Activity log for bug #91009

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2007-03-10 00:07:56 Witold Krakowski bug added bug
2007-03-10 00:09:03 Witold Krakowski wireless-tools: status Unconfirmed Confirmed
2007-03-10 00:09:03 Witold Krakowski wireless-tools: statusexplanation
2007-03-26 12:51:12 Witold Krakowski description Binary package hint: wireless-tools KnetworkManager won't work correctly when trying to connect to a hidden Access Point. In fact, enabling the SSID broadcast solves the problem. It seems that this problem is actually caused by wireless-tools version 28 that supports Wireless Extension up to version 20, but ubuntu kernel and wireless drivers are compiled with Wireless Extension v21, which will be completely supported only from the next wireless-tools - v29. Either the new wireless-tools is needed or a switch back to wireless extension v20. However, wireless-tools v29 is still in beta. Binary package hint: wireless-tools KnetworkManager won't work correctly when trying to connect to a hidden Access Point. In fact, enabling the SSID broadcast solves the problem. It seems that this problem is actually caused by wireless-tools version 28 that supports Wireless Extension up to version 20, but ubuntu kernel and wireless drivers are compiled with Wireless Extension v21, which will be completely supported only from the next wireless-tools - v29. Either the new wireless-tools is needed or a switch back to wireless extension v20. However, wireless-tools v29 is still in beta. (I tested with an atheros based wlan integrated on Sony Vaio VGN-FS315E and with Zyxel G-170S and U.S. Robotics USR805410)
2007-04-02 23:07:08 Witold Krakowski marked as duplicate 50214