jaunty wicd wpa2 constant reconnect
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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wicd |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Adam Blackburn | ||
wicd (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: wicd
Sorry if this is poor reporting... First time post.
Running jaunty (9.04) alpha 4 which was installed on two laptops (Dell Inspiron 1520, and Dell Mini [Inspiron 910]) by booting of a USB key using the Alternate CD. Downloaded via torrents.
Remove network-manager (cannot remember if it was automatically during the install of wicd or I did a sudo apt-remove network-manager)
Installed wicd (version 1.5.9 (.1?))
When I attempt to connect to my WPA2 network, a couple of interesting things happen...
1. The client tray icon will show limited (yellow bar) connection, then no connection, where it will automatically try and reconnect (to the same WPA2 network) showing a limited connection, where the process repeats. The tooltip will say connected at 0%.
2. If I open the tray icon to display all the networks, the wireless connects and shows connected as 100% for a few seconds until it tries to reconnect.
3. The /var/log/
Workaround: If I edit the preferences within the client (not for the wireless network) and uncheck the auto reconnect upon disconnect... The tray icon still shows the limited connection. I believe the tooltip still displays 0%... But the connection is constant. The network displays stays at 100%. (I am sitting about 3 feet away from my router.)
Alright so for the time being I have put 8.10 back on both laptops... But I am willing to reinstall 9.04 on the Dell Inspiron 1520, if someone wants me to troubleshoot this further?
Can you enable debug mode through the preferences window, let try connecting, let the reconnect loop run a couple of times, and then post the contents of /var/log/ wicd/wicd. log. I'd also like to see the output of "sudo iwconfig <wireless interface>" after you connect but before wicd disconnects you. I have a feeling your wireless driver has changed in 9.04 and is reporting signal strength either incorrectly, or in a way wicd currently isn't equipped to handle.