Auto-connect to hidden wifi network Ubuntu 20.04
By John Thompson
Unable to automatically connect to hidden networks on Ubuntu 20.04. Set up 2 connections, 5G and 24G, both hidden networks. Connections connect manually fine. Tried setting BSSID as noted in another post- did not work. Tried with setting only 1 connection, still no auto-connect to hidden network. Also System Settings (gnome-control-center) hangs up intermittently when making/ editing these settings. (No files in /var/crash/) Everything worked fine in 18.04 and this is a fresh install of 20.04. Install is on Dell XPS 13 that was originally configured for Ubuntu 14.04.
31 Answer
I remember this one. The solution is easy. (For me anyways)
Make sure that your SSID is hidden.
Start your laptop or PC for that matter and go to the Wi-Fi settings.
Right from the W-Fi on/off slide button click on the three vertical dots and select "Known Wi-Fi Networks". Your SSID should be there. Click on the configure circle on the right and select "Forget Connection"
Click again on the three vertical dots and select "Connect to Hidden Network" and fill out your network details. SSID and password is enough unless your network requires more.
Restart the system and it should connect automatically now.
I believe this happened when I connected to my SSID when it was not hidden and afterwards changed to hidden.
Hope this solved your problem. Goodluck
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