Ubuntu
plasma-widget-networkmanagement package

knetworkmanager doesn't connect automatically or manually

Bug #482092 reported by cloakable on 2009-11-13

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #334122: Mobile broadband connections fail to connect. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	plasma-widget-networkmanagement (Ubuntu)	Incomplete	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: plasma-widget-networkmanagement

I have one wireless connection stored, and one mobile broadband connection stored. Both are set to connect automatically.

In 9.04 both worked, but after upgrade to 9.10, the connections remain stored, but do not connect automatically, and the applet does not respond to clicks to activate either connection. Upgrading to 2.6.31-15 did not help, nor did linux-backport-modules.

The HSDPA modem (E169) will activate with sudo pon/poff.

The ethernet connection will connect automatically using the applet.

Using Kubuntu 9.10.

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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote on 2009-11-13:

What happens if you remove and readd the connections?

Changed in plasma-widget-networkmanagement (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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cloakable (cloakable) wrote on 2009-11-13:

The same thing: They show up, and when I click on them, nothing happens. It doesn't even TRY to connect, it's as if it's ignoring the click to activate.

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cloakable (cloakable) wrote on 2009-11-14:

Update: nm-applet works fine. The problem seems to be in knetworkmanager.

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costing (costing) wrote on 2009-11-23:

I have a similar problem, but it only seems to affect secure connections. It connects automatically to unprotected networks but to connect to the secure ones I have to manually click on the connection, then it works fine. I've tried even to remove it and add again, checking "Connect automatically" when adding or at a later time, same behavior.