diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/wifi.config b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/wifi.config
index 29bc2ccd36..fca9f9fd07 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/wifi.config
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/wifi.config
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <wifi connected_scan_interval="0" scan_interval="5" use_11n="no" rfkill="no" verbose="no">
-	<accesspoint ssid="" protection="NONE" passphrase=""/>
+	<network ssid="" protection="NONE" passphrase=""/>
 </wifi>
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/wifi_connection.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/wifi_connection.h
index 85f906c4b4..505c4ffc34 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/wifi_connection.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/model/wifi_connection.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ struct Sculpt::Wifi_connection
 
 	State state;
 
+	bool auth_failed;
+
 	Access_point::Bssid bssid;
 	Access_point::Ssid  ssid;
 
@@ -36,25 +38,35 @@ struct Sculpt::Wifi_connection
 		bool const connected =
 			node.has_sub_node("accesspoint") &&
 			node.sub_node("accesspoint").attribute("state").has_value("connected");
+		bool const connecting =
+			node.has_sub_node("accesspoint") &&
+			node.sub_node("accesspoint").attribute("state").has_value("connecting");
+		bool const auth_failed =
+			node.has_sub_node("accesspoint") &&
+			node.sub_node("accesspoint").attribute_value("auth_failure", false);
 
-		if (!connected)
+		if (!connected && !connecting)
 			return { .state = DISCONNECTED,
+			         .auth_failed = auth_failed,
 			         .bssid = Access_point::Bssid{},
 			         .ssid  = Access_point::Bssid{} };
 
 		Xml_node const ap = node.sub_node("accesspoint");
 
-		return { .state = CONNECTED,
+		return { .state = connected ? CONNECTED : CONNECTING,
+		         .auth_failed = false,
 		         .bssid = ap.attribute_value("bssid", Access_point::Bssid()),
 		         .ssid  = ap.attribute_value("ssid",  Access_point::Ssid()) };
 	}
 
 	static Wifi_connection disconnected_wifi_connection()
 	{
-		return Wifi_connection { DISCONNECTED, Access_point::Bssid{}, Access_point::Ssid{} };
+		return Wifi_connection { DISCONNECTED, false, Access_point::Bssid{}, Access_point::Ssid{} };
 	}
 
-	bool connected() const { return state == CONNECTED; }
+	bool connected()    const { return state == CONNECTED;  }
+	bool connecting()   const { return state == CONNECTING; }
+	bool auth_failure() const { return auth_failed;         }
 };
 
 #endif /* _MODEL__WIFI_CONNECTION_H_ */
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/network.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/network.h
index e0b98b61e9..0608be3d04 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/network.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/network.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ struct Sculpt::Network : Network_dialog::Action
 				xml.attribute("verbose_state", false);
 				xml.attribute("verbose",       false);
 
-				xml.node("accesspoint", [&]() {
+				xml.node("network", [&]() {
 					xml.attribute("ssid", ap.ssid);
 
 					/* for now always try to use WPA2 */
@@ -193,14 +193,14 @@ struct Sculpt::Network : Network_dialog::Action
 			xml.attribute("scan_interval", 10U);
 			xml.attribute("use_11n", false);
 
-			xml.node("accesspoints", [&]() {
-				xml.node("accesspoint", [&]() {
+			xml.attribute("verbose_state", false);
+			xml.attribute("verbose",       false);
 
-					/* generate attributes to ease subsequent manual tweaking */
-					xml.attribute("ssid", "");
-					xml.attribute("protection", "NONE");
-					xml.attribute("passphrase", "");
-				});
+			xml.node("network", [&]() {
+				/* generate attributes to ease subsequent manual tweaking */
+				xml.attribute("ssid", "");
+				xml.attribute("protection", "NONE");
+				xml.attribute("passphrase", "");
 			});
 		});
 
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/wifi_drv.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/wifi_drv.cc
index 28fd26a490..8f589be221 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/wifi_drv.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/runtime/wifi_drv.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 void Sculpt::gen_wifi_drv_start_content(Xml_generator &xml)
 {
-	gen_common_start_content(xml, "wifi_drv", Cap_quota{200}, Ram_quota{24*1024*1024});
+	gen_common_start_content(xml, "wifi_drv", Cap_quota{200}, Ram_quota{32*1024*1024});
 
 	gen_provides<Nic::Session>(xml);
 
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_dialog.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_dialog.cc
index bc9a99a480..09779fad17 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_dialog.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_dialog.cc
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ bool Sculpt::Network_dialog::_selected_ap_unprotected() const
 
 bool Sculpt::Network_dialog::need_keyboard_focus_for_passphrase() const
 {
-	if (_wifi_connection.state == Wifi_connection::CONNECTED)
+	if (   _wifi_connection.state == Wifi_connection::CONNECTED
+	    || _wifi_connection.state == Wifi_connection::CONNECTING)
 		return false;
 
 	if (!_nic_target.wifi())
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ bool Sculpt::Network_dialog::need_keyboard_focus_for_passphrase() const
 }
 
 
-void Sculpt::Network_dialog::_gen_access_point_list(Xml_generator &xml) const
+void Sculpt::Network_dialog::_gen_access_point_list(Xml_generator &xml,
+                                                    bool auth_failure) const
 {
 	if (_wlan_config_policy == WLAN_CONFIG_MANUAL)
 		return;
@@ -121,7 +123,9 @@ void Sculpt::Network_dialog::_gen_access_point_list(Xml_generator &xml) const
 
 		if (ap.protection == Access_point::WPA_PSK) {
 			gen_named_node(xml, "label", "passphrase msg", [&] () {
-				xml.attribute("text", "Enter passphrase:"); });
+				xml.attribute("text", auth_failure ? "Enter passphrase (auth failure):"
+				                                   : "Enter passphrase:");
+			});
 
 			gen_named_node(xml, "frame", "passphrase", [&] () {
 				xml.node("float", [&] () {
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ void Sculpt::Network_dialog::_gen_access_point_list(Xml_generator &xml) const
 }
 
 
-void Sculpt::Network_dialog::_gen_connected_ap(Xml_generator &xml) const
+void Sculpt::Network_dialog::_gen_connected_ap(Xml_generator &xml, bool connected) const
 {
 	bool done = false;
 
@@ -185,7 +189,9 @@ void Sculpt::Network_dialog::_gen_connected_ap(Xml_generator &xml) const
 		                                      Access_point::UNKNOWN });
 
 	gen_named_node(xml, "label", "associated", [&] () {
-		xml.attribute("text", "associated"); });
+		xml.attribute("text", connected ? "associated"
+		                                : "connecting");
+	});
 }
 
 
@@ -243,9 +249,12 @@ void Sculpt::Network_dialog::generate(Xml_generator &xml) const
 						 */
 						if (_nic_target.wifi()) {
 							if (_wifi_connection.connected())
-								_gen_connected_ap(xml);
+								_gen_connected_ap(xml, true);
+							else if (_wifi_connection.connecting())
+								_gen_connected_ap(xml, false);
 							else
-								_gen_access_point_list(xml);
+								_gen_access_point_list(xml,
+								                       _wifi_connection.auth_failure());
 						}
 
 						/* append display of uplink IP address */
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_dialog.h b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_dialog.h
index 6da9a8abf9..44e17c8979 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_dialog.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/sculpt_manager/view/network_dialog.h
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ struct Sculpt::Network_dialog : Dialog
 	bool _selected_ap_unprotected() const;
 
 	void _gen_access_point(Xml_generator &, Access_point const &) const;
-	void _gen_connected_ap(Xml_generator &) const;
-	void _gen_access_point_list(Xml_generator &) const;
+	void _gen_connected_ap(Xml_generator &, bool) const;
+	void _gen_access_point_list(Xml_generator &, bool) const;
 
 	void generate(Xml_generator &) const;