Really. If you have to broadcast your SSID you might as well be running Windows ;0)
I'm a little apprehensive about updating my Laptop *yet again *only to find that WPA still doesn't work, but if you're saying it works now on an Inspiron 1525 I guess I'll give it a try. Lately I've just been using my Mac or plugging in a Cat5. -Clay On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:11 PM, JW <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay. While I still think that "Expired" != "Fixed", the issue does not > recur with Lucid for me. Now I can again return to not broadcasting my > SSID! Nice. > > -- > BCM4312/Ubuntu 8.10/Dell Inspiron 1525 wireless not working if SSID hidden > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307637 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Expired > > Bug description: > I have a new laptop, a Dell Inspiron 1525 with a Broadcom BCM4312 wireless > card, which is fully supported in Ubuntu 8.10. On my previous laptop (also > running Ubuntu 8.10) I never had problems with wireless connections. On my > new Dell, I have had problems when connecting to wireless networks with > hidden SSID's. > > I have confirmed this fact in tests here at my home: I reset my wireless > router and set it up with a hidden SSID. After numerous attempts I could not > connect with my Dell to the network. I then reconfigured my wireless router > with an open SSID and immediately it was possible to connect to the router. > > When attempting to connect to a network with a hidden SSID, the following > happens: a connection is attempted (icon in panel "spins") and after a while > the login screen appears, but the correct password that was initially > entered, appears in a completely changed manner, almost as though it was > encrypted. Attempts at retyping the password (or leaving it jumbled, as-is) > and retrying the connection does not work. In all these cases the security > protocol was "WPA and WPA2 personal". > > I have thought of marking this as a security vulnerability as it has forced > me to make the SSID of my wireless network visible, but I suppose that is > not the correct designation. > > See also http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1009404 > > Please note that I, as originator of this bug, did not add this "PS" note > below. I do not consider this to be a viable workaround. > > P.S. I was able to connect hidden AP in this way: I made SSID vissible, > then connected to WIFI an hided it. Connection was working until > reconnecting (about 6 hours). So it's is impossible to connect to hidden > network, but hidden network is working fine. > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/307637/+subscribe > -- BCM4312/Ubuntu 8.10/Dell Inspiron 1525 wireless not working if SSID hidden https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307637 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
