Comment 5 for bug 138917

I can confirm this. It happens since ubuntu11. I also have a ipw2200. Network is unusable.

Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> eth1: Device is fully-supported using driver 'ipw2200'.
Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init(): waiting for device's worker thread to start
Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init(): device's worker thread started, continuing.
Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Now managing wireless (802.11) device 'eth1'.
Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device eth1.
Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> eth0: Device is fully-supported using driver 'tg3'.
Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init(): waiting for device's worker thread to start
Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init(): device's worker thread started, continuing.
Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Now managing wired Ethernet (802.3) device 'eth0'.
Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device eth0.
Sep 11 17:42:34 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Device list recreated successfully.
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: no current connection, found better connection 'eth1'.
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Will activate connection 'eth1/blubb2'.
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Device eth1 activation scheduled...
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) started...
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): access point 'blubb2' is encrypted, but NO valid key exists. New key needed.
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) New wireless user key requested for network 'blubb2'.
Sep 11 17:42:44 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Sep 11 17:42:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) New wireless user key for network 'blubb2' received.
Sep 11 17:42:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Sep 11 17:42:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Sep 11 17:42:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Sep 11 17:42:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Sep 11 17:42:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Sep 11 17:42:47 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1/wireless): access point 'blubb2' is encrypted, and a key exists. No new key needed.
Sep 11 17:42:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (0/10).
Sep 11 17:42:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (1/10).
Sep 11 17:42:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (2/10).
Sep 11 17:42:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (3/10).
Sep 11 17:42:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (4/10).
Sep 11 17:42:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (5/10).
Sep 11 17:42:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (6/10).
Sep 11 17:42:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (7/10).
Sep 11 17:42:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (8/10).
Sep 11 17:42:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (9/10).
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> supplicant_interface_init() - connect to global ctrl socket (10/10).
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command 'INTERFACE_ADD eth1^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant3^I'
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Error opening control interface to supplicant.
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <WARN> real_act_stage2_config(): Activation (eth1/wireless): couldn't connect to the supplicant.
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) failure scheduled...
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) failed for access point (blubb2)
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth1) failed.
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device eth1.
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_signal_handler(): Caught signal 11. Generating backtrace...
Sep 11 17:42:50 localhost NetworkManager: ******************* START **********************************
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found)
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libthread_db.so.1".
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found)
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: [New Thread -1212663360 (LWP 4871)]
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: [New Thread -1229452400 (LWP 6316)]
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: [New Thread -1221059696 (LWP 6235)]
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: 212666992 (LWP 6232)]
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found)
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: 0xffffe410 in ?? ()
Sep 11 17:42:54 localhost NetworkManager: ******************* END **********************************