NetworkManager auto-connect to hidden WPA Enterprise

**lvleph** · February 17th, 2009

So tere is no solution to this yet? I suppose a startup script could accomplish this?

**mcmonkeys1** · February 21st, 2009

well, i installed Intrepid Ibex, and the problem of having to re-enter user/password has dissappeared, because i can no longer connect to these networks whatsoever! another step backwards for me, doh! am having to boot into windoz€(ugh!) in college to connect to network.

on an unrelated note KDE 4.1 is horrible also. reminds me of vista, putrid.

**lvleph** · February 22nd, 2009

My universities wireless gives me all sorts of problems. In fact, it is not just linux it is also my friends Macs. You should inform your university of the issue. My solution to my problem was to bring a wireless router to my office and hook that up. lol Now I don't have to worry about blocked ports either on the wireless.

**mcmonkeys1** · February 25th, 2009

solution: don't use network manager to connect to these networks.
i can't remember all the details, but u have to do it manually basically, includes such things as a wpasupplicant.conf file and 2 other scripts. and probably using windows driver with NDIS wrapper.

couldn't be bothered myself.

**TBKDan** · February 25th, 2009

Originally Posted by mcmonkeys1

solution: don't use network manager to connect to these networks.
i can't remember all the details, but u have to do it manually basically, includes such things as a wpasupplicant.conf file and 2 other scripts. and probably using windows driver with NDIS wrapper.

couldn't be bothered myself.

With Ibex, it *can* connect to these networks if you tell it to manually connect via NetworkManager, it just can't automatically discover hidden SSIDs. Again, NetworkManager can connect, just not automatically. And luckily with Ibex, it saves the login information so you don't have to re-type it every time you wish to connect.

**Hamilton José Brumatto** · November 10th, 2011

Hi, there is a trick that works fine for me:

at "/etc/rc.local" you include the following line:

iwlist wlan0 scanning essid "HIDDEN_ESSID" 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null

where wlan0 is youw wireless interface, and "HIDDEN_ESSID" is the essid of your hidden wireless access point.
Optionally you can log out the results.

Hamilton