Solved WiFi weirdness

[ChetPrynne]

Something strange is up with my new Moto E (KitKat 4.4.4).

I went to configure WiFi on it and absentmindedly entered a password of "password" instead of the real password, and then saved it just as I realized my mistake. So then I long-tapped the connection, chose "modify network", corrected the password, and saved. But when I saved it this time it reported " failed to save network", and when it tried to connect I got an authentication error. So I ran "forget network" and tried to start from scratch.

Here's where it gets strange. I tried connecting, but when I entered the correct password, the "SAVE" button stayed grayed out. No matter what I put in, I couldn't get the save button to activate, until I happened to enter "password" again, and then the save button activated. Of course, that does me no good. I saved it anyway and then tried to modify it again, but got the same "failed to save network" error. So I was going around in circles.

But wait, it gets even stranger! I took my Moto to a secured hotspot away from home and tried to connect. Guess what? The only password the configuration widget will accept, even for a network it has never seen before, is "password"! The save button stays grayed out for anything else.

I've tried setting things up through the third-party WiFi Connection Manager, and it also refuses to add any network whose password is not " password".

What the Hell...?

This is the sort of nonsense I've come to expect from Microslop, not the Google peeps.

 

[Miller6386]

Are you verifying that the Security type isn't set to something screwy like WEP or something?

 

[ChetPrynne]

Are you verifying that the Security type isn't set to something screwy like WEP or something?

It's WPA2 at home. I think it's at least WPA at the coffeehouse.

Oh, and yes, I've rebooted several times.

 

[ChetPrynne]

I've even walked around trying to connect to random secured networks that I don't have login credentials for, and in every case, I can only set the connection up with "password" as the password. Otherwise the save button stays grayed out.

 

[Miller6386]

Try entering a different 8 letter password all lower case

 

[ChetPrynne]

Try entering a different 8 letter password all lower case

Alright. Now I feel stupid. Yes, I was using a seven-letter password. So I put in a longer one at the WiFi router and now I'm up and running.

Don't know what I'll do at the coffeehouse, though. Their password is "coffee". Life comes with bigger problems than that, bit it's annoying.

 

[grenefroggie]

I have found it is easier to forget the network completely and try connecting again. Editing the WiFi network seems to never work.

WPA does not require an 8 character password. WPA2 requires at least 8 characters. When in doubt, forget the network and turn off WiFi for a few seconds then turn it back on.

 

[Jeffrey]

Glad you got it resolved.