There is no need to compile the code yourself, as mentioned in a previous comment, there a PPA with the fix, https://launchpad.net /~network-manager/+archive/trunk. If you add it, you will get more recent packages with this fix already applied.
But I do agree with this being a very annoying problem, specially when at your workplace the Wifi network is hidden. The update should have arrived to the karmic-updates by now. -- Connect to Hidden...select Saved Secure Connection; Connect not possible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446394 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