Comment 5 for bug 292230

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tehownt (tehownt) wrote : Re: [Bug 292230] Re: Network Manager Fails to Recover from Monitor Mode / Kismet / rfmon

I now use wicd instead of gnome-network-manager: I prefer the configuration
options and files offered by wicd and find the GUI way more user-friendly
and functionnal.
Since I am not planning on going back to gnome-network-manager soon, you'd
rather have someone else test this.

--tehownt.

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Boniek <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been
> any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue
> for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Network Manager Fails to Recover from Monitor Mode / Kismet / rfmon
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292230
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> Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: network-manager-gnome
>
> This bug may be replicated in the following way: connect to a WPA wireless
> network. Disable networking.
>
> # sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
> # sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
>
> Bring up networking
>
> Now try to connect. It just keeps popping up asking for a network key.
>
> Login and logout. Problem remains. Reboot--problem fixed.
>
> Using an intel 3945 wireless card on Intrepid. This problem does not occur
> with Wicd.
>
> -glass.dimly
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