I worked around it by replacing the kde-network-manager with wicd. Aptitude kept tabs of the operation fairly smoothly. It connects beatifully to my WPA/AES encrypted network.
>From lspci: Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02) -- [karmic regression] cannot connect to wireless network https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392593 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
