Similar problem running Feisty Fawn. Retrying with various length names gets different results on different attempts.
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03) Subsystem: Linksys Unknown device 0013 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: 64 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22 Region 0: Memory at fcfea000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
ieee80211softmac 31360 1 bcm43xx ieee80211 34760 2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac ieee80211_crypt 7040 2 ieee80211_crypt_wep,ieee80211
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandS
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid "MandS" matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"MandS" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandS matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions.
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid "MandS > iwconfig > " matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions.
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid Ma matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"Ma" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306" Mode:Managed Access Point: Invalid RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid Man matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions.
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid Mand matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions.
Similar problem running Feisty Fawn. Retrying with various length names gets different results on different attempts.
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Linksys Unknown device 0013
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: 64
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22
Region 0: Memory at fcfea000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
ieee80211softmac 31360 1 bcm43xx ieee80211softma c crypt_wep, ieee80211
ieee80211 34760 2 bcm43xx,
ieee80211_crypt 7040 2 ieee80211_
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandS
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid "MandS" /etc/network$ iwconfig
matt@ubuntu:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"MandS" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandS /etc/network$ iwconfig
matt@ubuntu:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid "MandS /etc/network$ iwconfig
> iwconfig
> "
matt@ubuntu:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandS /etc/network$ iwconfig
matt@ubuntu:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid Ma /etc/network$ iwconfig
matt@ubuntu:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"Ma" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid Man /etc/network$ iwconfig
matt@ubuntu:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid Mand /etc/network$ iwconfig
matt@ubuntu:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid Ma /etc/network$ iwconfig
matt@ubuntu:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"M" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
matt@ubuntu: /etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandS /etc/network$ iwconfig
matt@ubuntu:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"MandS" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
Mode: Managed Access Point: Invalid
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=-256 dBm Noise level=-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0