I can confirm this works for me. Ubuntu Edgy 6.10 (amd64) Using madwifi drivers in linux-restricted-modules
My /etc/network/interfaces : auto ath0 iface ath0 inet manual wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf iface default inet dhcp (I followed the instructions from /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/README.modes.gz) Interface doesn't come up on boot. (ifup/ifdown "thinks" it's up..) Putting this in /etc/rc.local fixes the problem: /sbin/ifdown ath0 /sbin/ifup ath0 exit 0 Also, running /etc/init.d/networking restart will make it come back as well. wpa_supplicant and wpa_cli (used for the roaming mode) never get started by the networking script upon the initial bootup. -- network has to be started each time system is booted https://launchpad.net/bugs/50099 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
