I have today run Update manager and its now working fine. I didn't notice if this updated my kernal but it may have done.
Does the following output make it clear? warren@dell:~$ uname -a Linux dell 3.2.0-31-generic-pae #50-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 7 16:39:45 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux warren@dell:~$ sudo iwconfig [sudo] password for warren: lo no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"HS-1gid46vaylveagu59b3ks232h" Mode:Managed Frequency:5.18 GHz Access Point: 4C:60:DE:6B:85:4A Bit Rate=117 Mb/s Tx-Power=17 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=65/70 Signal level=-45 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:46 Missed beacon:0 eth0 no wireless extensions. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063245 Title: Atheros AR9462: Wifi Band N - WPA Does Not work, No security OK Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I have a dual band router. On the a/g frequency (2.472 GHz) everything works fine but on the b/n frequency (5.18) GHz I cant connect if I set up WPA security. It works if I leave the network unsecured but not WPA security. WPA security works fine on the a/g frequency. I want to use the b/n range as I have so many competing Wifi signals nearby (a/g range) I often lose connection. On the b/n range Its never drops but I have no security. Any suggestions?? System details: Dell Vostro 3560 Ubuntu 12.04.1 Clean Install, Only OS sudo lshw -C network; lsb_release -a; uname -a; sudo rfkill list; dmesg | grep -i firm; sudo iwlist scan output is warren@dell:~$ sudo lshw -C network; lsb_release -a; uname -a; sudo rfkill list; dmesg | grep -i firm; sudo iwlist scan [sudo] password for warren: *-network description: Ethernet interface product: RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 logical name: eth0 version: 07 serial: d4:be:d9:39:02:c3 size: 10Mbit/s capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s resources: irq:42 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:c2404000-c2404fff memory:c2400000-c2403fff *-network description: Wireless interface product: AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Atheros Communications Inc. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0 logical name: wlan0 version: 01 serial: 08:ed:b9:22:9e:4f width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=3.2.0-31-generic-pae firmware=N/A ip=192.168.0.5 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abgn resources: irq:17 memory:c2500000-c257ffff memory:afb00000-afb0ffff No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise Linux dell 3.2.0-31-generic-pae #50-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 7 16:39:45 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 3: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no [ 11.058802] psmouse serio1: elantech: assuming hardware version 3 (with firmware version 0x450f02) lo Interface doesn't support scanning. wlan0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: F8:D1:11:70:53:4E Channel:4 Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4) Quality=62/70 Signal level=-48 dBm Encryption key:on ESSID:"1gid46vaylveagu59b3ks232h" Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Mode:Master Extra:tsf=000000002db73d80 Extra: Last beacon: 4152ms ago IE: Unknown: 00193167696434367661796C7665616775353962336B7332333268 IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824 IE: Unknown: 030104 IE: WPA Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP Authentication Suites (1) : PSK IE: Unknown: 2A0100 IE: Unknown: 32043048606C IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101870003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00 IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C334E111BFF00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: 2D1A4E111BFF00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3404051B00000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: 3D1604051B00000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010000004000 IE: Unknown: DD7F0050F204104A0001101044000102103B0001031047001000000000000010000000F8D11170534E1021000754502D4C494E4B10230009544C2D57413730314E10240003312E3010420003312E301054000800060050F204000110110017576972656C657373204E20415020544C2D57413730314E100800020086103C000101 Cell 02 - Address: 1C:AF:F7:63:A5:26 Channel:1 Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) Quality=54/70 Signal level=-56 dBm Encryption key:on ESSID:"TALKTALK-63A526" Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Mode:Master Extra:tsf=00000010bd6361bc Extra: Last beacon: 4416ms ago IE: Unknown: 000F54414C4B54414C4B2D363341353236 IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824 IE: Unknown: 030101 IE: Unknown: 2A0104 IE: Unknown: 32043048606C IE: WPA Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP Authentication Suites (1) : PSK IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (2) : TKIP CCMP Authentication Suites (1) : PSK IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00 Cell 03 - Address: 4C:60:DE:6B:85:4B Channel:13 Frequency:2.472 GHz (Channel 13) Quality=64/70 Signal level=-46 dBm Encryption key:on ESSID:"1gid46vaylveagu59b3ks232h" Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s Mode:Master Extra:tsf=00000027e750518c Extra: Last beacon: 3608ms ago IE: Unknown: 00193167696434367661796C7665616775353962336B7332333268 IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C IE: Unknown: 03010D IE: Unknown: 2A0100 IE: Unknown: 2F0100 IE: Unknown: 32040C121860 IE: Unknown: DD730050F204104A00011010440001021041000100103B00010310470010C8F7D19B3C39E65DD5B3EC2A8601640D102100074E6574676561721023000844474E44333330301024000631323334353610420004313233341054000800060050F20400011011000844474E4433333030100800020088 IE: Unknown: DD090010180200F0040000 IE: WPA Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP Authentication Suites (1) : PSK IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00 Cell 04 - Address: 4C:60:DE:6B:85:4A Channel:36 Frequency:5.18 GHz (Channel 36) Quality=65/70 Signal level=-45 dBm Encryption key:on ESSID:"1gid46vaylveagu59b3ks232h" Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Mode:Master Extra:tsf=00000027e73cd2e9 Extra: Last beacon: 3576ms ago IE: Unknown: 00193167696434367661796C7665616775353962336B7332333268 IE: Unknown: 01088C129824B048606C IE: Unknown: 2D1A6C081BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: 3D1624080000000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: DD730050F204104A00011010440001021041000100103B00010310470010C8F7D19B3C39E65DD5B3EC2A8601640D102100074E6574676561721023000844474E44333330301024000631323334353610420004313233341054000800060050F20400011011000844474E4433333030100800020088 IE: Unknown: DD090010180200F0050000 IE: WPA Version 1 Group Cipher : TKIP Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP Authentication Suites (1) : PSK IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00 IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C336C081BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3424080000000000000000000000000000000000000000 eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning. warren@dell:~$ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Oct 7 14:48:44 2012 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3) IpRoute: default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlan0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.0.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.5 metric 2 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-con: NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH 1gid46vaylveagu59b3ks232h 8f111432-1032-428e-9e1c-90dce568bfc1 802-11-wireless 1349617486 Sun 07 Oct 2012 14:44:46 BST yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2 Warren-Lab ef297021-92da-40c7-98f8-c546d6b3abdc 802-11-wireless 1348583561 Tue 25 Sep 2012 15:32:41 BST no no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1 N-InternetOnly 76725159-a1cf-42d8-9df2-db804ad8cda4 802-11-wireless 1349444716 Fri 05 Oct 2012 14:45:16 BST no no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0 Wired connection 1 9a3e7792-4e37-44b8-9fb3-5972bb08d1c8 802-3-ethernet 1349612986 Sun 07 Oct 2012 13:29:46 BST yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/3 nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.4.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: warren 1662 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xc2610000 irq 45' Mixer name : 'Intel PantherPoint HDMI' Components : 'HDA:14f1506e,1028056d,00100003 HDA:80862806,80860101,00100000' Controls : 24 Simple ctrls : 11 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=7cc34a8e-8bd0-4860-a040-fe0a229ebcd6 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3) IpRoute: default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlan0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.0.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.3 metric 2 MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 3560 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-31-generic-pae root=UUID=76d94803-15f4-4ac5-b323-1691406736a4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-31-generic-pae N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-31-generic-pae N/A linux-firmware 1.79.1 StagingDrivers: rts5139 mei Tags: precise staging precise Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo wireshark dmi.bios.date: 05/17/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A07 dmi.board.name: 05GV6H dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A07 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd05/17/2012:svnDellInc.:pnVostro3560:pvrA07:rvnDellInc.:rn05GV6H:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA07: dmi.product.name: Vostro 3560 dmi.product.version: A07 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.4.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1063245/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp