[ndiswrapper] Realtek RTL8187B cannot connect to WPA/WPA2 network

Bug #217100 reported by spiderman
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ndiswrapper (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: network-manager

I'm using ndiswrapper with the vendors driver, and I'm trying to use my usb wireless card :
;; net8187b.inf
;;
;; Realtek RTL8187B Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter

The access point is configured this way:
WPA: WPA-PSK (No Server)
WPA mode: WPA/WPA2 mixed mode
Encryption technique: AUTO for WPA, AES for WPA2

I enter my ESSID chose "WPA personal" and use my Pre-shared Key (PSK) on nm-applet
It keeps asking the password and never connects. I also tried with "WPA2 personal" and other options and they all fail.

Is there a way to connect on WPA2 with this configuration on access point???
I'm sure I typed the (PSK) on the right place with the right value... did i had to type the generated key???
I tryed without the encriptation and the wireless card worked just fine so in think ndiswrapper is working ok.

ps:
I looked the windows configuration and it says its connected through WPA2, (AP says wpa/wpa2 mixed mode).
When I did some manual configuration through ifconfig, iwconfig the network manager lost the wireless networks options like they vanished ...
It became slower too, when trying to apply changes I have to wait several minutes

Im using Ubuntu Hard 8.04 beta

**************************************** Update *************************************************

     Access Point: 3com officeconnect (model 3CRWDR101A-75)
     Network adapter: Encore 802.11b/g wireless usb adapter (Chipset realtek RTL8187B)
     (There is also a wired network card on pc)

Here is a file I used to get it working on slax (backtrack):

------From /etc/wpa_suplicant.conf ( on slax )
# See /usr/doc/wpa_supplicant-0.5.7/wpa_supplicant.conf.sample
# for many more options that you can use in this file.

# This line enables the use of wpa_cli which is used by rc.wireless
# if possible (to check for successful association)
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
# By default, only root (group 0) may use wpa_cli
ctrl_interface_group=0
eapol_version=2
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1

network={
  scan_ssid=0
  ssid="Republica303Wireless"
  proto= WPA2
  key_mgmt= WPA-PSK
  auth_alg=OPEN
  pairwise=CCMP
  group=CCMP
  #psk="spiderman"
  psk=d885c0f075371a9578d8978134cdf7298335681fe29b7cb4bb6986ccbf23eb43
}
------EOF /etc/wpa_suplicant.conf

the syslog goes as attachment

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote : Re: WPA2 dialog authentication failed

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please add the /var/log/syslog to your bug report as an attachment? Also you can submit more information for it by looking to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingNetworkManager , Thanks in advance.

Changed in network-manager:
status: New → Incomplete
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spiderman (spiderwebmail) wrote : Re: Realtek RTL8187B cannot connect to WPA/WPA2 network
description: updated
description: updated
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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

network manager has a high bar for drivers. ndiswrapper isnt up to this high level of quality yet - unfortunately.

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Jayson Rowe (jayson.rowe) wrote :

Since it's been a very long time since any additional info was added to this bug, I'm just checking to see if this is still an issue, and find out what additional work should be done on this bug.

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Victor Vargas (kamus) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in ndiswrapper (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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