Failure to recognize wireless network
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wireless-tools (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
The systems requires me to identify the faulty package. I have no clue. I have tried to select a package dealing with wireless networks that is accepted by the system.
I have a dual Windows / Ubuntu installation on a Lenovo Thinkpad T61P. I recently upgraded from 8.04 to 8.10 without any problem indication. I can see that my network settings have been kept. However, my wireless connection which had worked for months under 8.04 is no longer detected with 8.10. While I can see about half a dozen of my neighbors' networks, I cannot see my own, so I am unable to connect to it. When I boot up the same PC with Windows XP, I see more or less the same networks including my own, which has about double signal strength of any of the others.
Of course, I have rebooted the system several times and observed the failure to "see" my own network over some days. I therefore fear that there could be a bug that somehow prevents my network from being shown.
I have also tested the wireless access moving away from my house. Several new wireless networks appeared, but not my own. If it has any relevance, my network name is Themaras
I should add that I have three other computers:
1. HP compac nc6000 running native Ubuntu 8.10. No connection problem here. I have compared the list of the wireless networks on the HP with list of the Lenovo Thinkpad in 8.10 mode at the same moment in time. The Lenovo Thinkpad has a significantly more sensitive WIFI unit and sees more than twice as many networks as the HP. But the HP includes my own network, wheras the Thinkpad does not.
2 IBM Thinkpad T60P running dual Windows XP / Ubuntu 8.04. No connection problem in either mode. If requested, I am willing to upgrade to 8.10 also on this PC to see if the problem will be replicated.
3. Macbook. No connection problem
All these PCs have robust Internet connections via my wireless lan. This rules out any network problem.
I have now upgraded my Thinkpad T60P from Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 8.10. I have the same problem as for Thinkpad T61P as described above. My WIFI system which worked perfectly under 8.04 is no longer visible under 8.10. When I run the T60P under Windows XP, my wifi system is recognized with signal strength 100%. (The PC is next to the WIFI router). But under Ubuntu 8.10, while other neighborhood wifi systems are visible, I cannot see my own system. I have also tried to reset the security settings and force reconnection without any success.