network-manager doesn't set WLAN-Config at all

I might have the same bug here. I'm using a laptop with intel ipw2200 chipset. The wireless network is not encrypted (but does not broadcast SSID). I supply the SSID, the nm-applet seems to activate but takes ages. After a while, I get the 'wireless link monitor' icon, but the 4 levels are grey and not blue.

If I take a look at iwconfig : it's all blank, as if it was not configured by NetworkManager. If I manually fill in the appropriate settings using iwconfig, the icon directly goes to all blue, and then the connection works fine.

Looking at /var/log/daemon.log, during the activation of the connection dhclient does not manage to get an ip, because of unreachable network. Then NM acquire a private IP using autoip.

I'm running dapper flight 6, and I have no software nor hardware radio switch.

Apr 19 09:11:30 asus NetworkManager: <information>^Istarting...
Apr 19 09:11:30 asus NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I main (): nm_data_new: Setting up dbus filter
Apr 19 09:11:31 asus NetworkManager: <information>^Ieth0: Device is fully-supported using driver '8139too'.
Apr 19 09:11:31 asus NetworkManager: <information>^Inm_device_init(): waiting for device's worker thread to start
Apr 19 09:11:31 asus NetworkManager: <information>^Inm_device_init(): device's worker thread started, continuing.
Apr 19 09:11:31 asus NetworkManager: <information>^INow managing wired Ethernet (802.3) device 'eth0'.
Apr 19 09:11:31 asus NetworkManager: <information>^Ieth1: Device is fully-supported using driver 'ipw2200'.
Apr 19 09:11:31 asus NetworkManager: <information>^Inm_device_init(): waiting for device's worker thread to start
Apr 19 09:11:31 asus NetworkManager: <information>^Inm_device_init(): device's worker thread started, continuing.
Apr 19 09:11:31 asus NetworkManager: <information>^INow managing wireless (802.11) device 'eth1'.
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IUpdating allowed wireless network lists.
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^ISWITCH: no current connection, found better connection 'eth1'.
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IWill activate connection 'eth1/benbarb'.
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IDevice eth1 activation scheduled...
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1) started...
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IWireless network benbarb for interface eth1 is not encrypted, not starting wpasupplicant
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <information>^IActivation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.
Apr 19 09:12:07 asus NetworkManager: <infor...

I see the same on a ipw2200 laptop. Select encrypted network, input key in ascii, click to go on. Fails to get IP-address and key dialog re-appears. Iwconfig in a terminal window shows the if to be unconfigured. If I enter the configuration command in a root window:

  iwconfig eth1 mode managed essid Linpro enc s:key-here

then an address is obtained and it all works. To me it looks like the iwconfig is not done at all.

Nicolai

Could you try the latest version, that may work better.

OK, it's now working fine.

Apparently fixed