Accept WEP in the ubiquity wireless network chooser dialog
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
New
|
Wishlist
|
James M. Leddy | ||
Bug Description
Currently, the ubi-network dialog looks at WpaFlags (Wifi Protected Access) and RsnFlags (Robust Secure Network, aka: WPA2) to determine if the network is encrypted. According to Dan Walsh in this email, neither of these are used for WEP encrypted networks:
> You can't tell the difference between 64-bit and 128-bit WEP at all
> because that information simply isn't available with WEP. You can only
> tell that an AP requires "privacy" or not and that it does not use WPA.
> For WEP the Privacy bit is the only thing you have.
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I've experimentally verified that WEP doesn't work in ubiquity. If you choose a WEP ssid, the password box remains disabled, and clicking "Continue" causes nm-applet to pop up and prompt for the password. I wonder if this is still a concern though due to WEP being so infrequently used today.
| description: | updated |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → James M. Leddy (jm-leddy) |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| importance: | Wishlist → Medium |
| summary: |
- Accept WEP in the ubiqutiy wireless network chooser dialog + Accept WEP in the ubiquity wireless network chooser dialog |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Medium → Low |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Low → Wishlist |
This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.
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