[Bug 85468] NetworkManager finds wireless network, does not connect

[Jonathan Michaels]

Public bug reported:

Starting from a cold boot, Network Manager finds available wireless
networks but does not automatically connect.

Manually choosing a wireless network via NetworkManager results in an
unsuccessful attempt to connect.

In order to connect, the wireless card must be turned off then on again
via the hardware button on the laptop. Once reset, NetworkManager will
connect.

Additional information: Broadcom bcm4318 chipset using ndiswrapper.

Before wireless card is reset:
Network Manager can find the wireless networks and report signal strength, but fails to connect.
iwconfig reports the correct information for both card and network
dhclient reports that it has an ip address before wireless card reset
/etc/network/interfaces has only an entry for lo

ProblemType: Bug
Date: Thu Feb 15 16:40:13 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Uname: Linux laptop 2.6.20-8-generic #2 SMP Tue Feb 13 05:18:42 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

** Affects: ndiswrapper (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

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NetworkManager finds wireless network, does not connect
https://launchpad.net/bugs/85468