i have created a NetworkManager connection called “Hotspot”, but it will not activate.
here is my connection file for NetworkManager.
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[connection]
id=Hotspot
uuid=34f58a3d-3af6-464d-9525-87941d61ffe0
type=wifi
autoconnect=false
interface-name=wlp5s0
permissions=
[wifi]
band=a
mac-address=00:1A:6B:0D:E5:C5
mac-address-blacklist=
mode=ap
ssid=matswifi
[wifi-security]
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
psk=wordpass
[ipv4]
dns-search=
method=shared
[ipv6]
addr-gen-mode=stable-privacy
dns-search=
ip6-privacy=0
method=ignore
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Error: Connection activation failed: 802.1X supplicant took too long to authenticate
my WiFi card is the Dell Wireless DW1601. its device id is 168c:0034. the driver in use is ath9k
im using Linux 5.2.9 as my kernel.