Notification on network selection is wrong wireless access point

[dhm]

In suburban environment, multiple neighbors with wireless access points. Channel 1 is a WEP secured network, mine is Channel 9 WPA2. Right click on wicd-gtk system tray icon, select my own network ( which is top of the list ) wicd will always generate notification that it is connecting to the Channel 1 WEP network. It DOES actually connect to my own network, but almost always omits the connection established notification.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: wicd-gtk 1.7.0+ds1-6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 9 16:29:33 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/wicd/gtk/wicd-client.py
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: wicd
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-17 (84 days ago)

[dhm (dhmedley)]

In an environment with more than 3 WPA2 secure access points, I have never seen the incorrect selection notification of "establishing connection" with the wrong network, so that the 'other net' using WEP may be a requirement for reproducing the problem.

[vientito (billyleung336)]

in fact, as I observe among a group of unrelated wep ap's, what it displays while connecting to is the AP which I last connected to. For example, last one I connected to successully is A. Then during a connection to network B, it will not show connecting to B but to A. When it's finally connected it will show the right network ie B.

[dhm (dhmedley)]

In my case, I never connected to the WEP router, just one WPA2 which was in
the home where I was staying. Don't know if wicd actually tried and put an
entry in /etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf.
On Dec 5, 2011 5:51 AM, "vientito" <email address hidden> wrote:

> in fact, as I observe among a group of unrelated wep ap's, what it
> displays while connecting to is the AP which I last connected to. For
> example, last one I connected to successully is A. Then during a
> connection to network B, it will not show connecting to B but to A.
> When it's finally connected it will show the right network ie B.
>
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> Title:
> Notification on network selection is wrong wireless access point
>
> Status in “wicd” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> In suburban environment, multiple neighbors with wireless access
> points. Channel 1 is a WEP secured network, mine is Channel 9 WPA2.
> Right click on wicd-gtk system tray icon, select my own network (
> which is top of the list ) wicd will always generate notification that
> it is connecting to the Channel 1 WEP network. It DOES actually
> connect to my own network, but almost always omits the connection
> established notification.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: wicd-gtk 1.7.0+ds1-6
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Fri Sep 9 16:29:33 2011
> ExecutablePath: /usr/share/wicd/gtk/wicd-client.py
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64
> (20101007)
> InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: wicd
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-17 (84 days ago)
>
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