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my Linux only machine will drop my campus WiFi on a consistence basis and ask for authentication. This can happen multiple times within a minute or a few times in an hour. Im pretty sure its something with Linux and the network since other people i know with Linux machines have the same problem, but my phone or windows laptop have no issues.

Is there a way to have the computer auto authenticate each time so i dont have to click the prompt and press enter each time? For example, have it look for a key file with the password in it and then just use that without me having to do anything?

Here is a pastebin link of dmesg output https://pastebin.com/xV110u1c

As i was writing this i was asked for authentication around 25 times, there is no pattern to it, they happen at seemingly random times.

Toad Box
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I had the same problem. Try this:

  • PressAlt+F2
  • Type nm-connection-editor
  • Click on the Wi-Fi connection you want to fix and press the settings button below
  • Change the Band option from Automatic to B/G (2.4 GHz)
Matteo Zanin
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