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[Pedro Villavicencio <pedro@xxxxxxxxxx>]

** Package changed: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  Various wireless issues

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I have Oneiric and Natty installed to my computer. In Natty and
  Maverick, i never had issues with wireless, even when I was using the
  prerelease versions (I suppose that's because they were more or less
  the same components between those two distros) But in my new Oneiric
  install I am getting many show stopping wireless issues.

  I'll detail them in the order I encountered them:

  First, when I'm at home, I typically use a Droid X mobile wifi hotspot
  functionality to connect to the internet. I have input the correct
  pass word and made sure all the settings are the same as in my Natty
  install, but all that happens is the indicator endlessly shows it's
  trying to connect and occasionally a pop up shows asking for the
  password. I still have yet to get it to connect to the phone's
  hotspot.

  Next, When I am connected to a regular router, sometimes, the
  connection will begin acting up and slow down to nothing with VERY
  occasional spikes of activity. Making it impossible to do anything
  online. The only thing I've found to fix it is plugging into an
  ethernet cable for some reason.

  When i first tried to fix the above, i toggle the hardware switch for
  my wifi and when I managed to get it back on, the NM-Applet would just
  say "Device Not Ready" (But if I toggle Airplane Mode in the System
  Settings network pane, it will connect in the slow manner described
  above.

  Finally, there was an instance where I simply couldn't connect to ANY
  password protected wireless at all (it would do what it does with the
  DroidX hotspot and endlessly try to connect.

  For reference, obtained my wireless/ethernet card data from "lspci":

  
  02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8191SEvA Wireless LAN Controller (rev 10)
  03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)

  My Oneiric is fully up to date, if there are any other tests you'd
  like me to run, I'd be more than happy to.

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