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[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <mathieu.tl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Auto connections are expected behavior, they do not mean that any auto
connection is being done, but that it was automatically created by
networkmanager for an SSID you clicked on in the applet.

If changes in the wireless network are made or if something doesn't
properly get detected (e.g. the wifi device detects WEP when it shoudl
be WPA), then it's normal for an automatic connection not to work. Once
the connection fails a few times then it might be recreated if you click
on it, depending on if there is more than just one access point with the
same name around.

It looks to me from the logs as though there is something wrong in how
the secrets are being passed or saved; either the password changes or
it's being deleted or otherwise can't be asked for by NetworkManager
when it tries to connect.

When your connection next fails, please take a copy of /var/log/syslog
before using your workaround to fix the issue and connect successfully,
then attach that copy to this bug report so we can get more information.

Thanks!

** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/840424

Title:
  network manager auto creates auto connection

Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I manually connect to my wireless router. But sometimes when I try to
  connect a popup asks for the stored WPA passphrase and NM cannot
  connect. In the NM setting then I see an "Auto" entry that looks like
  that normally auto connect is performed. But this is not the case. If
  this phenomen occurs I cannot connect until the "auto" entry was
  deleted. But after deleting the entry comes back after a few days.

  Strange behaviour.

  Regards,
  Florian

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: network-manager-gnome 0.8.4~git.20110318t152954.9c4c9a0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Architecture: i386
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
  Date: Sat Sep  3 17:41:04 2011
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
  IpRoute:
   192.168.42.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.42.244  metric 2 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0  scope link  metric 1000 
   default via 192.168.42.42 dev wlan0  proto static
  Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-04 (121 days ago)

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