Linux Mint 19.3 XFCE can't connect to eduroam wifi network

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Linux Mint 19.3 XFCE can't connect to eduroam wifi network

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Hello everyone!

I have a serious problem with connecting to the University "eduroam" wifi network! I tried to read all the relevant posts with this topic at this forum, but I did't found a solution to my problem. I am using this system from about three years: I started with 19.1 and upgraded to 19.2, than 19.3. I have never experienced this kind of problems with home networks.

I tried a couple thing to solve it myself, so I will try to sum all my experiences.

When I try to connect (clicking on the network icon and choosing the eduroam network) the network manager pops up:
- I choose WPA2 Enterprise, PEAP, no CA needed, MSCHAPv2, username and password (as it is recommended on the University web page)
- click connect and wait about 30 seconds, but an authentication window appears again and again
I contacted the University IT stuff to ask for some help, but they don't even found any request from my system in their log files. It seems the problem is with the Linux Mint 19.3.

So, I downloaded some other linux distros and copied to my easy2boot pendrive to try them in "live cd" mode.
- manjaro-xfce-21.0.3-210428-linux510.iso
- garuda-xfce-linux-tkg-bmq-210107.iso
- lmde-4-cinnamon-64bit.iso
- linuxmint-20.2-xfce-64bit.iso
All of them can connect to eduroam wifi network (with the same configuration listed above) like a charm!

Next I tried to boot the linuxmint-19.3-xfce-64bit.iso in "live cd" mode: no luck, can't connect to the network!

I went to the /var/log/syslog.log file to see what's going on under the hood. Here is what I found (copied from the file):
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.3905] keyfile: add connection in-memory (cf07d9b7-b478-4d3b-9f7a-fab2ef46c410,"eduroam")
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.3925] device (wlp3s0): Activation: starting connection 'eduroam' (cf07d9b7-b478-4d3b-9f7a-fab2ef46c410)
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4000] settings-connection[0x5569e4d76770,cf07d9b7-b478-4d3b-9f7a-fab2ef46c410]: write: successfully commited (keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/eduroam (cf07d9b7-b478-4d3b-9f7a-fab2ef46c410,"eduroam") and persist connection)
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4003] audit: op="connection-add-activate" uuid="cf07d9b7-b478-4d3b-9f7a-fab2ef46c410" name="eduroam" pid=3710 uid=1000 result="success"
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4016] device (wlp3s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4018] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4029] device (wlp3s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4032] device (wlp3s0): Activation: (wifi) access point 'eduroam' has security, but secrets are required.
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4032] device (wlp3s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4072] device (wlp3s0): state change: need-auth -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4076] device (wlp3s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4079] device (wlp3s0): Activation: (wifi) connection 'eduroam' has security, and secrets exist. No new secrets needed.
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4080] Config: added 'ssid' value 'eduroam'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4080] Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4080] Config: added 'bgscan' value 'simple:30:-65:300'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4080] Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-EAP'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4080] Config: added 'auth_alg' value 'OPEN'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4081] Config: added 'password' value '<hidden>'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4081] Config: added 'eap' value 'PEAP'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4081] Config: added 'fragment_size' value '1266'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4081] Config: added 'phase2' value 'auth=MSCHAPV2'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4081] Config: added 'identity' value 'MyUserName'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4081] Config: added 'proactive_key_caching' value '1'
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 dbus-daemon[3300]: [session uid=1000 pid=3300] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.secrets' requested by ':1.39' (uid=1000 pid=3710 comm="nm-applet " label="unconfined")
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280151.4165] device (wlp3s0): supplicant interface state: ready -> scanning
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 gnome-keyring-d[7412]: couldn't access control socket: /run/user/1000/keyring/control: Nincs ilyen fájl vagy könyvtár
Oct 15 08:42:31 alex-ThinkPad-T450 dbus-daemon[3300]: [session uid=1000 pid=3300] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.secrets'
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: SME: Trying to authenticate with 80:8d:b7:4e:3c:71 (SSID='eduroam' freq=5580 MHz)
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 kernel: [ 607.733170] wlp3s0: authenticate with 80:8d:b7:4e:3c:71
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280152.3503] device (wlp3s0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 kernel: [ 607.739754] wlp3s0: send auth to 80:8d:b7:4e:3c:71 (try 1/3)
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: Trying to associate with 80:8d:b7:4e:3c:71 (SSID='eduroam' freq=5580 MHz)
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 kernel: [ 607.743977] wlp3s0: authenticated
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 kernel: [ 607.747754] wlp3s0: associate with 80:8d:b7:4e:3c:71 (try 1/3)
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 kernel: [ 607.749538] wlp3s0: RX AssocResp from 80:8d:b7:4e:3c:71 (capab=0x1 status=0 aid=1)
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 kernel: [ 607.751210] wlp3s0: associated
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: Associated with 80:8d:b7:4e:3c:71
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-SUBNET-STATUS-UPDATE status=0
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-EAP-STARTED EAP authentication started
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280152.3709] device (wlp3s0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280152.3711] device (wlp3s0): supplicant interface state: associating -> associated
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-EAP-PROPOSED-METHOD vendor=0 method=25
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-EAP-METHOD EAP vendor 0 method 25 (PEAP) selected
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 kernel: [ 607.843199] wlp3s0: Limiting TX power to 30 (30 - 0) dBm as advertised by 80:8d:b7:4e:3c:71
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-EAP-PEER-CERT depth=1 subject='/C=NL/O=GEANT Vereniging/CN=GEANT OV RSA CA 4' hash=37834fa5ea40fbf7b61196955962e1ca0558872435e4206653d3f620dd8e988e
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-EAP-PEER-CERT depth=0 subject='/C=HU/postalCode=2400/L=Duna\xC3\xBAjv\xC3\xA1ros/street=T\xC3\xA1ncsics Mih\xC3\xA1ly utca 1/a/O=Duna\xC3\xBAjv\xC3\xA1rosi Egyetem/CN=eduroam.uniduna.hu' hash=a32feb48d94173904210f508b92aa56338d7c49859af59bae96da1702bb276c1
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-EAP-PEER-ALT depth=0 DNS:eduroam.uniduna.hu
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-EAP-PEER-ALT depth=0 DNS:radius.uniduna.hu
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: OpenSSL: tls_connection_decrypt - Decryption failed - SSL_read error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)
Oct 15 08:42:32 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: SSL: Failed to decrypt Phase 2 data
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <warn> [1634280176.6123] device (wlp3s0): Activation: (wifi) association took too long
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 kernel: [ 632.003318] wlp3s0: deauthenticating from 80:8d:b7:4e:3c:71 by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280176.6124] device (wlp3s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <warn> [1634280176.6144] device (wlp3s0): Activation: (wifi) asking for new secrets
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 wpa_supplicant[1035]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=80:8d:b7:4e:3c:71 reason=3 locally_generated=1
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <warn> [1634280176.6222] sup-iface[0x5569e4cd5240,wlp3s0]: connection disconnected (reason -3)
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280176.6225] device (wlp3s0): supplicant interface state: associated -> disconnected
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 dbus-daemon[1022]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.56' (uid=1000 pid=3710 comm="nm-applet " label="unconfined")
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 dbus-daemon[1022]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Oct 15 08:42:56 alex-ThinkPad-T450 systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Oct 15 08:42:58 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <warn> [1634280178.8788] device (wlp3s0): User canceled the secrets request.
Oct 15 08:42:58 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280178.8789] device (wlp3s0): state change: need-auth -> failed (reason 'no-secrets', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Oct 15 08:42:58 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280178.8795] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Oct 15 08:42:58 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <warn> [1634280178.8808] device (wlp3s0): Activation: failed for connection 'eduroam'
Oct 15 08:42:58 alex-ThinkPad-T450 NetworkManager[1036]: <info> [1634280178.8888] device (wlp3s0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
I tried to turn off the firewall, upgrade the openssl version, making wpa_supplicant.conf (viewtopic.php?f=52&t=295342&p=1683995&h ... m#p1683995), but no luck until now...

Now the only option I have, connecting to my cell phone internet which is a bit limited.

Please, if anybody have a solution or advice, be so kind and share with me. I like this distro and I don't want to upgrade or move to an another one.

All the best for everyone!
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Re: Linux Mint 19.3 XFCE can't connect to eduroam wifi network

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Which kernel are you using? If not sure, check:

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 uname -r 
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Re: Linux Mint 19.3 XFCE can't connect to eduroam wifi network

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Hi!

Current kernel version is: 5.4.0-87-generic

I try to keep the system up to date.
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Re: Linux Mint 19.3 XFCE can't connect to eduroam wifi network

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alexfeltoti wrote: Sat Oct 16, 2021 6:50 am Hi!

Current kernel version is: 5.4.0-87-generic

I try to keep the system up to date.
Ok, I thought maybe you had the unsupported 5.0 kernel of 19.3, but not so.
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Re: Linux Mint 19.3 XFCE can't connect to eduroam wifi network

Post by alexfeltoti »

I couldn't manage to connect to eduroam, so finally I upgraded to the Linux Mint 20.2 Uma: now I am able to connect to eduroam network of the University.

That's all folks...
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