NetworkManager not connecting automatically

[Alex Janssen]

Ed Smits said the following on 06/13/2007 07:08 AM:
> 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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>
>   
What's your connect speed with fwcutter?
Mine is 54mb per second.  I only got 11mb per second with fwcutter.

Alex

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