Bug 31907

Summary:	plasma-applet-nm keeps asking for Wifi key
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Ezequiel Partida <ezequiel_partida>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	lewyssmith
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Description Ezequiel Partida 2023-05-10 07:58:27 CEST

Hello

Today I did a fresh install using Mageia-9-beta2-x86_64.iso, I noticed that net_applet was not running, I connected using mageia mcc and installed plasma-applet-nm, ran systemctl enable networkmanager then systemctl start networkmanager, restarted mageia, I tried to connected using plasma-applet-nm it asked me for my WIFI key, I typed it in and later got a window asking for it over and over again since it didn't take it, so I rebooted.

Once rebooted it was connected automatically, so it did take it but, to my surprise, net_applet was also running.

This annoying problem with plasma-apple-nm is one reason I moved back to net_applet with mageia 8..

Do you recommended continue using mageia net_applet instead of networkmanager?

Regards

Comment 1 sturmvogel 2023-05-10 19:07:36 CEST

Please check the wiki how to properly change to networkmanager:

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Switching_to_networkmanager

Comment 2 Lewis Smith 2023-05-30 21:22:33 CEST

@Ezequiel
> Do you recommended continue using mageia net_applet instead of
> networkmanager?
Did comment 1 help you?
As for 'recommending', it really is up to the user. Most people are happy with
net_applet.

Your original complaint looks valid:
> net_applet was not running, I connected using mageia mcc and installed
> plasma-applet-nm, ran systemctl enable networkmanager then systemctl start
> networkmanager, restarted mageia, I tried to connected using
> plasma-applet-nm it asked me for my WIFI key, I typed it in and later got a
> window asking for it over and over again
This is certainly wrong.
 
> Once rebooted it was connected automatically, so it did take it but, to my
> surprise, net_applet was also running.
Happy ending. Does net_applet cause any problems for NM?

CC: (none) => lewyssmith

Comment 3 Ezequiel Partida 2024-04-17 17:43:19 CEST

Sorry for the almost a year old answer,

Yes, I moved back to netapplet.

Regards