On Tue, 2007-07-17 at 11:52 +0200, Steffen Bauch wrote: > Can anybody comment on this Ubuntu bug? > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/50214 > > Summary: It is not possible to connect to hidden wireless networks with > Network Manager 0.6.4 with Feisty Fawn. > > I really would like to know what are the dependencies of Network Manager > 0.6.4 regarding to libiw, Wireless Extensions in Kernel and > wpa_supplicant. > > Is it possible that the bug is connected to properties of "<hidden>" > replacement. While trying to associate with the network, is the > interface set up? (in comparisson to "ifconfig ath0 up; wpa_supplicant > -iath0 -C/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dmadwifi" which works). > > I really would like to see a patch for this bug.
I didn't think that madwifi used <hidden> ? If it just passes back a zero-length SSID like all the other drivers do (except for ipw) then it should be OK. Note that some older Cisco APs actually use a string of 8 null characters when they hide the SSID, though this case should be covered too. Dan _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
