nm-applet not refresh networks

yup. It is really annoying to have to reboot to change networks. My apartment is accross the street from my job and I have to reboot my computer or create a manual connection when I want to connect switch from the wireless network at home to the one at work.

same problem here, my workaround is to change from roaming mode to static.. but that only works for WEP/encrypted networks

I'd like to add my vote to this. Really annoying to have to reboot.

Tonight I had to make some tests with a new access point and had to switch from my personal AP to the test AP a number of times.

I figured NM was no longer refreshing the wireless network list at all.
In earlier version of Ubuntu, it used to refresh the list after a small delay as far as I remember.

Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN Network Connection

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Reopening because I am having this problem in Ubuntu Gutsy, and will provide the requested information.

I have noticed this problem since I switched from Feisty to Gutsy. I do not suspend my computer, but just close the lid (it goes blank) and go somewhere else (ie a cafe) and open back up, the old wireless connections are still showing. They still show (and nm-applet tries to connect to) the old no-longer available connections for, well I don't know exactly, but a long time. I normally just turn off/on the switch on the side of the laptop, but it still seems to take a while to refresh.

The syslog may show that I attempted a manual refresh with the command "iwlist eth1 scan". I don't know if this actually did anything, since nm-applet had already updated (after I was sitting in the cafe for about 10 minutes).

It would be nice if there was a manual refresh button, along with a setting to determine how often nm-applet is refreshed.

regards,
Rich

This is quite a time-killer for me, as I move from coffee shop to home every day. Today it took about 30 minutes before nm-applet rescanned... just long enough for me to figure out how to do it manually from the command line (nm-applet seems to have some spite programmed in it).

I run:
iwlist eth1 scan

and I get all the wireless connections I want to connect to, while the previous ones are still showing in nm-applet, that no longer exist. What is more, I flip the manual wireless switch on the laptop, or turn off wireless on nm-applet, then return them back on and the non-existent connections are still showing!

nm-applet must a) be keeping its own records somewhere, other than what iwlist is getting its information from, and b) is not auto-updating for up to 1/2 hour at a time. Why?

-rich

I also experience this in Hardy. It gets especially annoying when i take the train because nm-applet adds every wifi AP it finds along the train ride and when I'm at my destination it's filled with old APs that are 20 miles away. A refresh list item would solve this perfectly.

this isnt an issue in intrepid and beyond anymore. we have another issue which is similar, but is about suspend/resume. If you see that this is not your bug.