same thing on *Kubuntu Oneiric* helped: sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid name_of_the_hidden_essid
and after some seconds it recognized my hidden network. $ lsb_release -a Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 Codename: oneiric $ uname -a Linux ###### 3.0.0-13-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 2 13:25:36 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to plasma-widget-network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330811 Title: Can't connect to a hidden network To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/knetworkmanager/+bug/330811/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs