hendrikwout is correct. My router is on channel 13 (I'm in the UK). My neighbours use most other channels in this area.
Adding those options to modprobe fixes the problem. ** Summary changed: - iwl3945 cannot find or connect to WPA network + iwl3945 cannot find or connect to EU channels ** Description changed: Binary package hint: network-manager Release: Intrepid Alpha 6 i386 live CD (no updates) Package (suspected): network-manager 0.7~~svn20080908t183521+eni0 Hardware: Compaq 6720s Centrino Core2Duo laptop and Gateway MX6932b Centrino Core Duo laptop. Both using Intel 3945ABG wifi chips. Router: Linksys WRT54GS Expected: My WPA network to be seen or at least able to connect to Actual: My WPA network is not listed and cannot force it to connect. Neighboring WEP networks seen are fine. Both these laptops work fine in Hardy our of the box. Using the Intrepid live CD neither can see my WPA encrypted network but can see neighboring WEP encrypted networks fine. When forcing via. "Connect to Other Wireless Network..." it repeatedly tries to connect and then asks me for the WPA password. Never actually full connecting. + + + + Edit: + The problem is the EU channels are not enabled by default. They have to be enabled with the following in /etc/modprobe.d/options: + + options cfg80211 ieee80211_regdom=EU + + Bug summary changed appropriately. + + Is there any way this option can be set (some kind of country selection + option?) in a user friendly way upon Desktop CD boot? -- iwl3945 cannot find or connect to EU channels https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272407 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
