What chipset are you using? This may be relevant as some chipsets are not fully compatible even when they appear to be. I remember when I was using Fedora 6 it had a problem similar to the one you are describing. That was with a Broadcom chipset
Steve -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of stu Sent: 05 March 2009 13:29 To: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts Subject: Re: [Peterboro] Ubuntu encryption problem Hi Dave Sones I am an inexperienced ubuntu user but have found for me only xubuntu works flawlessly with my wireless setup. Tried kubuntu as well but not as good. Hope this helps. Stuart Stokes > Has anyone ever got to the bottom of the problem which exists with > Ubuntu and wireless encryption? > > I have installed Ubuntu on quite a number of laptops and desktops of > various makes and using a variety of wireless routers, but I always > run into the same problem (or a slight variation of it) when I try to > use encryption. > > At worst, the wireless connection fails completely and is only > restored after switching off encryption. But I encountered a different > problem yesterday when, after installing Ubuntu 8.04 on a Dell > desktop, I started to run it using a Sky wireless router. This had > encryption enabled by default, so I entered the SSID name and the > encryption password and, much to my surprise, it worked! But then I > rebooted the PC and found that it could no longer connect to the > router. A quick check of the wireless settings showed that the > encryption password had been mysteriously altered. I re-entered the > correct password and all was fine again - until I rebooted; then the > password was corrupted again. In the end, I just switched off > encryption and set restricted MAC address permissions as being the best security I could achieve. > > You can't even stop the SSID being broadcast, because as soon as you > turn this off, Ubuntu can't find the network. > > It's really annoying and I get the same problems when I've tried 8.10. > Surely this is something that should have been sorted out by now, as > it must affect a lot of users. > > Dave > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Looking for window replacement tips and products? Click now. http://ads.lavabit.com/fc/BLSrjwrxjj6uXe3xB2rtHXNSzgQcpEEdXAUNFL4U3Pps7QEF8d v2Pl0FfeI/ ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
