wpa won't connect -- wep connects -- ndiswrapper

[willz06jw]

Hey Team,

Let me start by saying thanks for your dedicated work on this great project.

I use ndiswrapper to (try to) connect to a WPA wireless Network using a Netgear WG111v1.

If I try to connect to the WPA network it just won't connect (No NetworkManager green button lights). If I change the security method to open WEP on my router it connects perfectly and automatically. My wireless adapter used to connect to the WPA network in version -9 of the kernel (with a modprobe reload of ndiswrapper every time I booted).

Some people have said that it is because of the earlier windows driver I am using, but if that was the case it wouldn't have worked before in -9...

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

The bug needs additional information. See this bug for an example (the initial bug and the first three attachments):

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/86742

[willz06jw (willz06jw)]

OK here are my uname, lsusb, and dmesg logs
Please let me know what else would help.

[willz06jw (willz06jw)]

By the way: It only works on version 9 of the kernel when I have both bcm43xx and prism54usb blacklisted in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

Thanks again

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Thank you for the additional information.

[Kevin Oberle (kevin.oberle)]

Hi I experienced the same problem with my Broadcom 4319 card and was able to fix it by compiling the latest ndiswrapper 1.42.

[Kevin Oberle (kevin.oberle)]

Woops make that the Broadcom 4318.

[willz06jw (willz06jw)]

I also fixed the problem by compiling the latest ndiswrapper 1.42 -- Thanks Kevin

-- but man that was a pain for someone used to Synaptec and installation scripts that install the files in the correct directories. Pretty nasty bug

[Manuel McLure (manuel-mclure)]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! That was driving me nuts!

[mmatt (mpwalkerdine)]

I concur, downloading and installing ndiswrapper 1.42 from source fixed WPA problem. Perhaps this version should be used in the repositories.

[depp (li-sun)]

i agree, it may be the old version of ndiswrapper that caused the problem.

[Sakumatti Luukkonen (sakumatti-luukkonen)]

Confirmed. WPA doesn't work in Feisty with the ndiswrapper version from the repos but works perfectly with the newest ndiswrapper 1.43 compiled from source. I have a Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54 USB wireless adapter with Ralink rt2570 chipset.

[Andreas Gnau (rondom)]

Marking this as "Fix Released" despite the fix being in linux-ubuntu-modules because 1.45 is in Gutsy

[EljoPc (info-ccamstelveen)]

This bug still consists in Hardy Alpha 2 with my Ralink RT73 USB stick.

[Andreas Gnau (rondom)]

After trying to connect please provide the output of
- dmesg
- lsmod|grep ndiswrapper
- ndiswrapper -v

Also make sure, that the rt73usb module is not loaded (check with lsmod|grep rt73usb)
Also try installing the latest ndiswrapper-version from source (http://ndiswrapper.sf.net) and providing the same output as requested above again (reboot or reload ndiswrapper in between).

[Kevin Oberle (kevin.oberle)]

I'm not sure the exact protocol here but this bug was for sure fixed in gutsy. Should EljoPc be posting a new bug? Regardless, I will try this on my system on sunday and report back.

[EljoPc (info-ccamstelveen)]

I did some testing with an other system (laptop). I loaded Ubuntu from cd and could connect WPA automatic. (other wifi driver in laptop). Don't know if this helps but its some extra info.

I wanted to test the idea's from Andreas but the system automatic connects to my other wifi router (non secure) and I have not found jet how to disconnect. If i now go to the wifi settings the window is totally greyed out.

[Andreas Gnau (rondom)]

Yeah, the initial bug is fixed and this is no support forum.
Please file a new bugreport.