I was having this issue today. I can't comment on the distinction between wpa vs wpa2, as I didn't have access to change the router. But I failed to associate with any of several WPA networks.
wpasupplicant version: 0.6.9-3ubuntu3 linux-image version: 2.6.32-21.32 $ sudo lspci -vv -k -nn -s 06: 06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: RaLink RT2760 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R Cardbus [1814:0701] Subsystem: Belkin Device [1799:811c] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 64 (500ns min, 1000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at 30000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Kernel driver in use: rt2860 Kernel modules: rt2860sta -- After update (03/29) Authentication times out cant connect to wpa protected network https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551413 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