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gnome-system-tools package

Entering invalid wep key can lock machine

Bug #51368 reported by Niall Walsh
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: network-manager

Add a new wireless network device (rausb0 in case it matters) and open the networking tool. Go to an existing wireless device and select the hex wep key and copy it. Now configure the new card and paste in the wireless key. When you activate the new card the progress dialog appears for a few seconds and then stalls, seemingly locking up the entire box (push reset/power button required). I appreciate now that the copy/paste proceedure is pointless and that in fact I was attempting to set the wireless key to **************** instead of the real value however I still feel a bug exists in that this locked the machine completely. Kernel 2.6.15-25-386 #1 PREEMPT on up to date Dapper

Revision history for this message
Scott Robinson (scott-ubuntu) wrote :

This is not an issue with NetworkManager but rather with gnome-system-tools. Reassigning there.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The network tool only apply settings using system commands. Do you have something to /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog about that issue?

Changed in gnome-system-tools:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Your bug lacks information we would need to investigate further. We
are now going to close the bug - please reopen if you have more
information at hand.

Changed in gnome-system-tools:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Needs Info → Rejected
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