This other network is a public access point, I have no access to the hardware but the password was provided to me.
Looking at the logs it shows MAC is 18:28:61:56:ec:bf which gives "AirTies" on the Mac/Vendor lookup http://www.coffer.com/mac_find/ The following syslog line contains some more information about the used protocol: wpa_supplicant[2689]: WPA: Key negotiation completed with 18:28:61:56:ec:bf [PTK=CCMP GTK=TKIP] I tried to use the "Use as a Hotspot" option in the NetworkManager and it does not create a hotspot that is visible to my laptop or my phone, also I get garbled syslog messages again when disconnecting. Again the SSID of the SIOCSIWESSID syscall is broken in the syslog. Mar 31 17:54:16 oldie kernel: [ 2656.279160] =>rtw_wx_set_essid Mar 31 17:54:16 oldie kernel: [ 2656.279164] ssid=f2^M<B7>1X<A3>Z%]^E^WX<E9>^<U+052B><B2><CD>ƛ<B4>T^Q^N<82>tA!=܇<E0>zs<C2>, len=32 Mar 31 17:54:16 oldie kernel: [ 2656.279167] Set SSID under fw_state=0x00000008 Mar 31 17:54:16 oldie kernel: [ 2656.279177] <=rtw_wx_set_essid, ret 0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1298802 Title: 2357:0100 [Gigabyte 965P-DS3] USB Wifi TP-Link WN8200ND cannot associate to access points To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1298802/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs