Ubuntu

NetworkManager does not show nor connect to Wifi if/when is turned on after boot

Bug #296415 reported by Sander Jonkers on 2008-11-10

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #193970: iwl3945 | iwl4965: Wireless can't be activated after disabling kill switch. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Ubuntu	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

NetworkManager does not show nor connect to Wifi if/when is turned on *after* boot

If/when a switch on my wifi switch *after* booting Ubuntu 8.10, the NetworkManager Applet will not show any wifi functionality nor any networks nor any connectivity. Turning off and on Wifi does not help. The wifi driver iwl3945 is loaded all the time.

Work around: right mouse click on NetworkManager Applet, uncheck "Enable Networking", and then check it again. NetworkManager will then show Wifi fucntionality and connect.

Included: screendump as proof.

Ubuntu 8.10 32bit
Wifi is Centrino with iwl3945