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Binary package hint: wpasupplicant

On Ubuntu 11.04 
wpasupplicant version 0.7.3-0ubuntu1

I am attempting to connect to a WPA protected Wireless Acess Point and
when I use the Cloned MAC Address feature in Network Manager the
connection fails to establish.

Googling I have found a possible cause/solution here ==>

http://markmail.org/message/5ary4cvzlirvro73

Which States:
The new NetworkManager has implemented MAC spoofing feature just for this 
purpose.
In connection editor,  on 'Wireless' tab there is a new edit box 'Cloned MAC 
address'. If you put your desired MAC here, it will be set on an interface 
when the connection is activated. And you don't need to change your MAC in 
udev or any other way.
See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447827

Unfortunately, there is still one glitch in wpa_supplicant that causes WPA 
connections don't work. I've sent a patch to hostap mailing list fixing that, 
but no reply yet.

Is it possible to chase down the patch and provide a ppa with a fix to
wpa_supplicant?

** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Incomplete

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Network Manager Cloned MAC Address feature fails on WPA Wireless Networks
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/787192
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