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[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <mathieu.tl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Unassigning from me, I think it's already fixed (and regardless has a
workaround, but not one we can include in Ubuntu as-is).

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

** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (mathieu-tl) => (unassigned)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/787192

Title:
  Network Manager Cloned MAC Address feature fails on WPA Wireless
  Networks

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  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?

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