Public bug reported: Binary package hint: indicator-network
Yesterday I replaced my old TP-LINK router with a new one (TL-WR1043N type) that supports b,g and n standards and initially left it at the default mode (mixed bgn, auto-negotiate). When I connected my Dell Latitude 2100 netbook I found the network indicator icon had vanished, though the networking was working and it would still flash up the notice on the network being established or lost. After messing around with some suggestions from the Ubuntu forum (assuming it was the netbook and not the change of router) I found that disabling and re-enabling the wifi card using Fn+F6 keys brought the icon back, but it was showing the network as disconnected (exclamation mark next to the signal strength 'fan' pattern) even though it was connected. On rebooting the icon was almost invisible and several times wider than usual (yes, very odd!) Then I tried configuring my router to be limited to only b & g speeds and then the icon was back to normal, showing the signal strength correctly and behaving normally if I clicked on it, etc. I have now tried reverting to 'bgn' and the icon was OK until I rebooted, and then it was gone again (network fine) and on restoring the router to limit it to b &g only, it came back to normal. So clearly there is something about the data that is coming back from the wifi hardware that is not being parsed properly, and more worrying (the strange loss of icon and the occasion it was misshaped) probably corrupting something internally (i.e. not sanitised correctly). $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS Release: 10.04 $ apt-cache policy indicator-network W: Unable to locate package indicator-network $ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01) 09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10) 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01) When running with 'bgn' enabled: $ nm-tool NetworkManager Tool State: connected - Device: eth2 [Auto TP-LINK-PSC] --------------------------------------------- Type: 802.11 WiFi Driver: wl State: connected Default: yes HW Address: 70:1A:04:24:CA:8E Capabilities: Speed: 54 Mb/s Wireless Properties WEP Encryption: yes WPA Encryption: yes WPA2 Encryption: yes Wireless Access Points virginmedia8926422: Infra, C4:3D:C7:37:E4:F4, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 20 WPA WPA2 TP-LINK-PSC: Infra, 00:23:CD:1C:85:A8, Freq 2442 MHz, Rate 0 Mb/s, Strength 80 WPA WPA2 Russelljiveanduptownfive: Infra, 00:22:3F:1A:D0:58, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 0 Mb/s, Strength 20 WPA JediTemple: Infra, 00:24:B2:79:66:68, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 80 WPA TALKTALK-6B3F74: Infra, 00:E0:4D:6B:3F:76, Freq 2422 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 80 WPA WPA2 IPv4 Settings: Address: 192.168.1.101 Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0) Gateway: 192.168.1.1 DNS: 208.67.222.222 DNS: 208.67.220.220 - Device: eth0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Type: Wired Driver: tg3 State: unavailable Default: no HW Address: 00:26:B9:07:0F:EC Capabilities: Carrier Detect: yes Wired Properties Carrier: off When running after restricting to b & g only: $ nm-tool NetworkManager Tool State: connected - Device: eth2 [Auto TP-LINK-PSC] --------------------------------------------- Type: 802.11 WiFi Driver: wl State: connected Default: yes HW Address: 70:1A:04:24:CA:8E Capabilities: Speed: 54 Mb/s Wireless Properties WEP Encryption: yes WPA Encryption: yes WPA2 Encryption: yes Wireless Access Points TP-LINK-PSC: Infra, 00:23:CD:1C:85:A8, Freq 2442 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 80 WPA WPA2 virginmedia8926422: Infra, C4:3D:C7:37:E4:F4, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 20 WPA WPA2 Russelljiveanduptownfive: Infra, 00:22:3F:1A:D0:58, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 0 Mb/s, Strength 100 WPA JediTemple: Infra, 00:24:B2:79:66:68, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 80 WPA TALKTALK-6B3F74: Infra, 00:E0:4D:6B:3F:76, Freq 2422 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 80 WPA WPA2 IPv4 Settings: Address: 192.168.1.101 Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0) Gateway: 192.168.1.1 DNS: 208.67.222.222 DNS: 208.67.220.220 - Device: eth0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Type: Wired Driver: tg3 State: unavailable Default: no HW Address: 00:26:B9:07:0F:EC Capabilities: Carrier Detect: yes Wired Properties Carrier: off Only obvious difference to me is with 'n' enabled it has my bit rate as zero, where as with b & g only it reports a realistic value. Still, that should not kill the icon surely? ** Affects: indicator-network (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762632 Title: Icon missing and/or strange with '11n' router -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs