Perhaps my explanation was not clear. The "Passphrase" option for setting the wireless key is broken. The hex option still works. This has happened on a netbook recently upgraded to UBUNTU 12.04 and on another PC upgraded to kernle 3.2.0-24 in KUBUNTU.
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Thomas Ward <tew...@trekweb.org> wrote: > This is a question that needs support, and not a bug report (invalid). > > Please try asking in IRC (#ubuntu at irc.freenode.net), > ubuntuforums.org, or askubuntu.com. You can get support with your > problem, and potential methods of fixing. > > ** Changed in: ubuntu > Status: New => Invalid > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995697 > > Title: > WEP security with passphrase broken > > Status in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > I upgraded to UBUNTU 12.04 and failed authentication to my wireless > net with WEP. Version is 3.2.0-24 i686. > > I use a 128-bit passphrase on all my machines at home. It did not work > with the upgraded system after repeated attempts. > When I translated the the 13-byte phrase I use to hex and entered it as > the WEP key, authentication succeeded. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/995697/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995697 Title: WEP security with passphrase broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/995697/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
