[Bug 307637] Re: BCM4312/Ubuntu 8.10/Dell Inspiron 1525 wireless not working if SSID hidden

[nendo]

Really. If you have to broadcast your SSID you might as well be running
Windows ;0)

I'm a little apprehensive about updating my Laptop *yet again *only to find
that WPA still doesn't work, but if you're saying it works now on an
Inspiron 1525 I guess I'll give it a try. Lately I've just been using my Mac
or plugging in a Cat5.

-Clay

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:11 PM, JW <johnwheaton2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Okay.  While I still think that "Expired" != "Fixed", the issue does not
> recur with Lucid for me.  Now I can again return to not broadcasting my
> SSID!  Nice.
>
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> BCM4312/Ubuntu 8.10/Dell Inspiron 1525 wireless not working if SSID hidden
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307637
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> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Expired
>
> Bug description:
> I have a new laptop, a Dell Inspiron 1525 with a Broadcom BCM4312 wireless
> card, which is fully supported in Ubuntu 8.10. On my previous laptop (also
> running Ubuntu 8.10) I never had problems with wireless connections. On my
> new Dell, I have had problems when connecting to wireless networks with
> hidden SSID's.
>
> I have confirmed this fact in tests here at my home: I reset my wireless
> router and set it up with a hidden SSID. After numerous attempts I could not
> connect with my Dell to the network. I then reconfigured my wireless router
> with an open SSID and immediately it was possible to connect to the router.
>
> When attempting to connect to a network with a hidden SSID, the following
> happens: a connection is attempted (icon in panel "spins") and after a while
> the login screen appears, but the correct password that was initially
> entered, appears in a completely changed manner, almost as though it was
> encrypted. Attempts at retyping the password (or leaving it jumbled, as-is)
> and retrying the connection does not work. In all these cases the security
> protocol was "WPA and WPA2 personal".
>
> I have thought of marking this as a security vulnerability as it has forced
> me to make the SSID of my wireless network visible, but I suppose that is
> not the correct designation.
>
> See also http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1009404
>
> Please note that I, as originator of this bug, did not add this "PS" note
> below. I do not consider this to be a viable workaround.
>
> P.S. I was able to connect hidden AP in this way: I made SSID vissible,
> then connected to WIFI an hided it. Connection was working until
> reconnecting (about 6 hours). So it's is impossible to connect to hidden
> network, but hidden network is working fine.
>
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