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[Expired for gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) because there has been no
activity for 60 days.]

** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  network-admin problematic behaviour when configuring wlan

Status in “gnome-system-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools

  I have a Toshiba Portege R500 laptop, which has a built in iwl4965
  network card (see below for details).

  In the wlan0 Properties window, when I open the Network Name (ESSID)
  menu, nothing is listed. If I have just run "sudo iwlist wlan0 scan"
  in a terminal window, the list is populated, but only for a short
  time, then it disappears again.

  When I set up a WEP network, the network interface is often unable to
  get an IP with DHCP. "sudo ifdown wlan0; sudo ifup wlan0" does not
  seem to fix the problem, but a reboot usually does.

  I have not been able to connect to a WPA2 network. This could be a
  driver issue or some other issue. Perhaps network-admin could report
  on capabilities of the driver? However, I save the password as a WPA2
  Personal password, but next time I open the wlan0 Properties window,
  the selected choice is WPA Personal instead of WPA2 Personal. This
  could also be the problem.

  Network-admin should auto-detect the type of network encryption, and
  give relevant options for the password type. Even if the selected
  network is WEP, WPA Personal and WPA2 Personal are still options, and
  a novice or someone unfamiliar with the WLAN configuration details
  will have trouble knowing what to select.

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
  Release: 8.04

  $ apt-cache policy gnome-system-tools
  gnome-system-tools:
    Installed: 2.22.0-0ubuntu9
    Candidate: 2.22.0-0ubuntu9
    Version table:
   *** 2.22.0-0ubuntu9 0
          500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  $ sudo lspci -vvv # relevant output
  02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN Network Connection (rev 61)
          Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 1101
          Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
          Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
          Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
          Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 508
          Region 0: Memory at ff8fe000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
          Capabilities: [c8] 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-
          Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
                  Address: 00000000fee0300c  Data: 41a2
          Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
                  Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-
                  Device: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 unlimited
                  Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd-
                  Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
                  Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
                  Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
                  Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0
                  Link: Latency L0s <128ns, L1 <64us
                  Link: ASPM L0s Enabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
                  Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1

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