This is a real issue. Which I have confirmed through repeated reinstalls and upgrades from gutsy to various versions of Hardy and derivatives (e.g. Xubuntu, LinuxMint, Ubuntu). It may be related to the issue of the order of modules in the Kernel discussed in the forms surrounding the Broadcom wlan cards, but it is wider-spread. I'm using a INPROCOMM IPN 2220 card and can replicate the problem every time.
Basically the problem is this: when attempting to log onto a WPA protected network in 8.04 and derivatives (either from network manager or the commandline) using ndiswrapper and wpasupplicant, the connection fails. Initial connection is made, but DHCP doesn't seem to provide any reply. In 7.10 with the same versions of ndiswrapper, wpasupplicant, and networkmanager (i.e. loaded from the 8.04 disk in a clean install), the connection proceeds flawlessly. Since I'm able to replicate the conditions for both working and non- working connections everytime, let me know what you need. I have the impression that this is a major issue that is not showing up in the bug reports as often as you might expect because there is a fix of sorts for Broadcom users and because the problem lies somewhere that is not obvious--i.e. clearly outside of NM, ndiswrapper, and wpasupplicant. -- [hardy] Can't connect to WPA wireless connection using nm-applet https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229382 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
