe movdir64b
    movdiri msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx ospke pae pat pbe pcid pclmulqdq pdcm
    pdpe1gb pebs pge pku pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pts rdpid rdrand rdseed
    rdt_a rdtscp rep_good sdbg sep sha_ni smap smep split_lock_detect ss ssbd
    sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc
    tsc_adjust tsc_deadline_timer tsc_known_freq umip vaes vme vmx vnmi
    vpclmulqdq vpid x2apic xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveopt xsaves xtopology xtpr
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl and seccomp
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 status: Vulnerable: eIBRS with unprivileged eBPF
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-12.1 process: Intel 10nm built: 2020-21
    ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 0000:00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:9a49 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA107M [GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nouveau v: kernel non-free: 525.xx+ status: current (as of 2022-12)
    arch: Ampere code: GAxxx process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22
    bus-ID: 0000:01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:25a2 class-ID: 0302
  Device-3: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 3-6:2 chip-ID: 13d3:5458 class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>
  Display: server: X.org v: 1.21.1.6 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.7
    compositor: gnome-shell driver: gpu: i915 note: X driver n/a display-ID: :0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2880x1800 s-size: <missing: xdpyinfo>
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 mapped: XWAYLAND0 model: Samsung 0x4154 built: 2020
    res: 2880x1800 hz: 90 dpi: 244 gamma: 1.2 size: 300x190mm (11.81x7.48")
    diag: 356mm (14") ratio: 16:10 modes: 2880x1800
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.4 renderer: Mesa Intel Xe Graphics (TGL GT2)
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a0c8
    class-ID: 0403
  Sound API: ALSA v: k5.15.89-1-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.21 running: no
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 running: yes

please feel free to ask me about any other information that migh be helpful.
thanks.

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Hi @Matinanjaro,

I think it depends on your file system. An encrypted on would need to be unencrypted first, AFAIK. But without without information, it’s all just speculation at this point.

Also, this is the extent of my knowledge as I don’t use wireless.

But see this anyway:

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Hi @Mirdarthos
as you can see I have provided system information is there anything else that you need to know in particular please name it specifically. since I’m not a Manjaro expert to answer your question in the way you wanted. I apologize for this inconvenience. and thanks for your immediate response

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I’m unable to find any hard drive information there. Please check this. Please also provide the output for:

lsblk --output NAME,FSTYPE,FSSIZE,MOUNTPOINTS
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Could you explain more about when it asks for that WiFi password, like what did you do before it.
Also provide what Desktop Environment you use: Gnome/KDE/XFCE/etc.

It all is related…

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Seems to be missing some sections such as Network. Try inxi -Fxzc0

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what @ydar said: you likely just didn’t copy/paste it all

to see what is happening in real time:

Have a log running while you connect and get disconnected:
open terminal, make it wide …

journalctl --follow
or
sudo dmesg --human --ctime --follow
or
sudo dmesg -HTw
(which is the same as the second one)

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lsblk --output NAME,FSTYPE,FSSIZE,MOUNTPOINTS     

NAME         FSTYPE   FSSIZE MOUNTPOINTS
loop0        squashfs  55.6M /var/lib/snapd/snap/core18/2667
loop1        squashfs  55.6M /var/lib/snapd/snap/core18/2679
loop2        squashfs  49.9M /var/lib/snapd/snap/snapd/17950
nvme0n1                      
├─nvme0n1p1  vfat            
├─nvme0n1p2                  
├─nvme0n1p3  ntfs            
├─nvme0n1p4  ntfs            
├─nvme0n1p5  ntfs            
├─nvme0n1p6  ntfs            
├─nvme0n1p7  ext4      33.2G /
├─nvme0n1p8  ext4      97.9G /home
├─nvme0n1p9  vfat       511M /boot/efi
└─nvme0n1p10 swap            [SWAP]
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Hi @TriMoon,
as I select the network there comes a popup asking me for the wifi password. then after 2 or three seconds, it pops up again asking for the same password(which I know is completely correct). this continues a few times and it is just gone. I checked the known networks and the profile is there but somehow it can’t connect.
before this, I was using Ubuntu. the last time I installed manjaro on my device I didn’t have such a problem.

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@ydar
here is the output

System:
  Kernel: 5.15.89-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
    Desktop: GNOME v: 43.2 Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: Vivobook_ASUSLaptop X7400PC_N7400PC
    v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: X7400PC v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: X7400PC.207 date: 07/14/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 9.1 Wh (16.0%) condition: 56.7/63.0 Wh (89.9%)
    volts: 12.0 min: 12.0 model: ASUSTeK ASUS Battery status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: quad core model: 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11370H bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Tiger Lake rev: 1 cache: L1: 320 KiB L2: 5 MiB L3: 12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 872 high: 1042 min/max: 400/4800 cores: 1: 945 2: 984
    3: 1042 4: 653 5: 958 6: 873 7: 914 8: 608 bogomips: 52856
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-12.1 bus-ID: 0000:00:02.0
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA107M [GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nouveau v: kernel arch: Ampere bus-ID: 0000:01:00.0
  Device-3: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 3-6:2
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.6 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.7
    compositor: gnome-shell driver: gpu: i915 resolution: 2880x1800~90Hz
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.4 renderer: Mesa Intel Xe Graphics (TGL GT2)
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3
  Sound API: ALSA v: k5.15.89-1-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.21 running: no
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 0000:00:14.3
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 3-10:5
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 3 state: up address: see --recommends
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller driver: vmd
    v: 0.6 bus-ID: 0000:00:0e.0
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 953.87 GiB used: 72.4 GiB (7.6%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: SK Hynix model: HFM001TD3JX013N
    size: 953.87 GiB temp: 32.9 C
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 33.17 GiB used: 16.71 GiB (50.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 288 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p9
  ID-3: /home size: 97.87 GiB used: 55.69 GiB (56.9%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p8
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 15.5 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p10
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 296 Uptime: 1d 3h 14m Memory: 15.31 GiB used: 5.1 GiB (33.3%)
  Init: systemd Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: 1344 Shell: Zsh
  v: 5.9 inxi: 3.3.24
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Reading all the info provided, it could be:

  • Your WiFi signal quality, 2.4G is more solid in comparison to 5G for example due to used frequency.
  • The frequency band your AP is using, due to too much interference with other AP’s on same channel.
  • It could be the software you use to associate with your AP, wpa_supplicant or different one.
  • And ofcourse last but not least the wifi driver you use…
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here is the output for journalctl --follow while attempting to connect to wifi with a password.

Feb 04 23:57:08 asus kernel: wlo1: authenticated
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus kernel: wlo1: associate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (try 1/3)
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus kernel: wlo1: RX AssocResp from ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (capab=0x1431 status=0 aid=9)
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: Associated with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SUBNET-STATUS-UPDATE status=0
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus kernel: wlo1: associated
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.1587] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.1587] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: associating -> associated
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.1939] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: associated -> 4way_handshake
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.1939] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: associated -> 4way_handshake
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: nl80211: kernel reports: key addition failed
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: WPA: Failed to set PTK to the driver (alg=3 keylen=16 bssid=ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 idx=0 key_flag=0xc)
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus kernel: wlo1: deauthenticating from ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 by local choice (Reason: 1=UNSPECIFIED)
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 reason=1 locally_generated=1
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: WPA: 4-Way Handshake failed - pre-shared key may be incorrect
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="limu" auth_failures=1 duration=10 reason=WRONG_KEY
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="limu" auth_failures=2 duration=20 reason=CONN_FAILED
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.2672] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: 4way_handshake -> disconnected
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.2673] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) disconnected during association, asking for new key
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.2674] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'supplicant-disconnect', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.2679] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: 4way_handshake -> disconnected
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.3668] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.3668] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7331] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7336] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7342] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'limu' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7343] Config: added 'ssid' value 'limu'
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7343] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7343] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7343] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK SAE FT-SAE'
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7343] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7343] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7562] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> scanning
Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7562] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: inactive -> scanning
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: SME: Trying to authenticate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (SSID='limu' freq=2462 MHz)
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus kernel: wlo1: authenticate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.6140] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.6140] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus kernel: wlo1: send auth to ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (try 1/3)
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus kernel: wlo1: authenticated
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: Trying to associate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (SSID='limu' freq=2462 MHz)
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.6432] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.6432] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> associating
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus kernel: wlo1: associate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (try 1/3)
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus kernel: wlo1: RX AssocResp from ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (capab=0x1431 status=0 aid=10)
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: Associated with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SUBNET-STATUS-UPDATE status=0
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus kernel: wlo1: associated
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.7299] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.7300] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: associating -> associated
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.7634] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: associated -> 4way_handshake
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.7635] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: associated -> 4way_handshake
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: nl80211: kernel reports: key addition failed
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: WPA: Failed to set PTK to the driver (alg=3 keylen=16 bssid=ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 idx=0 key_flag=0xc)
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus kernel: wlo1: deauthenticating from ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 by local choice (Reason: 1=UNSPECIFIED)
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 reason=1 locally_generated=1
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: WPA: 4-Way Handshake failed - pre-shared key may be incorrect
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="limu" auth_failures=1 duration=10 reason=WRONG_KEY
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="limu" auth_failures=2 duration=20 reason=CONN_FAILED
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.8919] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: 4way_handshake -> disconnected
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.8920] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) disconnected during association, asking for new key
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.8921] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'supplicant-disconnect', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.8926] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: 4way_handshake -> disconnected
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.9920] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Feb 04 23:57:09 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542429.9921] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6096] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6101] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6105] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'limu' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6106] Config: added 'ssid' value 'limu'
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6106] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6106] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6106] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK SAE FT-SAE'
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6106] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6106] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: SME: Trying to authenticate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (SSID='limu' freq=2462 MHz)
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus kernel: wlo1: authenticate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus kernel: wlo1: send auth to ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (try 1/3)
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6401] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> authenticating
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6401] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: inactive -> authenticating
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus kernel: wlo1: authenticated
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: Trying to associate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (SSID='limu' freq=2462 MHz)
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6698] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.6698] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> associating
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus kernel: wlo1: associate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (try 1/3)
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus kernel: wlo1: RX AssocResp from ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (capab=0x1431 status=0 aid=11)
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: Associated with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SUBNET-STATUS-UPDATE status=0
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus kernel: wlo1: associated
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.7573] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.7573] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: associating -> associated
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.7906] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: associated -> 4way_handshake
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.7907] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: associated -> 4way_handshake
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: nl80211: kernel reports: key addition failed
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: WPA: Failed to set PTK to the driver (alg=3 keylen=16 bssid=ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 idx=0 key_flag=0xc)
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus kernel: wlo1: Limiting TX power to 20 (20 - 0) dBm as advertised by ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus kernel: wlo1: deauthenticating from ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 by local choice (Reason: 1=UNSPECIFIED)
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 reason=1 locally_generated=1
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: WPA: 4-Way Handshake failed - pre-shared key may be incorrect
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="limu" auth_failures=1 duration=10 reason=WRONG_KEY
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="limu" auth_failures=2 duration=20 reason=CONN_FAILED
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.8777] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: 4way_handshake -> disconnected
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.8778] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) disconnected during association, asking for new key
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.8779] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'supplicant-disconnect', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.8783] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: 4way_handshake -> disconnected
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.9778] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Feb 04 23:57:10 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542430.9778] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus touchegg.desktop[1689]: Error connecting to Touchégg daemon: Could not connect: Connection refused
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus touchegg.desktop[1689]: Reconnecting in 5 seconds...
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8091] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8097] device (wlo1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8105] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) connection 'limu' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8106] Config: added 'ssid' value 'limu'
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8106] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8106] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-70:86400'
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8106] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK WPA-PSK-SHA256 FT-PSK SAE FT-SAE'
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8106] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8107] Config: added 'psk' value '<hidden>'
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: SME: Trying to authenticate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (SSID='limu' freq=2462 MHz)
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus kernel: wlo1: authenticate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8379] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> authenticating
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8380] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: inactive -> authenticating
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus kernel: wlo1: send auth to ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (try 1/3)
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: Trying to associate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (SSID='limu' freq=2462 MHz)
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8705] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.8706] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: authenticating -> associating
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus kernel: wlo1: authenticated
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus kernel: wlo1: associate with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (try 1/3)
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus kernel: wlo1: RX AssocResp from ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 (capab=0x1431 status=0 aid=12)
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus kernel: wlo1: associated
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: Associated with ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SUBNET-STATUS-UPDATE status=0
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.9718] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
Feb 04 23:57:11 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542431.9719] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: associating -> associated
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542432.0085] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: associated -> 4way_handshake
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542432.0085] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: associated -> 4way_handshake
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus kernel: wlo1: Limiting TX power to 20 (20 - 0) dBm as advertised by ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: nl80211: kernel reports: key addition failed
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: WPA: Failed to set PTK to the driver (alg=3 keylen=16 bssid=ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 idx=0 key_flag=0xc)
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus kernel: wlo1: deauthenticating from ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 by local choice (Reason: 1=UNSPECIFIED)
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=ea:5a:2b:a8:e4:74 reason=1 locally_generated=1
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: WPA: 4-Way Handshake failed - pre-shared key may be incorrect
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="limu" auth_failures=1 duration=10 reason=WRONG_KEY
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-SSID-TEMP-DISABLED id=0 ssid="limu" auth_failures=2 duration=20 reason=CONN_FAILED
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus wpa_supplicant[32145]: wlo1: CTRL-EVENT-DSCP-POLICY clear_all
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542432.1439] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: 4way_handshake -> disconnected
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542432.1440] device (wlo1): Activation: (wifi) disconnected during association, asking for new key
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542432.1441] device (wlo1): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'supplicant-disconnect', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542432.1445] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: 4way_handshake -> disconnected
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542432.2440] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Feb 04 23:57:12 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542432.2441] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Feb 04 23:57:13 asus NetworkManager[517]: <warn>  [1675542433.7719] device (wlo1): no secrets: User canceled the secrets request.
Feb 04 23:57:13 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542433.7720] device (wlo1): state change: need-auth -> failed (reason 'no-secrets', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:13 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542433.7725] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Feb 04 23:57:13 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542433.7759] device (wlo1): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 7E:3A:0E:BC:F0:CE (scanning)
Feb 04 23:57:13 asus NetworkManager[517]: <warn>  [1675542433.7774] device (wlo1): Activation: failed for connection 'limu'
Feb 04 23:57:13 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542433.7778] device (wlo1): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Feb 04 23:57:13 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542433.8004] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Feb 04 23:57:13 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542433.8004] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: inactive -> disconnected
Feb 04 23:57:13 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542433.8057] device (wlo1): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> inactive
Feb 04 23:57:13 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542433.8057] device (p2p-dev-wlo1): supplicant management interface state: disconnected -> ina
13

There you see the reason…driver problem…
Maybe you need a special driver for your WiFi chipset, instead of the general one…

15

Great now can you walk me through the solution?

16

Well i would have done it for you if it wasn’t this late on my side of the world, but you could use a search engine to look for problems with wifi and your WiFi chipset…

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@TriMoon
thanks for your time and effort. you helped me a lot. I wish you the best of luck.

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@Matinanjaro

I’m not at all sure that a new/different driver is needed.

I was more worried about this:

Feb 04 23:57:08 asus NetworkManager[517]: <info>  [1675542428.7343] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'

Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'

This doesn’t look right.

It is very definitely not open - it should not be …

I suggest you delete the connection in the NetworkManager GUI
then create a new one.
Make sure to set the security to “WPA/WPA2/WPA3 Personal” in the security tab for the connection.

It should work automatically - but you should double check whether the correct security method is set.

19

Nice catch, i didn’t notice that one :+1:

20

… I had the same log running here - and just compared it visually, basically :slightly_smiling_face:

21

Ok here is the solution, apparently there was a driver issue with my laptop.
my wifi chipset is Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 I needed to install a certain driver with this command
sudo pamac build r8152-dkms
thanks to @TriMoon for helping me find the problem.