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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 150505] essid name followed by random char
From:       Stefan Winter <swinter () kde ! org>
Date:       2008-04-16 19:29:27
Message-ID: 20080416192927.15768.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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------- Additional Comments From swinter kde org  2008-04-16 21:29 -------
There was an update of the linux wireless extensions by that time. That change was \
incompatible between wireless-tools, kernel drivers and applications and you needed \
to recompile all three to get to a consistent working state. That change particularly \
created an off-by-one in SSID string length reporting. I assume you fell into that \
and recompiling all three (and setting kernel headers to point correctly to the new \
version) should have fixed it. from the Wireless Extensions home page:

"One common issue is that Wireless Extensions offers only source level \
backward/forward compatibility, not binary compatibility. Therefore, every time the \
core API is updated or changed on the system (kernel upgrade), both drivers and tools \
need to be recompiled. Version 27 and later of Wireless Tools can support multiple \
versions of Wireless Extensions without the need of a recompile."

If you still care about the problem: does it still happen with recent kernels and the \
most recent KDE?


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