Re: intel pro wireless 3945ABG + Feisty Ubuntu

[Nicolas Will <nico youplala net>]

On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 10:32 -0400, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 07:44 -0500, Nicolas Will wrote:
> > I. wrote:
> > > Hello friends,
> > > i've just installed on my laptop Ubuntu Feisty (last version):
> > > i have a intel pro wireless 3945ABG, which ubuntu seems to
> > > detect and activate. Infact, on the Network Manager, i can
> > > see the list of wireless networks in my neighborhood. But
> > > when i try to connect, it asks for WEP key and when i type
> > > it ... it doesnt connect. Also when i try to connect to a free
> > > network (there is one here), it does not go on.
> > > So the problem is that my box notices networks, but can't
> > > connect them....
> > >
> > > Seems like it does not give me an ip address.
> > >
> > > What should i do, in your opinion?
> > > Someone has this configuration  (feisty+intel pro wireless 3945abg) ?
> > >  
> > > THANKS for your help guys... :-) 
> > 
> > 
> > I am afraid that I have to "me too" this one.
> > 
> > Same setup (Feisty and intel 3945), and same results on some WEP networks.
> > 
> > WPA and WPA2 work without any issue.
> > 
> > But WEP et acting weird. My brief look at logs may point towards
> > authentication and association, but failures at the DHCP stage.
> > 
> > Going manual using the Gnome settings helps.
> > 
> > Now, I hope that this is not due to the Debian/Ubuntu tweaks to NM...
> 
> Is this with iwlwifi or the older 3945 ieee80211-based drivers?

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Nico