Re: Cannot connect to WiFi.

From	Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Cannot connect to WiFi.
Date	2017-11-16 16:30 +0100
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On 11/16/17, Jeroen Mathon <jeroenmathonmac@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/16/2017 11:28 AM, Eric S Fraga wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 15 Nov 2017 at 19:48, Juan R. de Silva wrote:
>>
>>> When "Authentication Key is required" dialog pops up and the key is
>>> entered,j Connect button remains grayed out/disabled. Thus there is no
>>> way to get through but pressing Cancel button.
>> What type of security are you using?  WEP or WPA?  I had this problem
>> with a WEP using access point. Switched to WPA and was fine.
>
>
> A good thing to also note is the length of the key.
>
> I think that the minimal length for the key was something arround 8
> characters.

That's a good one. One of them is 13 characters. I only know that from
messing around with it a couple years ago.

While doing the same earlier this year, nothing reminded that you need
that odd amount. It seems like that occurred in multiple unrelated
places, too, while I was "grasping at straws". :)

If I come across my specific case use again, it's at least wishlist
worthy to have some kind of advisement/reminder, e.g. at least a
cursor hover triggered tip, there in your face when you're first
setting that up..

Cindy :)
-- 
Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA

* runs with duct tape *

Thread

Cannot connect to WiFi. "Juan R. de Silva" <juan.r.d.silva@gmail.com> - 2017-11-15 20:50 +0100
  Re: Cannot connect to WiFi. Jeroen Mathon <jeroenmathonmac@gmail.com> - 2017-11-15 21:40 +0100
  Re: Cannot connect to WiFi. Zoltán Herman <zoltanhbz@gmail.com> - 2017-11-15 21:40 +0100
  Re: Cannot connect to WiFi. Charles Kroeger <ckrogrr@frankensteinface.com> - 2017-11-15 21:40 +0100
  Re: Cannot connect to WiFi. David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2017-11-15 21:40 +0100
  Re: Cannot connect to WiFi. Bob Weber <bobrweber@gmail.com> - 2017-11-15 22:00 +0100
  Re: Cannot connect to WiFi. Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2017-11-16 11:30 +0100
    Re: Cannot connect to WiFi. Jeroen Mathon <jeroenmathonmac@gmail.com> - 2017-11-16 11:40 +0100
      Re: Cannot connect to WiFi. Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2017-11-16 16:30 +0100
        Re: Cannot connect to WiFi. Jeroen Mathon <jeroenmathonmac@gmail.com> - 2017-11-16 16:30 +0100
        Re: Cannot connect to WiFi. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-11-16 17:00 +0100
  [SOLVED] Re: Cannot connect to WiFi "Juan R. de Silva" <juan.r.d.silva@gmail.com> - 2017-11-16 21:20 +0100
    Re: [SOLVED] Re: Cannot connect to WiFi Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2017-11-16 21:40 +0100
    Re: [SOLVED] Re: Cannot connect to WiFi David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-11-17 00:00 +0100
      Re: [SOLVED] Re: Cannot connect to WiFi "Juan R. de Silva" <juan.r.d.silva@gmail.com> - 2017-11-17 03:40 +0100
        Re: [SOLVED] Re: Cannot connect to WiFi David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-11-17 05:30 +0100

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