Bug#653141: [regression 3.0->3.1.5] kernel module ipw2200 has problems with setting the essid for the wireless device

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Manuel Gebauer wrote:

> Kernel 3.0.0 does not garble the essid upon ifdown.

I see.

Ok, two more details:

 - after you run "ifdown eth1", is the interface shown by "ip link" as
   UP or DOWN?  (If the latter, it seems to me that the scrambled essid
   would be harmless, even if annoying.)

 - what are the version numbers of the ifupdown and wpasupplicant
   packages?  "dpkg-query -W ifupdown wpasupplicant" should say.

[...]
> kernel 3.0.0, WEP, iwconfig: works
> kernel 3.0.0, WPA, iwconfig: works
> kernel 3.0.0, WPA, ifupdown: works
> kernel 3.1.5, WEP, iwconfig: works
> kernel 3.1.5, WPA, iwconfig: works!
> kernel 3.1.5, WPA, ifupdown: garbeld essid problem

Thanks very much for this summary and the logs.

Jonathan