Bug 193257

Version:           0.7svn864988-0ubuntu8 (using KDE 4.2.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

On Kubuntu 6.10 with Buffalo WLI-CB-G54A card using Ndiswrapper.

Kubuntu comes up (with a long delay where I suspect it is attempting to connect to the wireless network) and the wireless card's lights are lit but there is no network connection.

I tried this with a test wireless network with no encryption and I connect fine first time - so something to do with WEP.

1) With bare bones /etc/network/interfaces file, I attempt to connect to my wireless n/w using KNetworkManager with the correct WEP key specified. It fails to connect and reprompts for my WEP key ...

2) If, whilst it is doing this I enter "sudo iwlist wlan0 enc" to check my WEP key, I see a strange key of A7D5-CFE7-B0B7-EB11-E518-17FE-B4

3) SO, while KNetworkManager was trying to connect I entered "sudo iwconfig wlan0 key s:<my wep key>" and I connected fine. This works repeatable for me.

Please let me know what extra info I can supply ... I'd like to be able to connect to the network without having to do the above every time.

Update 4th April:
- strange key is not always the same - today it was 6A80-91FF-2462-08C2-2639-7459-52
- having entered the correct key through "sudo iwconfig ..." and successfully connected, "sudo iwlist wlan0 enc" shows my correct WEP key

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this problem is persistent also in fully upgraded jj and also in kubuntu 9.04, solution is to install a wicd manager,i am using broadcom wifi card in my hp 530,
working workaround in 8.10 was that during its installation when was wired connection available instalation program downloaded wifi card firmware itself and after restart the driver was okay and network manager accepts with no problem 64bit hex wep key open system