Anything in the logs? And what is the wireless card on the laptop? -----Original Message----- From: Nick Rout [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 20 February 2009 11:53 am To: [email protected] Subject: Re: wireless connecting - network manager problem?
Yes network manager has improved, but I find now that I am asked for my encyption password each time I log on (or is it reboot?) whereas on 8.04 it joined up to the wireless on login. Anyone know how to get back the old behaviour? On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Caleb Sawtell <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally I found that connecting to wireless was alot more reliable > in ubuntu 8.10 :) > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Andrew Errington > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Could be deteriorating hardware. Try a USB wireless dongle and >> disable the built-in wireless. See if the exact same issues persist >> with the new hardware (everything else is the same). >> >> A >> >> On Fri, February 20, 2009 11:09, Roger Searle wrote: >> > Hi, over the last month or so I have experienced increasing >> > problems getting the wireless connection to connect. This is an >> > ubuntu 8.04 with gnome, network manager 0.6.6. Only changes have >> > been any updates via apt-get update/upgrade. Connections are to 2 separate wrt54gl routers >> > (home, work), set up essentially the same. I know they function OK >> > based on other laptops connecting without issue. >> > >> > Going back a month, connections would "just work" on logging on to >> > the gnome desktop. Then I would occasionally experience a problem >> > connecting, and manually intervene via network manager. 2 weeks >> > or so ago I began to be prompted for the passphrase and could then >> > successfully connect. Now I am often unable to connect at all, or >> > can connect after 2 or sometimes 3 or 4 times entering the >> > passphrase. Sometimes I'm having to resort to an ethernet cable >> > :-( >> > >> > Turning on and off the wireless switch on the laptop, or disabling >> > then re-enabling wireless via network manager, or a reboot, or >> > resetting the router, have all been tried in an attempt to resolve >> > with any consistency, but generally it's random if it is >> > successful. Removing and recreating the passphrase entry in the >> > "Passwords and Encryption Keys" tool (where the password is usually >> > shown in what appears to be a hex format) hasn't helped. >> > >> > I'm at a loss to explain what I am describing, so seeking any >> > suggestions on how to resolve this or where to look. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Roger >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > ********************************************************************** This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City Council. If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the sender and delete. Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz **********************************************************************
