It could be related, but its not the same issue. #823615 is about NM not recognizing when the soft block is removed. This is not the case on my system. Removing the soft block (using `rfkill`) allows me to re-enable wifi through NM.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1017051 Title: Unable to re-enable wireless after disabling via nm-applet Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: With network-manager 0.9.4.0 and network-manager-gnome 0.9.4.1, if I disable wireless by right-clicking on the applet and unchecking "Enable Wireless", then the menu item is greyed out and cannot be re- enabled. It appears that when disabling, the rfkill soft block is set on the wireless device. NM then reports the device as hardware disabled (when in fact it is only soft-disabled), causing the menu item to be disabled. If one manually removes the soft block using `rfkill unblock <ID>`, then it is possible to re-enable wireless from the applet. The applet should instead show enable the menu option when the device is only soft-blocked, and remove the soft block when the enable option is selected. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1017051/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
