Interestingly, for my problem looks like iwconfig works correctly every
4th time. Every other time it truncates to just the first letter.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSL
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLlll
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdfa
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"MandSLllljkljkdfa" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdf
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdff
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"MandSLllljkljkdffasd" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"MandSLllljkljkdffasd" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"MandSLllljkljkdffasd" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
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ESSID gets truncated
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/74672
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