I have the exact same issue. Both in KDE and in unity if I stop the service "network-manager" and connect to the access point with iwconfig I can connect without any problem.
Posting the workaraound for people looking for one: sudo service network-manager stop sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid 'name of your network' if you have wep enabled: sudo iwconfig wlan0 key 'your WEP key' sudo dhclient ** Package changed: ubuntu => network-manager (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1037865 Title: wireless shows connected but is not . To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1037865/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
