Description of problem: I just ran across a problem at the Univ Para in Belem Brazil One of their SSID has (I presume) UTF code in the name. but Network center, iwlist, and wpa_supplicant treat the name differently-- in particular some Capitalize the hex bytes and others do not. Also Network center does not treat the ssid properly. The SSID is ppgf_audit\xc3\xe3io_LPF Unfortunately something reports this as ppgf_audit\xC3\xE3io_LPF which of course does not match the other one. In addition, the wpa_supplicant name in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf as ssid="ppgf_audit\xc3\xe3io_LPF" but the "string version" (in double qoutes does not translate into the appropriate bytes. It should be ssid=P"ppgf_audit\xc3\xe3io_LPF" so that wpa_supplicant treats the escape sequences properly. (in fact there is no reason why the ssid=P"..." form should not be used for all the ssid= lines in wpa_supplicant.conf). The short problemis that wpasupplicant refuses to connect to such an ssid, since the match strings do NOT agree. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.9-1.1 wpa_supplicant wireless-tools-30-0.pre9.11.mga7 libdrakx-net-2.42-1.mga7 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Try to use NetworkCenter to connect to an SSID with escape characters in it.
*** Bug 25721 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 25722 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 25719 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Thank you w unruh for pointing out this problem (just once would have helped). This is one of 4 equal bugs, the only one to treat. Assigning to registered maintainer tmb for: wpa_supplicant-2.9-1.1.mga7.src.rpm wireless-tools-30-0.pre9.11.mga7.src.rpm CC tv for: drakx-net-2.42-1.mga7.src.rpm
Source RPM: Network center and wpa_supplicant and iwlist => wpa_supplicant-2.9-1.1.mga7.src.rpmAssignee: bugsquad => tmbCC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
I do appologise. The bugs web page kept indicating that the attempt to post had crashed and failed, so I tried again, and again. Sorry.
See also bug 25871.
Mageia 7 is EOL since July 1st 2021. There will not have any further bugfix for this release. You are encouraged to upgrade to Mageia 8 as soon as possible. @reporter, if this bug still apply with Mageia 8, please let us know it. @packager, if you work on the Mageia 7 version of your package, please check the Mageia 8 package if issue is also present. In this case, please fix the Mageia 8 version instead. This bug report will be closed OLD if there is no further notice within 1st September 2021.
Hi bug reporter and hi assignee and others involved, Please reopen this bug report if it is still valid for Mageia 8 or 9(cauldron), and change "Version:" in the upper left of this report accordingly. This report is being closed as OLD because it was filed against Mageia 7, for which support ended on June 30th 2021. Thanks, Marja
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => OLD