Wicd can't find hidden network after update to 1.6.2.2-1 [Solved]

liticovjesac · 2009-09-20 06:59:19

Hi, everybody
I have a problem with wicd after last night update from 1.6.2-1 to 1.6.2.2-1. I am using wireless with hidden ESSID on my linksys wrt54gl. After update to new version WICD can't find my hidden network when I go Network - Find a hidden network . My router stays hidden.
I downgrade to 1.6.0.2 as a temporary solution and it works with no problems. Does anybody else have a same problem?

Another strange thing that I didn't notice before. We have 2 computers (other one is imac with osx) that use wireless connection on same router. Yesterday I notice that my connection (wicd 1.6.2.1 on eeepc) is dropping now and then when other computer is using safari to surf?! Thats why I downgrade so low to 1.6.0.2. Any ideas?

Last edited by liticovjesac (2009-09-22 17:33:59)

ise · 2009-09-20 08:16:35

liticovjesac wrote:

I have a problem with wicd after last night update from 1.6.2-1 to 1.6.2.2-1. I am using wireless with hidden ESSID on my linksys wrt54gl. After update to new version WICD can't find my hidden network when I go Network - Find a hidden network . My router stays hidden.
I downgrade to 1.6.0.2 as a temporary solution and it works with no problems. Does anybody else have a same problem?

Especially this was fixed in 1.6.2.2, so this is very strange that it doesn't work anymore. Maybe you can try this, it was mentioned in another thread which helped some people:

thefatprecious wrote:

I had an issue as well after the update. The first thing I tried was to make a backup of the old one and delete the /etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf file. Restarted /etc/rc.d/wicd and let it create a new file. After that I setup my network profile again and haven't had an issue. You may want to give that a shot if you haven't tried that already...

liticovjesac wrote:

Another strange thing that I didn't notice before. We have 2 computers (other one is imac with osx) that use wireless connection on same router. Yesterday I notice that my connection (wicd 1.6.2.1 on eeepc) is dropping now and then when other computer is using safari to surf?! Thats why I downgrade so low to 1.6.0.2. Any ideas?

That shouldn't be a problem which comes from wicd. wicd only uses wpa_supplicant stuff under the hood to connect to a network.

Daniel

Bahumat · 2009-09-20 08:50:57

After the latest WICD update, I had strange problems, too. My default wireless connection at home doesn't have a hidden ESSID, but it showed up <hidden> in wicd. And I wasn't able to connect. But renaming /etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf and creating a new one helped to solve the problem.

Dankeschön nach Karlsruhe ;-)

liticovjesac · 2009-09-20 09:15:25

Well no luck
Tried again with 1.6.2.2-1, renamed conf. file, restart, but I have the same issue. Can't find hidden network. Tried even playing with .conf file changing some options there but no luck. I am back to 1.6.0-2 until next release.
Vielen dank for help. (just moved to Germany and learning...)

R00KIE · 2009-09-20 14:26:23

Hidden networks are a pain and provide no added security against someone motivated enough (as well as mac address filtering as I've read), try without hiding your essid and check if you still have problems.

fredszaq · 2009-09-20 15:17:53

I also have problems since this update, I can't connect to my WPA network (the progress bars frezzes) it worked fine before the update

moljac024 · 2009-09-20 15:28:14

R00KIE wrote:

Hidden networks are a pain and provide no added security against someone motivated enough (as well as mac address filtering as I've read), try without hiding your essid and check if you still have problems.

Can't really say much except "+1 to that "

liticovjesac · 2009-09-22 17:33:29

Version 1.6.2.2-2 works but I had to delete wireless conf file from /etc/wicd

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#1 2009-09-20 06:59:19

Wicd can't find hidden network after update to 1.6.2.2-1 [Solved]

#2 2009-09-20 08:16:35

Re: Wicd can't find hidden network after update to 1.6.2.2-1 [Solved]

#3 2009-09-20 08:50:57

Re: Wicd can't find hidden network after update to 1.6.2.2-1 [Solved]

#4 2009-09-20 09:15:25

Re: Wicd can't find hidden network after update to 1.6.2.2-1 [Solved]

#5 2009-09-20 14:26:23

Re: Wicd can't find hidden network after update to 1.6.2.2-1 [Solved]

#6 2009-09-20 15:17:53

Re: Wicd can't find hidden network after update to 1.6.2.2-1 [Solved]

#7 2009-09-20 15:28:14

Re: Wicd can't find hidden network after update to 1.6.2.2-1 [Solved]

#8 2009-09-22 17:33:29

Re: Wicd can't find hidden network after update to 1.6.2.2-1 [Solved]

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