WiFi not working properly

Please provide output of these commands (maybe it will help):
  uname -a
  lsmod | grep ndis\\\|b43\\\|bcm
  ndiswrapper -l
  ps ax | grep wpa
  cat /var/log/messages | grep -i network
  cat /var/log/daemon.log | grep -i network

Also, what version of Ubuntu do you use? What card and what driver did you install (or were they working out of the box)?

Also run "sudo wpa_cli" and copy what will id say during a minute or so. Try to enter command "status" few times.

adam@adam-laptop:~$ uname -a
Linux adam-laptop 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 22:56:21 UTC 2008 i686
GNU/Linux
adam@adam-laptop:~$ lsmod | grep ndis\\\|b43\\\|bcm
adam@adam-laptop:~$

adam@adam-laptop:~$ ndiswrapper -l
Error: no ndiswrapper utils found!

adam@adam-laptop:~$ ps ax | grep wpa
 5962 ? S 0:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -g
/var/run/wpa_supplicant-global
 6272 pts/0 R+ 0:00 grep wpa

adam@adam-laptop:~$ cat /var/log/messages | grep -i network

adam@adam-laptop:~$ cat /var/log/daemon.log | grep -i network
 (there are a lot)

Sep 21 19:59:19 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
 Sep 21 19:59:19 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
 Sep 21 19:59:19 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
 Sep 21 19:59:19 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
 Sep 21 19:59:19 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
 Sep 21 19:59:19 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation
(wlan0/wireless): access point 'Karen' is encrypted, and a key exists. No
new key needed.
 Sep 21 19:59:20 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to
global supplicant socket (try=1)
 Sep 21 19:59:20 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to
global supplicant socket (try=2)
 Sep 21 19:59:21 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to
global supplicant socket (try=3)
 Sep 21 19:59:21 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'INTERFACE_ADD wlan0^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant0^I'
 Sep 21 19:59:21 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'AP_SCAN 1'
 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'ADD_NETWORK'
 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was '0'
 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 ssid 4b6172656e'
 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 proto WPA'
 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 key_mgmt WPA-PSK'
 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 psk <key>'
 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'ENABLE_NETWORK 0'
 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 21 19:59:22 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
 Sep 21 19:59:25 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Supplicant state
changed: 1
 Sep 21 19:59:25 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation
(wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to
access point 'Karen'.
 Sep 21 19:59:25 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
 Sep 21 19:59:25 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
 Sep 21 19:59:26 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Beginning DHCP transaction.
 Sep 21 19:59:26 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
 Sep 21 19:59:26 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 12 (successfully started) for interface wlan0
 Sep 21 19:59:27 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 1 (starting) for interface wlan0
 Sep 21 19:59:29 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Old device 'wlan0'
activating, won't change.
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 4 (reboot) for interface wlan0
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) scheduled...
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) started...
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Retrieved the following
IP4 configuration from the DHCP daemon:
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> address 10.0.1.197
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> netmask 255.255.255.0

 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> broadcast 10.0.1.255

 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> gateway 10.0.1.1
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nameserver 10.0.1.1
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> domain name '
hsd1.ga.comcast.net.'
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) scheduled...
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) complete.
 Sep 21 19:59:31 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) started...
 Sep 21 19:59:32 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Clearing nscd hosts
cache.
 Sep 21 19:59:32 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_spawn_process():
nm_spawn_process('/usr/sbin/nscd -i hosts'): could not spawn process.
(Failed to execute child process "/usr/sbin/nscd" (No such file or
directory))
 Sep 21 19:59:32 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
successful, device activated.
 Sep 21 19:59:32 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Finish handler scheduled.
 Sep 21 19:59:32 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete.
 Sep 22 16:51:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> starting...
 Sep 22 16:51:01 adam-laptop avahi-daemon[5025]: Network interface
enumeration completed.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: Device is
fully-supported using driver 'rtl8187'.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: driver supports
SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01).
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init():
waiting for device's worker thread to start
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init():
device's worker thread started, continuing.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Now managing wireless
(802.11) device 'wlan0'.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device
wlan0.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> eth0: Device is
fully-supported using driver 'sky2'.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init():
waiting for device's worker thread to start
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init():
device's worker thread started, continuing.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Now managing wired
Ethernet (802.3) device 'eth0'.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device
eth0.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Will activate wired
connection 'eth0' because it now has a link.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1222116672.031535]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_DVD_RW_AD_7530A').
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1222116672.032594]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_bluetooth').
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1222116672.033494]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_27a2_drm_i915_card0').
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: no current
connection, found better connection 'eth0'.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Will activate
connection 'eth0'.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Device eth0 activation
scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
started...
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
 Sep 22 16:51:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
 Sep 22 16:51:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Beginning DHCP transaction.
 Sep 22 16:51:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
 Sep 22 16:51:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 12 (successfully started) for interface eth0
 Sep 22 16:51:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: terminating
current connection 'eth0' because it's no longer valid.
 Sep 22 16:51:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device
eth0.
 Sep 22 16:51:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0):
cancelling...
 Sep 22 16:51:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
cancellation handler scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:51:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0):
waiting for device to cancel activation.
 Sep 22 16:51:14 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
cancellation handled.
 Sep 22 16:51:14 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0):
cancelled.
 Sep 22 16:51:14 adam-laptop NetworkManager: nm_device_is_802_3_ethernet:
assertion `dev != NULL' failed
 Sep 22 16:51:14 adam-laptop NetworkManager: nm_device_is_802_11_wireless:
assertion `dev != NULL' failed
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Updating allowed
wireless network lists.
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: no current
connection, found better connection 'wlan0'.
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Will activate
connection 'wlan0/Karen'.
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Device wlan0 activation
scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
started...
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation
(wlan0/wireless): access point 'Karen' is encrypted, but NO valid key
exists. New key needed.
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) New
wireless user key requested for network 'Karen'.
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) New
wireless user key for network 'Karen' received.
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
 Sep 22 16:52:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation
(wlan0/wireless): access point 'Karen' is encrypted, and a key exists. No
new key needed.
 Sep 22 16:52:02 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to
global supplicant socket (try=1)
 Sep 22 16:52:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to
global supplicant socket (try=2)
 Sep 22 16:52:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to
global supplicant socket (try=3)
 Sep 22 16:52:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'INTERFACE_ADD wlan0^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant0^I'
 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'AP_SCAN 1'
 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'ADD_NETWORK'
 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was '0'
 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 ssid 4b6172656e'
 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 proto WPA'
 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 key_mgmt WPA-PSK'
 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 psk <key>'
 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'ENABLE_NETWORK 0'
 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:52:04 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
 Sep 22 16:52:07 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Supplicant state
changed: 1
 Sep 22 16:52:07 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation
(wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to
access point 'Karen'.
 Sep 22 16:52:07 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
 Sep 22 16:52:07 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
 Sep 22 16:52:08 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Beginning DHCP transaction.
 Sep 22 16:52:08 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
 Sep 22 16:52:08 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 12 (successfully started) for interface wlan0
 Sep 22 16:52:09 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 1 (starting) for interface wlan0
 Sep 22 16:52:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 2 (bound) for interface wlan0
 Sep 22 16:52:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:52:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) started...
 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Retrieved the following
IP4 configuration from the DHCP daemon:
 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> address 10.0.1.197
 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> netmask 255.255.255.0

 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> broadcast 10.0.1.255

 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> gateway 10.0.1.1
 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nameserver 10.0.1.1
 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> domain name '
hsd1.ga.comcast.net.'
 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) complete.
 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) started...
 Sep 22 16:52:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Old device 'wlan0'
activating, won't change.
 Sep 22 16:52:14 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Clearing nscd hosts
cache.
 Sep 22 16:52:14 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_spawn_process():
nm_spawn_process('/usr/sbin/nscd -i hosts'): could not spawn process.
(Failed to execute child process "/usr/sbin/nscd" (No such file or
directory))
 Sep 22 16:52:14 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
successful, device activated.
 Sep 22 16:52:14 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Finish handler scheduled.
 Sep 22 16:52:14 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete.
 Sep 22 16:56:33 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> starting...
 Sep 22 16:56:33 adam-laptop avahi-daemon[5010]: Network interface
enumeration completed.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: Device is
fully-supported using driver 'rtl8187'.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: driver supports
SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01).
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init():
waiting for device's worker thread to start
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init():
device's worker thread started, continuing.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Now managing wireless
(802.11) device 'wlan0'.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device
wlan0.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> eth0: Device is
fully-supported using driver 'sky2'.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init():
waiting for device's worker thread to start
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init():
device's worker thread started, continuing.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Now managing wired
Ethernet (802.3) device 'eth0'.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device
eth0.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Will activate wired
connection 'eth0' because it now has a link.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1222117003.984112]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_DVD_RW_AD_7530A').
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1222117003.985151]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_bluetooth').
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1222117003.985997]
nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_27a2_drm_i915_card0').
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: no current
connection, found better connection 'eth0'.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Will activate
connection 'eth0'.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Device eth0 activation
scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
started...
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
 Sep 22 16:56:43 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
 Sep 22 16:56:44 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
Beginning DHCP transaction.
 Sep 22 16:56:44 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
 Sep 22 16:56:44 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 12 (successfully started) for interface eth0
 Sep 22 16:56:44 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: terminating
current connection 'eth0' because it's no longer valid.
 Sep 22 16:56:44 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device
eth0.
 Sep 22 16:56:44 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0):
cancelling...
 Sep 22 16:56:44 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
cancellation handler scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:56:44 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0):
waiting for device to cancel activation.
 Sep 22 16:56:45 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0)
cancellation handled.
 Sep 22 16:56:45 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0):
cancelled.
 Sep 22 16:56:46 adam-laptop NetworkManager: nm_device_is_802_3_ethernet:
assertion `dev != NULL' failed
 Sep 22 16:56:46 adam-laptop NetworkManager: nm_device_is_802_11_wireless:
assertion `dev != NULL' failed
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Updating allowed
wireless network lists.
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: no current
connection, found better connection 'wlan0'.
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Will activate
connection 'wlan0/Karen'.
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Device wlan0 activation
scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
started...
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation
(wlan0/wireless): access point 'Karen' is encrypted, but NO valid key
exists. New key needed.
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) New
wireless user key requested for network 'Karen'.
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) New
wireless user key for network 'Karen' received.
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
 Sep 22 16:57:00 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation
(wlan0/wireless): access point 'Karen' is encrypted, and a key exists. No
new key needed.
 Sep 22 16:57:01 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to
global supplicant socket (try=1)
 Sep 22 16:57:02 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to
global supplicant socket (try=2)
 Sep 22 16:57:02 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to
global supplicant socket (try=3)
 Sep 22 16:57:02 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'INTERFACE_ADD wlan0^I^Iwext^I/var/run/wpa_supplicant0^I'
 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'AP_SCAN 1'
 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'ADD_NETWORK'
 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was '0'
 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 ssid 4b6172656e'
 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 proto WPA'
 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 key_mgmt WPA-PSK'
 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'SET_NETWORK 0 psk <key>'
 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: sending command
'ENABLE_NETWORK 0'
 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> SUP: response was 'OK'

 Sep 22 16:57:03 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
 Sep 22 16:57:06 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Supplicant state
changed: 1
 Sep 22 16:57:06 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation
(wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to
access point 'Karen'.
 Sep 22 16:57:06 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
 Sep 22 16:57:06 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
 Sep 22 16:57:07 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Beginning DHCP transaction.
 Sep 22 16:57:07 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
 Sep 22 16:57:07 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 12 (successfully started) for interface wlan0
 Sep 22 16:57:08 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 1 (starting) for interface wlan0
 Sep 22 16:57:11 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is
now 4 (reboot) for interface wlan0
 Sep 22 16:57:11 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:57:11 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) started...
 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Retrieved the following
IP4 configuration from the DHCP daemon:
 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> address 10.0.1.197
 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> netmask 255.255.255.0

 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> broadcast 10.0.1.255

 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> gateway 10.0.1.1
 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> nameserver 10.0.1.1
 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> domain name '
hsd1.ga.comcast.net.'
 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) scheduled...
 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) complete.
 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) started...
 Sep 22 16:57:12 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Old device 'wlan0'
activating, won't change.
 Sep 22 16:57:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Clearing nscd hosts
cache.
 Sep 22 16:57:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_spawn_process():
nm_spawn_process('/usr/sbin/nscd -i hosts'): could not spawn process.
(Failed to execute child process "/usr/sbin/nscd" (No such file or
directory))
 Sep 22 16:57:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Finish handler scheduled.
 Sep 22 16:57:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete.
 Sep 22 16:57:13 adam-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
successful, device activated.
 adam@adam-laptop:~$

Ubuntu version is 8.04

Wireless card is whatever Gateway gave me out of the box.

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Sergei (Nolar) Vasilyev <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #45953 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/45953
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Sergei (Nolar) Vasilyev requested for more information:
> Please provide output of these commands (maybe it will help):
> uname -a
> lsmod | grep ndis\\\|b43\\\|bcm
> ndiswrapper -l
> ps ax | grep wpa
> cat /var/log/messages | grep -i network
> cat /var/log/daemon.log | grep -i network
>
> Also, what version of Ubuntu do you use? What card and what driver did
> you install (or were they working out of the box)?
>
> Also run "sudo wpa_cli" and copy what will id say during a minute or so.
> Try to enter command "status" few times.
>
> --
> To answer this request for more information, you can either reply to
> this email or enter your reply at the following page:
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Adam Roush

To find out what sort of wireless card you are using, enter "lspci". One of the lines will be your wireless card (or just post the whole output here, if you can't spot the relevant line).

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and
945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS,
943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA
controller])
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20
    Region 0: Memory at d4100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
    Region 1: I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
    Region 2: Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
    Region 3: Memory at d4200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME,
943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Region 0: Memory at d4180000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition
Audio Controller (rev 02)
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21
    Region 0: Memory at d4240000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port
1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
    I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
    Memory behind bridge: d2000000-d3ffffff
    Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000d1ffffff
    Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
    BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
    Region 4: I/O ports at 1820 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 18
    Region 4: I/O ports at 1840 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #3 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 19
    Region 4: I/O ports at 1860 [size=32]

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 20
    Region 4: I/O ports at 1880 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI
Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
    Region 0: Memory at d4444000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
(prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=07, sec-latency=32
    I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff
    Memory behind bridge: d4000000-d40fffff
    Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fff00000-00000000000fffff
    Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
    BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
(rev 02)
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller
(rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 18
    Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
    Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
    Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
    Region 3: I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
    Region 4: I/O ports at 1810 [size=16]

00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA
AHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 222
    Region 0: I/O ports at 18d0 [size=8]
    Region 1: I/O ports at 18c4 [size=4]
    Region 2: I/O ports at 18c8 [size=8]
    Region 3: I/O ports at 18c0 [size=4]
    Region 4: I/O ports at 18b0 [size=16]
    Region 5: Memory at d4444400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev
02)
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
    Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 10
    Region 4: I/O ports at 18e0 [size=32]

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8038 PCI-E
Fast Ethernet Controller (rev 14)
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 221
    Region 0: Memory at d2000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Region 2: I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
    Capabilities: <access denied>

03:09.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 168, Cache Line Size: 128 bytes
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
    Region 0: Memory at d4006000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Bus: primary=03, secondary=04, subordinate=07, sec-latency=176
    Memory window 0: 50000000-53fff000 (prefetchable)
    Memory window 1: 54000000-57fff000
    I/O window 0: 00001400-000014ff
    I/O window 1: 00001c00-00001cff
    BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset+ 16bInt+ PostWrite+
    16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

03:09.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE
1394 Host Controller (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 64 (750ns min, 1000ns max)
    Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19
    Region 0: Memory at d4005000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
    Region 1: Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>

03:09.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card
Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
    Latency: 64 (1750ns min, 1000ns max)
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
    Region 0: Memory at d4004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Capabilities: <access denied>

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Thomas K <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #45953 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/45953
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Thomas K requested for more information:
> To find out what sort of wireless card you are using, enter "lspci". One
> of the lines will be your wireless card (or just post the whole output
> here, if you can't spot the relevant line).
>
> --
> To answer this request for more information, you can either reply to
> this email or enter your reply at the following page:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/45953
>
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
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I might be being thick, but I can't see it there. Can you make sure it's properly inserted (if it's an external card), and enabled (if your laptop has a wifi switch/button/shortcut, turn that on).

Also, to keep the length of the thread down, could we have the short output? It looks like you've run "lspci -v".

04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g]
802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Thomas K <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #45953 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/45953
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Thomas K requested for more information:
> I might be being thick, but I can't see it there. Can you make sure it's
> properly inserted (if it's an external card), and enabled (if your
> laptop has a wifi switch/button/shortcut, turn that on).
>
> Also, to keep the length of the thread down, could we have the short
> output? It looks like you've run "lspci -v".
>
> --
> To answer this request for more information, you can either reply to
> this email or enter your reply at the following page:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/45953
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Adam Roush

Ah, that's exactly the same chipset that I use. But, according to the commands you ran above, you didn't seem to have any driver loaded for it...

Try again:
lsmod | grep b43
lsmod | grep ndis
lsmod | grep bcm

Oh! I have Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01), which by default uses b43 driver.

But seems this driver is somehow buggy - it works for few minutes, then iteratively decreases wlan speed (can be seen with "iwconfig") from usual 54mb/s to to 1mb/s and then looses all pings.

I've solved this by installing ndiswrapper with proper windows drivers for my card (had to hardly look for them on the Net and do some dirty blacklistings with "ssb" module).