Wi-fi works on one network but not on another: SSID not found

atsaloli · 2022-04-06 01:37

Hello,

I installed 64-bit Q4OS (Trinity Desktop) on a Lenovo x230 laptop.

It works at home, I can connect to our house wireless network.

But when I take the laptop to school, I can't connect to their wireless network. I get the message:

TDENetworkManager: Connection attempt failed! SSID not found.

I tried removing the network connection and re-adding it. The network widget shows me that the system picks up the network. (The SSID is correct.) But whenever I try to connect, I get the above error message.

/var/log/user.log shows:

...
Apr 4 18:03:39 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <info> [1649113419.3208] keyfile: new connection /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ORBI46.nmconnection (7b64625c-6b0b-491d-bc23-828e4e37a10c,"ORBI46")
Apr 4 18:04:12 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <info> [1649113452.5894] device (wlp3s0): Activation: starting connection 'ORBI46' (7b64625c-6b0b-491d-bc23-828e4e37a10c)
Apr 4 18:04:12 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <info> [1649113452.5901] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="7b64625c-6b0b-491d-bc23-828e4e37a10c" name="ORBI46" pid=1056 uid=1002 result="success"
Apr 4 18:04:12 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <info> [1649113452.5944] device (wlp3s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'ORBI46' requires no security. No secrets needed.
Apr 4 18:04:12 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <info> [1649113452.5948] Config: added 'ssid' value 'ORBI46'
Apr 4 18:04:38 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <warn> [1649113478.3040] device (wlp3s0): Activation: failed for connection 'ORBI46'
Apr 4 18:05:51 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <info> [1649113551.8242] device (wlp3s0): Activation: starting connection 'ORBI46' (7b64625c-6b0b-491d-bc23-828e4e37a10c)
Apr 4 18:05:51 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <info> [1649113551.8243] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="7b64625c-6b0b-491d-bc23-828e4e37a10c" name="ORBI46" pid=1056 uid=1002 result="success"
Apr 4 18:05:51 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <info> [1649113551.8271] device (wlp3s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'ORBI46' requires no security. No secrets needed.
Apr 4 18:05:51 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <info> [1649113551.8271] Config: added 'ssid' value 'ORBI46'
Apr 4 18:06:17 q4os-desktop NetworkManager[471]: <warn> [1649113577.3038] device (wlp3s0): Activation: failed for connection 'ORBI46'
...

"inxi -F":

System: Host: q4os-desktop Kernel: 4.19.0-17-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Trinity
Distro: Q4OS 3.15.2-n1
Machine: Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 2306CTO v: ThinkPad X230 serial: <root required>
Mobo: LENOVO model: 2306CTO serial: <root required> UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO v: G2ET92WW (2.52 )
date: 02/22/2013
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 27.0 Wh condition: 37.9/57.7 Wh (66%)
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i7-3520M bits: 64 type: MT MCP L2 cache: 4096 KiB
Speed: 1197 MHz min/max: 1200/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1197 2: 1197 3: 1197 4: 1197
Graphics: Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Mobile v: 4.2 Mesa 18.3.6
Audio: Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-17-amd64
Network: Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: 3c:97:0e:9f:42:ec
Device-2: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 driver: iwlwifi
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: 9c:4e:36:bd:11:bc
Drives: Local Storage: total: 223.57 GiB used: 7.37 GiB (3.3%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Corsair model: Force LE SSD size: 223.57 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 218.12 GiB used: 7.37 GiB (3.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 975.0 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 46.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Info: Processes: 195 Uptime: 14m Memory: 15.37 GiB used: 1.13 GiB (7.4%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.32

Both networks show in the network manager of type "802.11 WiFi".

Any suggestions? I'd like to be able to use the school network.

Thanks,
AT

bin · 2022-04-06 06:39

Well, the first suggestion would be to install the latest version of Q4OS. The one you have there is the old Debian Buster base. The newer versions are Bullseye. https://sourceforge.net/projects/q4os/f … o/download
If that produces the same result then it may be your school network uses a different key type so it would be worth checking the settings they provide.

atsaloli · 2022-04-09 16:26

Thanks, bin!

I was able to connect to the school's wi-fi by configuring the network connection security to "WPA Personal" and putting in the shared key.

Understood that I'm on an older version of Q4OS.

Thank you for your kind reply.

bin · 2022-04-10 05:34

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#1 2022-04-06 01:37

Wi-fi works on one network but not on another: SSID not found

#2 2022-04-06 06:39

Re: Wi-fi works on one network but not on another: SSID not found

#3 2022-04-09 16:26

Re: Wi-fi works on one network but not on another: SSID not found

#4 2022-04-10 05:34

Re: Wi-fi works on one network but not on another: SSID not found

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