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[Michael Mess <1316634@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have this issue on a Thinkpad with Xubuntu 15.04.
It seems not to be hardware-related.

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Title:
  Does not automatically reconnect to hidden WiFi network

Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Running Lubuntu 14.04 32-bit on a Lenovo 3000 C200 laptop with an
  integrated Broadcom network adapter, I installed
  firmware-b43-installer and then successfully connected to my hidden
  (SSID not broadcast) WiFi net.

  But I see that it will not automatically reconnect.  I don't have to
  re-enter the password, but I do have to click the nm-applet indicator,
  choose 'Connect to Hidden Wi-Fi Network' and then choose my already-
  defined connection, which indeed has been saved but not used to
  automatically reconnect.

  If I edit the connection, I see that on the General tab it is already
  set to 'Automatically connect to this network when it is available.'

  The only way I can get automatic reconnection is to enable SSID
  Broadcast.

  And a similar effect: If I am connected to the network while SSID
  Broadcast is in effect and then disable SSID Broadcast, network-
  manager immediately loses the connection.

  Someone suggested that network-manager would find the hidden network
  if I just waited, but after waiting 15 minutes it had still not
  connected.

  Dual-booting this same laptop with Windows Vista, I see that Windows
  knows how to automatically reconnect to the hidden net.

  I see that https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-
  manager/+bug/295796 describes similar behavior, but that was reported
  back in 2008 and I'm imagining that there should be a separate report
  for the new release.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw'
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Tue May  6 10:24:32 2014
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-25 (10 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140416.2)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
   192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.118  metric 9
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
   WimaxEnabled=true
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  nmcli-con:
   NAME                      UUID                                   TYPE              TIMESTAMP    TIMESTAMP-REAL                     AUTOCONNECT   READONLY   DBUS-PATH                                 
   Wired connection 1        ac7ba941-660f-40c5-9b1f-4d24accc6225   802-3-ethernet    1399385892   Tue 06 May 2014 10:18:12 AM EDT    yes           no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1
   PRP                       d25473c0-98d8-4d93-ab37-3dd070bbd34b   802-11-wireless   1399386192   Tue 06 May 2014 10:23:12 AM EDT    yes           no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
   eth0       802-3-ethernet    unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1  
   wlan0      802-11-wireless   connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
   running         0.9.8.8    connected       enabled       enabled         enabled    enabled         disabled

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