>. I was however unsure what you meant by AP? Access Point ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 3:45 AM To: Dan Williams Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Automatic Connection not Working
On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 15:26 -0500, Dan Williams wrote: > On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 12:55 +0100, Chris Baines wrote: > > Hello, > > > > When I start my netbook, my home network does not connect > > automatically, I think this is because it is set to not broadcast. Is > > there anyway to get around this problem, and if automatic connections > > do not work for hidden networks why is the option still enabled? > > NM should be storing the BSSID of the hidden network if you've ever > successfully connected to it. Then, NM uses that to match up the hidden > scan result (the AP still shows up, just with a blank SSID) with the > real SSID. Can you run: > > iwlist wlan0 scan > > when this happens to you and report the scan result for your AP? Also, > does this connection have the "Available to all users" box checked in > nm-connection-editor? > > Dan I can confirm that the connection has the available to all users box ticked and I have attached the output of the command you included both before I told it to connect and afterwards. I was however unsure what you meant by AP? Chris ::DISCLAIMER:: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. It shall not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of the author of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any mail and attachments please check them for viruses and defect. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
