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Similar problem, except Fn+F2 can get wireless back on.  Most times, the
network manager applet lists access points correctly, but cannot
connect.  Sometimes it connects and shows bars, but is not sending
packets (opening a browser times out, updates can't talk with the
server, etc), and sometimes it works beautifully. This is for both
secured and unsecured connections. I have installed a system tray applet
that allows me to turn on and off various devices, found here:
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=43975

The problem occurred before I started using that applet, however. I also
fixed the FN+F2 crash bug by altering a couple event scripts, and I'm
pretty sure wireless worked great prior to that, but I had only been
fresh off the OS install by a couple hours.

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Wifi / WLAN / Wireless shows AP list but cannot connect 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269887
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Status in Ubuntu Eee: New

Bug description:
Ubuntu-eee 8.04.1 on Asus eee PC 900 (downloaded and installed from ubuntu-eee.com Sept 12th 2008).

After boot the wifi is active and clicking on the Networking icon a list of all the access points in range is correctly shown.
However, after selecting one AP, the password is eventually asked but no connection is possible. The first dot becomes green, the other stays grey and after a while the attempt fails and the first dot goes back to grey. It happens with both WAP2 and open AP.

Fn+F2 keys can disable the Wifi and the blue led indicator switches off correctly. When I try to reactivate the card the led goes blue again for just after 5 seconds and then it goes back off again. The only way to reactivate the card is to reboot the system.

Both problems have been reported by many other users in different forums.