[Bug 96097] Feisty Beta knetworkmanager hangs on activation stage when connecting to WAP

[Colin Pinkney]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: knetworkmanager

Just trying out the Kubuntu Feisty Fawn Beta 1 Live CD and while
knetworkmanager found my wireless access point straight away, when I
tried to connect to it by clicking on the WAP and definitely entered the
correct WEP key, it gets stuck at the activation stage 'Configuring
device' (28% on the progress bar). No connection is established and it
eventually stops trying to connect and returns to disconnected status.
The only lines that appear in /var/log/messages during all this are the
following:

Mar 25 21:26:27 ubuntu dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/ra0 for sub-path ra0.dbus.get.reason
Mar 25 21:28:41 ubuntu kernel: [  490.194296] RT61: RfIcType= 3

Wireless PCI card: Belkin using RaLink RT61 chipset
Driver: rt61
Network Interface: ra0
WAP Encryption: 128bit WEP

I didn't have to change anything for my wireless PCI card to start
working and detect my WAP. I know the rt61 driver is working properly as
I am posting this bug from the beta Live CD having configured a static
Wireless connection via the Network Settings dialog in System Settings
(which is an achievement in itself as I have never had wireless working
in Linux before, out of the box at least and without having to hack
anything at the command line. Well done!).

** Affects: knetworkmanager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: knetworkmanager
  
  Just trying out the Kubuntu Feisty Fawn Beta 1 Live CD and while
  knetworkmanager found my wireless access point straight away, when I
  tried to connect to it by clicking on the WAP and definitely entered the
  correct WEP key, it gets stuck at the activation stage 'Configuring
  device' (28% on the progress bar). No connection is established and it
  eventually stops trying to connect and returns to disconnected status.
+ The only that appear in /var/log/messages during all this is the
+ following:
+ 
+ Mar 25 21:26:27 ubuntu dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/ra0 for sub-path ra0.dbus.get.reason
+ Mar 25 21:28:41 ubuntu kernel: [  490.194296] RT61: RfIcType= 3
  
  Wireless PCI card: Belkin using RaLink RT61 chipset
  Driver: rt61
  Network Interface: ra0
  WAP Encryption: 128bit WEP
  
  I didn't have to change anything for my wireless PCI card to start
  working and detect my WAP. I know the rt61 driver is working properly as
  I am posting this bug from the beta Live CD having configured a static
  Wireless connection via the Network Settings dialog in System Settings
  (which is an achievement in itself as I have never had wireless working
  in Linux before, out of the box at least and without having to hack
  anything at the command line. Well done!).

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: knetworkmanager
  
  Just trying out the Kubuntu Feisty Fawn Beta 1 Live CD and while
  knetworkmanager found my wireless access point straight away, when I
  tried to connect to it by clicking on the WAP and definitely entered the
  correct WEP key, it gets stuck at the activation stage 'Configuring
  device' (28% on the progress bar). No connection is established and it
  eventually stops trying to connect and returns to disconnected status.
- The only that appear in /var/log/messages during all this is the
+ The only lines that appear in /var/log/messages during all this are the
  following:
  
  Mar 25 21:26:27 ubuntu dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/ra0 for sub-path ra0.dbus.get.reason
  Mar 25 21:28:41 ubuntu kernel: [  490.194296] RT61: RfIcType= 3
  
  Wireless PCI card: Belkin using RaLink RT61 chipset
  Driver: rt61
  Network Interface: ra0
  WAP Encryption: 128bit WEP
  
  I didn't have to change anything for my wireless PCI card to start
  working and detect my WAP. I know the rt61 driver is working properly as
  I am posting this bug from the beta Live CD having configured a static
  Wireless connection via the Network Settings dialog in System Settings
  (which is an achievement in itself as I have never had wireless working
  in Linux before, out of the box at least and without having to hack
  anything at the command line. Well done!).

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Feisty Beta knetworkmanager hangs on activation stage when connecting to WAP
https://launchpad.net/bugs/96097