NetworkManager not connecting automatically

[Ed Smits]

I wasn't able to get mine working with Feisty and ndiswrapper, and
remembered somewhere reading that you had to hardwire the connection,
not use Network Manager. Not wanting to do that I uninstalled
ndiswrapper and installed wireless using fwcutter following the
instructions at

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-434946.html

rebooted, everything works well using Network Manager. My only problem
was my stupidity, it wasn't working until I checked my wireless light
on the laptop, I had at some point turned it off, Fn+F2 got it up and
working.

Good luck


ED

On 6/13/07, Jorge Tomé Hernando <jtomeher at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2007/6/13, Alex Janssen <alex at ourwoods.org>:
> > I am running Ubuntu 7.04 on a Dell Inspiron 1501 with a Dell 1390
> > wireless card and using ndiswrapper 1.46 and the Dell R140747 driver.
> >
> > Every time I boot, NM sees my access point and tries to connect but
> > fails and displays the dual computer icon with the red x.  I can
> > left-click and select my network(already selected via radio button) and
> > it repeats the same action.  If I left click the icon, select "Create a
> > new wireless network", let the name default to my computer name and
> > click connect, it tries again and will time out.  Then if I left-click
> > and select my network, it will finally connect.  I have to create a new
> > network every time.  Anyone have any idea what is keeping it from
> > connecting automatically?
>
>
> Only to say that i have exactly the same problem here. Ubuntu 7.04, Dell
> Latitude D520, ndiswrapper.
>
> Best regards--
> Jorge Tomé Hernando
>
>  http://www.jorgetome.info
> Linux Registered User #362778
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