This weekend I finally upgraded my MacBook Pro from Kubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, but unfortunately this has resulted in some minor and not so minor problems.
Not being able to automatically connect to my two WLANs with hidden SSIDs afterwards is one of them.
Kubuntu 20.04 does automatically connect to both of them if I make the SSIDs visible in my router's settings.
What I did do:
I wiped the Kubuntu partition of my hard drive and did a fresh, full Kubuntu 20.04 installation with third-party software for graphics and WiFi hardware. And started with an empty new /home, sweet /home.
What I did not do:
Change any settings of my two WLANs or did anything else than in Kubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 before (as far as the settings in KDE Plasma are still the same).
Following are some infos about hardware and other stuff:
Additional drivers
Every time I automatically try to connect to one of my hidden WLANs I get:
If I set the SSIDs to visible this error is gone and the automatic connection just works, as I said above…
Well, I know hiding SSIDs is no major security feature, but I would like to be able to do it nonetheless - as I have done for the last two decades and the "approval" of the former Kubuntus, several other operating systems, mobile phones, TVs, etc… ;-)
Any ideas how to fix this?
Did I make a mistake or overlook something?
PS: Other than the failing autoconnect to hidden SSIDs the wireless functionality of Kubuntu 20.04 works absolutely flawlessly. :-)
Not being able to automatically connect to my two WLANs with hidden SSIDs afterwards is one of them.
Kubuntu 20.04 does automatically connect to both of them if I make the SSIDs visible in my router's settings.
What I did do:
I wiped the Kubuntu partition of my hard drive and did a fresh, full Kubuntu 20.04 installation with third-party software for graphics and WiFi hardware. And started with an empty new /home, sweet /home.
What I did not do:
Change any settings of my two WLANs or did anything else than in Kubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 before (as far as the settings in KDE Plasma are still the same).
Following are some infos about hardware and other stuff:
Additional drivers
Code:
$ [B]inxi -N[/B] Network: Device-1: Broadcom and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3 Device-2: Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n driver: wl
Code:
$ [B]ifconfig wlp2s0[/B] wlp2s0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 inet 192.168.2.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.2.255 inet6 fe80::aabb:cfff:fe0d:d4e8 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link> ether a8:bb:cf:0d:d4:e8 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 19054 bytes 7331251 (7.3 MB) RX errors 0 dropped 8791 overruns 0 frame 406 TX packets 9265 bytes 1497901 (1.4 MB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 device interrupt 17
Code:
$ [B]nmcli -f autoconnect-priority,name connection[/B] AUTOCONNECT-PRIORITY NAME 10 Zuhause WLAN 20 Zuhause Ethernet 0 Zuhause WLAN 2
Code:
$ [B]journalctl -xep err [/B][…] Mai 23 23:39:35 MBP-Kubuntu2004 wpa_supplicant[785]: [COLOR=#ff0000][B]bgscan simple: Failed to enable signal strength monitoring[/B][/COLOR]
Well, I know hiding SSIDs is no major security feature, but I would like to be able to do it nonetheless - as I have done for the last two decades and the "approval" of the former Kubuntus, several other operating systems, mobile phones, TVs, etc… ;-)
Any ideas how to fix this?
Did I make a mistake or overlook something?
PS: Other than the failing autoconnect to hidden SSIDs the wireless functionality of Kubuntu 20.04 works absolutely flawlessly. :-)
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