This does not seem to be an issue in the latest wireless tools. What version exactly are you running?
The current version is: 28-1ubuntu3 ** Changed in: wireless-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- ESSID gets truncated https://launchpad.net/bugs/74672 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs