I think there may be a slight misunderstanding on what it means to "Add"
a network using the Connections Editor.
The applet only shows networks ( aka Wi-Fi access points ) that it sees
in response to scanning. The client ( your laptop ), sends a Wi-Fi
broadcast message that basically means ( "Hey, who's out there?" ).
APs in range, reply and get added to the list of networks your machine
sees. These are the networks listed in the applet menu.
If on the other hand, you add a new wireless network via the Connection
Editor, and there's not a real physical AP with the name you used in
range, you won't see it in the applet menu. You will still see it in
the Connections Editor, even if you click "Available to all users".
If the network you're adding "does exist", and is range, then it's a
different problem. Please confirm. For now, I'm going to mark as
Incomplete.
Also note, I wasn't too sure of the purpose behind "Add" myself. I
assumed it could be used to add a network for an AP that doesn't
broadcast it's name ( ESSID ), however this isn't true, to connect to a
hidden network, you have to use "Connect to hidden network..." from the
applet menu.
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
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Network connections disappear from list after making available to all users
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