"Easy"net Networking Pains!

[ncafferkey]

";-)" is not a valid SSID, though manufacturers vary on it a bit.

Google acceptable SSID characters/limits and come up with something different, see if that works.

An excerpt from RFC:

Also: The following six characters are not allowed: ?, ", $, [, \, ],
and +. In addition, the following three characters cannot be the first
character: !, #, and ;.

Which RFC? The 802.11 standard says that an SSID can include any byte values, including unprintable ones. Any limitations on accepted characters are due to bugs. Having said that, such bugs definitely exist in various routers etc., so it's wise not to stress them by using odd characters.

[ncafferkey]

@desiv

I don't think the standard has changed. The general gist of that thread is that Cisco et al. specified additional restrictions to suit their buggy firmware.

But I agree that that means the defacto standard disallows certain characters. In the real world, it's best to use only alphanumeric characters to be safe.

[ncafferkey]

@Sutty100

You should check first if a wireless connection is being made. Temporarily disable WirelessManager from starting at boot, then try this in a shell:

WirelessManager prism2.device verbose

[ncafferkey]

One thing I don't know, what is this for? Library = pccard.library (version 1.1 installed)

prism2.device needs it to parse the card's information.