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linux-source-2.6.20 package

Bug #74672
Comment #14

Comment 14 for bug 74672

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Matt Fisher (mapifisher) wrote on 2007-06-08:

#14

Interestingly, for my problem looks like iwconfig works correctly every 4th time. Every other time it truncates to just the first letter.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSL
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 MandSLlll
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdfa
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"MandSLllljkljkdfa" 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 MandSLllljkljkdf
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdff
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"MandSLllljkljkdffasd" 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 MandSLllljkljkdffasd
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSLllljkljkdffasd
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

Interestingly, for my problem looks like iwconfig works correctly every 4th time.  Every other time it truncates to just the first letter.

matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ sudo iwconfig eth1 essid MandSL
matt@ubuntu:/etc/network$ iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.