NM applet should allow to set the CRDA domain

[Dominik Kubla]

With recent Ubuntu kernels switching to userland CRDA it is no longer possible to set the correct CRDA domain for wireless cards.

It can not be expected from casual users to install the optional "iw" package and write a init script to set the correct regulatory domain.

Therefore the NetworkManger should take care of this and the NetworkManager applet should offer the configuration option for each configured WIFI connection. The initial configuration should set the default based on the entered location (timezone).

Since violating the regulatory domain can cause legal problems for Ubuntu users, this is a major concern.

Thanks,
  Dominik

[Michał Żarłok (mishaaq)]

I agree. Users in Europe might be disappointed that they can't connect to some wireless networks and even think the problem is in regulatory domains.

[annunaki2k2 (russell-knighton)]

As a UK citizen - I can confirm this is a major issue. I can not connect to several of my client networks that run on channels 12 & 13. Even the "iw reg set EU" command doesn't seem to work for me (using broadcom-sta driver). Can I request that this bug be given at least some priority rather than simply " Undecided".

Thanks

[Klaus Eggert (klaus-eggert)]

EU is invalid for iw command. For valid countries see ISO 3166-2 country codes. To set the regulatory domain to Great Britain use "iw reg set GB".

[Dominik Kubla (dbkubla)]

Hi folks, any progress on this?

[Jose Gómez (adler-dreamcoder)]

Indeed, I think the regulatory domain should be able to be changed from NetworkManager, either letting the user choose, or picking the country from the IP address, or even better, from the location set in the clock applet.

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

[Jure Sah (dustwolfy)]

What is this "lw" package you mention and where do I get it? Is there a howto? Cannot find it in the repository.

[Jure Sah (dustwolfy)]

Ah, iw, not lw. Sorry.

[Ken Sharp (kennybobs)]

This is an upstream issue as clearly stated in the kernel wiki.

“Using Network Manager to change regulatory domains

This needs to be implemented, but since Network Manager uses wpa_supplicant it should just be a matter of adding a user interface option to let a user select an alpha2 and then adding the country entry into the wpa_supplicant configuration entered.”
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/regulatory/crda#using_network_manager_to_change_regulatory_domains