Public bug reported: iwl3945 has serious problems in ad-hoc mode.
Connecting to 802.11b devices does not work at all, setting parameters with iwconfig fails in 9 of 10 attempts. In dmesg errors like this appear: [323130.480114] wlan0: No active IBSS STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) [323134.440555] wlan0: Selected IBSS BSSID be:f4:6a:2c:ec:f4 based on configured SSID [323134.441694] wlan0: Configured IBSS beacon template based on scan results Up-to-date Hardy installation running kernel 2.6.24-19-generic and iwconfig --version iwconfig Wireless-Tools version 29 Compatible with Wireless Extension v11 to v22. Kernel Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22. wlan0 Recommend Wireless Extension v21 or later, Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22. ** Affects: linux Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Bug watch added: Intel Wireless Linux Bugzilla #1489 http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1489 ** Also affects: linux via http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1489 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- iwl3945 cannot link in Ad-Hoc mode to 802.11b adapter https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263541 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs