Public bug reported: I'm not entirely sure where to report this bug. I wrote a request for forum help a few days back (see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6494394#post6494394) but it definitely appears to be some kind of bug in either the Broadcom STA wl driver or Network Manager's dealing with the driver.
I'm testing out a new Netgear WNDR3300 Dual Band router (firmware V1.0.29_1.0.29NA) with my Dell Inspiron E1505. My laptop has Broadcom Draft N wireless card: *-network description: Wireless interface product: BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: p...@0000:0b:00.0 logical name: eth1 version: 01 serial: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=wl ip=192.168.0.2 latency=0 module=wl multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abgn I'm using the Broadcom STA wl driver and things are working ok when connected to the G network SSID (using wpa/tkip). When I switch over to the N network, I get a message that "You are now connected... " showing the correct SSID. Once connected, Network Manager shows no connection in the icon (all grey signal bars) and the hover text says: "Wireless network connection to '(none)'". The network is still alive (I'm posting this via the N network) and yet it doesn't appear to be quite right. The speed is double that of the G network, so it seems to be working at least to some extent. The driver doesn't seem to be reporting valid information when connected to the N network: > iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11 Nickname:"" Access Point: Not-Associated eth0 no wireless extensions. pan0 no wireless extensions. > iwlist eth1 rate eth1 no bit-rate information. I've just installed the latest restricted drivers for Intrepid. While they didn't seem to break anything, they also don't seem to have solved this problem. I will go ahead and attach the rest of the requested information. ** Affects: linux-restricted-modules (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Network Manager connection to "(none)" (Broadcom STA Driver) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/314574 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs