Jason,

Thanks for this workaround: I can now connect to my WEP AP.

FYI: I installed Ubuntu 8.04.1 which only has the faulty software, so you
can not choose the older kernel anymore to connect to a WEP AO. Quite a
serious Ubuntu bug IMHO.

Sander



sander@fujitsu:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-hardy-generic
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Setting up linux-backports-modules-hardy-generic (2.6.24.19.21) ...
sander@fujitsu:~$

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Zeus <email address hidden>wrote:

> Hi Michael.
>
> Just mentioning I had the same issues connecting to a WEP netgear.
>
>
> I resolved the issue by installing the linux-backports module which
> includes a newer version of the wireless driver.
>
>
> sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-hardy-generic
>
> Hope it helps
> J
>
>
> On Sun, 2008-07-20 at 07:17 +0000, Michael Leow wrote:
> > On Dell Vostro 1510, installed Wubi Ubuntu Linux Desktop 8.04 and
> > updated to the latest fixes.  The latest fixes allowed the wireless LED
> > to light up.
> >
> > However, I am unable to connect to my Linksys WEP AP.  I have tried the
> > usual troubleshooting steps of manually setting up the setting using
> > iwconfig + ifconfig, including removing ipv6 support but to no avail.  I
> > am not able to ping the gateway nor am I able to get an IP address via
> > DHCP.
> >
> > I suspect the same root cause is the issue.  I have yet been able to
> > test on a WPA AP.
> >
> > Would appreciate if there is any known timeline for the fix.  Thanks!
> >
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