plasma-widget-network-manager snapshot up for testing

[Andreas Wenning]

On Friday 01 May 2009 01:36:26 you wrote:
> Andreas Wenning said the following on 04/30/2009 01:31 PM:
> > On Thursday 30 April 2009 18:58:23 you wrote:
> > We have had reports of a few regressions, that we need to get fixed
> > before we can try it out in proposed. I have already send them upstream
> > and we're working to get them fixed. One of them should already have been
> > fixed by upstream; so I've added a new version to the PPA to get this
> > confirmed. Please add that version and check that everything still is
> > okay for you.
>
> ok, I have tested version 0.0+svn961724-0ubuntu1~ppa1
>
> The results are confusing.  I installed it and rebooted.
>
> On the first boot, it seemed to work correctly.  It recognized my hidden
> wifi with wpa2-psk and popped up the kde wallet and after entering the
> password, it connected successfully.  I also tested the ethernet and it
> works normally.
>
> So, I thought everything was perfect, so I decided to delete my existing
> wlan configuration and remake it, as a test.  After doing this it would
> not recognize the hidden wlan at all.  So, I rebooted.  Upon login, no
> kde wallet popup .. and I could not get the wlan to connect by any
> means.  Every time I hit "connect" it would time out and popup the
> password request (wpa2-psk password, not kde wallet password) .. I'm
> sure I entered it correctly, but it would not connect. After 3 failures,
> I gave up.
>
> So, I rebooted again.  Now, it worked like the first time .. everything
> sweet (wallet popup for password and auto connect)!
>
> I do not understand why it required two reboots ..
>
> regards,
>
> Paul

For NetworkManager and your card to be able to pick up your hidden networks 
they need to know about it. If the widget only reports the networks it knows 
of on start any new hidden network added will only show up after it has been 
restarted. It looks like this might be the case. That explain the first reboot 
needed.

Why a second one was needed is a good question; it could be good to know if 
that was reproducable or just a one-timer.

Again, thanks a lot for testing.

Regards,
Andreas
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