KNetworkManager fails to autoconnect on Intrepid

[Toni Helenius]

Binary package hint: knetworkmanager

In freshly installed Kubuntu 8.10, I configured KNetworkManager to join my WLAN automatically. As I understand every time I start my Kubuntu it should now establish a connection to that WLAN automatically? But instead it does nothing!

KNetworkManager was kind enough to add this network to the list though, but I must always select it manually.

My WLAN doesn't announce itself. Is that the problem? Should there then be an additional checkbox that "Connect even when network not present"?

Also it always seems to show only 2 bars on the tray icon. I beg to disagree, second time I tried I was nearly glued on my WLAN box. And only 2 bars? C'mon!

[mmm (kontakt-podvodnik)]

I have exactly the same problem and it is quite annoying. If i set-up the computer for people who does not handle the computers so well it is hard to explain that in this nice new version have explicitly connect the network....

The wifi signal is stable and when it is selected manually it always connect.

The AP is set to not advertise the ESSID - so the network is hidden on iwlist scanning, however the profile should try out if it is there is no network currently connected and this wi-fi network is set up to auto-connect (it worked well before, in the kde-3 version of knetworkmanager).

[Tix6174 (tix6174)]

I would like to report I suffer the same issue.

I have determined that if the SSID is not broadcast, I can never 'autoconnect'. However, if I change the WAP to broadcast the SSID then autoconnect works.

I am unable to determine if the wireless card/chipset makes any difference since I only have the Intel BG2200, but I have tested with multiple WAPs ranging from Cisco Aironet to Netgear consumer level equipment.

This problem first occured for me in 8.10 Kubuntu and still exists into KDE4.2 RC1 (4.1.96) installed from repository.
Knetworkmanager version: 1:0.7svn864988-0ubuntu1.8.10.3

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Kubuntu better. The KDE3 version of KNetworkManager has been discontinued by its original authors. This unfortunately means that there will be no more bugfix releases, and updates in general will be limited to those fixing security flaws.

While we cannot fix your bug, the good news is that the applet has been totally rewritten for KDE4 in the upcoming Kubuntu 9.10 release. There is a good chance that this bug is no longer an issue with the new applet. If you find any similar or new issues with the applet included in Kubuntu 9.10, we would politely ask you to file them as new bugs against the "plasma-widget-networkmanagement" package.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation and understanding.