Since this is verified as working with ndiswrapper, I'm marking this bug as closed. Ronald MacNeil and RealMurphy, please file a bug, probably against the linux-source-2.6.17 (or 2.6.20 if you can verify that it doesn't work on feisty) package.
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Tollef Fog Heen Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- Cannot associate with unencrypted networks using bcm43xx chipset (ndiswrapper driver) https://launchpad.net/bugs/42504 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs