[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in "Edit Connections..." for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1409866 Will not find network after connection info is edited -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in "Edit Connections..." for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in "Edit Connections..." for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1409866 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409866 The problem is in the settings of the connection, but unfortunates the manager does not display this information. SOLUTION: - start nm-connection-editor from the terminal (sudo is possible, bus probably not necessary). - open the connection settings as usual in the popped-up manager - The exact error message will be printed in the terminal, read it. - Fix the error and the buttons will be available again. EXAMPLE OUTPUT in the terminal (in German in my case and I had to mark Certificate as ignored ): ** Message: Cannot save connection due to error: Editors wird initialisiert … ** Message: Cannot save connection due to error: ungültige Einstellung Sicherheit des Funknetzwerks: Ungültiges EAP-PEAP-CA-Zertifikat: Kein Zertifikat angegeben ** Message: Cannot save connection due to error: ungültige Einstellung IPv4-Einstellungen: ipv4.addresses: Diese Eigenschaft darf nicht für »method=manual« leer sein -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in "Edit Connections..." for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1409866 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409866 I myself marked it as a duplicate because they are essentially the same issue on the exact same program and OS: Manual WiFi connection values will not save and both tend to make the network connection previously saved disappear out of sight and/or stop showing up entirely. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1409866 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409866 I'm still getting this issue even on Ubuntu 14.10. It's sickening that the Ubuntu team can't even keep track enough of these networking errors that could be considered by some as a security risk. Please fix. ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #742818 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742818 ** Also affects: network-manager via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742818 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #91251 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91251 ** Also affects: linux via http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91251 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Jeb E. (jebeld17) ** Also affects: network-manager (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1409866 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409866 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1409866 Will not find network after connection info is edited -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1409866 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409866 I can't see the relation with #1409866. Is it possible that this got duped to the wrong bug? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
The problem is unexpected order of user input resulting in unsavable data. Input fields MUST be finished with an ENTER keypress or the data validation is apparently incomplete. Sadly, the colored red to green background validation misleads the users into thinking the entry for each of the three fields, Address, Netmask, and Gateway is complete. Problem could be mitigated by adding to hover help text. Problem could be solved with data validation when click the Add button alongside Addresses. Or creating a flag for each of the three fields, all of which must be set to valid, for the Add to add a new address. A popup or some other indication, say blinking or turning all invalid fields red, could then direct the user to fix the bad field data. Reproduce by: Editing a connection Select the IPv4 Settings tab. Change the Method pull down to Manual. Delete any existing addresses. Click Add Type 192.168.1.49 (entry will turn from red to green) press TAB (not Enter) Type 255.255.255.0 (entry will turn from red to green) press TAB (not Enter) Type 192.168.1.1 (entry will turn green) Press Add Save will be greyed out but entry will appear as a row within addresses. Also reproducible by clicking into each field rather than pressing TAB. Workaround. Press ENTER after EACH entry rather then pressing TAB or clicking to the next entry. Easy mitigation: Change hover text from: IP addresses identify your computer on the network. Click the Add button to add an IP address. to IP addresses identify your computer on the network. Click the Add button to add an IP address. Then enter Address, Netmask, and Gateway, pressing the Enter key after EACH entry. This is perhaps icky, but might save others sanity :-) Note: when you TAB from 199.168.1.49 to Netmask the number 24 appears automatically in the field. Perhaps this is an indicator of the 24 bits that compose an old Class C address. Pressing Enter after the 24 is displayed (and after click or TABbing to Address and press Enter, and after clicking and TABbing to Gateway and pressing Enter) allows you to save the Address. When you return to the re-edit the address the 24 has been automagically converted into 255.255.255.0. No indication of this lovely and useful magic is on screen or in hover help text. Thanks to for the clue to the problem: jlinkels (jlinkels) wrote on 2011-05-21: #6 Well, you can make the save button ungray, but you have to press ENTER after entering the IP address, the netmask, etc. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
Same thing was happening on my suse, i deleted the connection ad recreated it. the save button wasn't grayed out after that. lemmi know if it works. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
This bug is still present in 12.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
This is still a problem in 12.04. i cannot save a VPN entry, which is going to upset my boss a bit when i tell him i can't log in via VPN :(. Strangely enough: i have two VPN entries which i COULD save, but the latest one cannot. i have read through this thread and tried everything i can think of, but save stays grayed out. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
@Stephan: Well there may be a bug in addition to the shortcoming in the user interface. Can you please let us know exactly what's in all the fields on all the tabs of the Editing window which has the disabled Save... button? Screenshots would be best, but use something like the gimp to render local details unreadable. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
Yes, the list of invalid fields should be provided somehow. I'll file a bug upstream. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
** Summary changed: - can't save changes in edit connections + Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
I think I can reproduce at least one of the problems reported here. Under Edit Connections | Wireless I have several Wi-Fi networks listed including my neighbor's, BRINK, for which I don't have a password. (I think that BRINK, unlike other neighbors' networks, is listed in the Edit Connections | Wireless window because I once accidentally selected that network from the list of available networks in the applet menu. Note that I never connected to BRINK because I have never had the password.) If I select BRINK and click Edit... then I surprisingly get a Wireless Network Authentication Required dialog even though I am now at another location far far away from BRINK. I also get the Editing window for BRINK. See attached screenshot. If I Cancel the authentication dialog or leave it open then the Save... button in the Editing window is greyed out. If I edit some bogus password into the authentication dialog then the dialog goes away and the Save... button becomes ungreyed. There are probably several different shortcomings in the UI, but one of the most important shortcomings is that the Save... button is greyed out and no reason is provided. Even if the user infers that some field is invalid (e.g., no password has been entered), she is not told by NM which field(s) is invalid. ** Attachment added: After selecting %22BRINK%22 and clicking %22Edit...%22.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/737615/+attachment/3229717/+files/After%20selecting%20%2522BRINK%2522%20and%20clicking%20%2522Edit...%2522.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 737615] Re: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password
The problem is that there's no obvious way to tell the user why they can't save. If you've created a network by mistake for which you don't have the password, why keep it there and try to edit it? You may just as well delete it to avoid it trying to connect automatically. As far as I'm concerned, I'd leave things as they are right now -- using a dialog once Save is clicked is clumsy and looks bad, and if you're changing things for a connection you normally use (as opposed to one clicked by mistake), you'll usually know what you've just changed and be able to get back to it. If there's something that can be changed; it would be something like changing the label for the Save button to say Invalid property: XYZ, or so; or showing such a message on all tabs when editing, but it would need both design guidance and discussion upstream. Please file a bug about this on GNOME Bugzilla. ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Low ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737615 Title: Can't save changes in Edit Connections... for Wi-Fi networks to which one doesn't have the password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/737615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
