wicd 1.7.0 does not show correct ssid and cannot connect

Bug #748730 reported by Eric Goede
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Bug Description

Router: Buffalo WHR-HP-G300N
Firmware: DD-WRT v24SP2-EU-US (08/19/10) std
Physical Interface ath0 - SSID [Big-EJG] HWAddr [00:24:A5:B5:F5:19]
Wireless Mode AP
Wireless Network Mode Mixed
Channel Width Full (20 MHz)
Wireless Channel Auto
Wireless Network Name (SSID) Big-EJG
Wireless SSID Broadcast Enabled
Security Mode WPA2 Personal Mixed
WPA Algorithms TKIP+AES

WICD shows \x01\x00\x1B\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00 -36dBm WPA2 Channel 1

Ubuntu version:
[ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.32-31-generic-pae (buildd@roseapple) (gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #60-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 17 22:30:20 UTC 2011 (Ubuntu 2.6.32-31.60-generic-pae 2.6.32.32+drm33.14)

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Eric Goede (eric-goede) wrote :
Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Invalid
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freethinker (pratikmsinha) wrote :

I have the same issue, problems connecting to a dd-wrt. Attaching a screenshot to show the invalid ssid thats coming up.

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Ariel (ariel-zarzamora) wrote :

This is a recurrent bug, sometimes it appears sometimes it doesnt. Also in 1.7.0 i get wrong network names.

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