| Summary: | when switcing between APs (SSIDs), net_applet often displays the wrong AP/SSID | ||
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| Product: | Mageia | Reporter: | Pierre Fortin <pf> |
| Component: | RPM Packages | Assignee: | Mageia tools maintainers <mageiatools> |
| Status: | NEW --- | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | normal | ||
| Priority: | Normal | CC: | herman.viaene, marja11, ouaurelien |
| Version: | Cauldron | ||
| Target Milestone: | Mageia 8 | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Source RPM: | drakx-net-2.51-1.mga8.src.rpm | CVE: | |
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screenshot showing bug
screen shot of problem What I'm implementing No WiFi connection yet Before making the connection Upon establishing the connection After the connection is established |
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Description
Pierre Fortin
2018-02-03 20:46:37 CET
Marja Van Waes
2018-02-04 12:14:23 CET
Assignee:
bugsquad =>
mageiatools Created attachment 10290 [details]
screenshot showing bug
1. Network Monitor shows ESSID = HotWings
2. 'iwlist scan' does not contain G5_6529
3. G5_6529 (cellphone tethering) was last used ~9 hours earlier
Created attachment 10907 [details]
screen shot of problem
This bug persists. NetApplet still showing temporary SSID from new DSL modem. This bug is in the Tooltip only -- other displays are correct.
Does this still present in Mageia 7 or Cauldron ? CC:
(none) =>
ouaurelien Yes, on M7 I every now and then notice this when there is a radar alarm on my router. The wifi is cut off and starts automatically after a while, but the applet remains showing "Not connected" for some time. I am not running M8 much, so the situation has not occured yet. CC:
(none) =>
herman.viaene
Aurelien Oudelet
2020-08-26 12:28:02 CEST
Target Milestone:
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Mageia 8 UPDATE: After suffering huge losses due to lightning following all my Cat5/6 wiring and destroying LOTS of hardware; I am moving to WiFi in the hopes of avoiding future major losses due to hardwired ethernet. Attaching various images which illustrate how the WiFi system is easily confused: 1: What I'm implementing (the following screenshots are from a 2.4GHz-only laptop with freshly installed Mageia 8) 2. No WiFi connection -- this was after many attempts at resolving WiFi issues and connecting to a number of APs (note the list of APs in the Konsole). 3. Before connecting -- shows SSIDs BothWings and Office as available 4. Upon connecting -- note how the SSID changes from BothWings to Wings (a different AP in the router), while net_applet shows connecting to SC which is not even powered on at this moment. 5. After connecting -- I'm apparently connected to Wings, yet net_applet still claims SC... Created attachment 12826 [details]
What I'm implementing
Created attachment 12827 [details]
No WiFi connection yet
Created attachment 12828 [details]
Before making the connection
Created attachment 12829 [details]
Upon establishing the connection
Created attachment 12830 [details]
After the connection is established
Currently, on my main laptop, net_applet displays SSID=YellowOak belonging to a network I was connected to a WEEK ago, and which is 35 miles away... Yet, it's connected to SSID=HotWings/5GHz:
$ iwconfig wlp3s0
wlp3s0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"HotWings"
Mode:Managed Frequency:5.5 GHz Access Point: E8:9F:80:1A:CD:E2
Bit Rate=702 Mb/s Tx-Power=22 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:on
Link Quality=68/70 Signal level=-42 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:5938 Missed beacon:0
Network Center, Network Monitor & Wireless Networks each display the correct active SSID; only the tooltip appears to be wrong.
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