After shutting down several times (in the normal course of use) the network shows up, and the computer connected fine.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889230 Title: wifi network not discovered, despite windows 7 and android seeing it Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: In Ubuntu the wifi network doesn't show up. On Windows 7 on the same laptop it shows up. In Android on my phone it shows up. Range isn't the issue, as the router is only about 2m away. Laptop (Dell Inspiron m301z) hasn't had any wifi problems previously. Router settings: It is a Virgin Media branded netgear router vmdg480 Standard Specification Compliant EU DOCSIS 3.0 Hardware Version 2.00 Software Version V5.5.2R30 Channel: Auto 802.11 mode: Upto 300 Mbps 802.11N Band: 2.4Ghz Security Mode WPA Auto ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: network-manager 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Date: Fri Nov 11 17:41:58 2011 Gconf: IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64+mac (20110901) IpRoute: default via 192.168.42.129 dev usb0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev usb0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.42.0/24 dev usb0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.42.202 metric 1 Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-22 (50 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/889230/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp