WiFi repeatedly requests the password PopOs
WiFi repeatedly requests the password PopOs
Hello and welcome to the new year! I’m experiencing some problems with my RTL8812AU Wi-Fi dongle. It keeps prompting for my password even after multiple connections, and it also establishes a fresh connection even when the previous one is still listed. After installing Popos, the driver that came pre-installed worked initially, but once I updated via the system update, it stopped functioning properly. To work around this, I found a guide on re-installing drivers using DKMS, which I now follow every time. This approach resolves the issue and keeps the connection stable until I reboot. However, deleting the connections doesn’t fix the problem—it loops back again. My other dongle from Rarlink behaves the same way when trying to connect. I suspect this might be related to my network settings or configuration. I’ve attempted to modify the network file in the etc/net manager/sys config folders, but I’m unsure which editor to use and can’t access the changes. I feel a bit stuck and am worried about making mistakes that could break the system. I’m open to suggestions but prefer not to try commands right now since they often lead to reinstalling everything from scratch. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Hm... Could you share the output of `journalctl --catalog --boot` at around the time it asks for the password at boot? Also, do you have the system set to automatically log into your account, or do you have to type your user password every single time you boot? It might play a role here (though I can't see which), as it did mess with my WiFi password on KDE until I told it to store the password in plain text (the "for all users" setting), since it had me enter my user password every single boot because I set it to automatically log in, which meant that I did not type my password in before it tried to connect to my WiFi.
Thanks for the response, but I’ve fixed the problem now. Reinstalling the Wi-Fi drivers didn’t help, so I tried updating them with sudo apt install --reinstall network-manager. Hope this assists others too.