Cip Man, you're seeing a different issue with the wireless device. This isn't the same bug.
What gets fixed here is that wireless devices may be seen as *ethernet* rather than wireless, because of confusion in NM in detecting the device type -- it doesn't mean you definitely would have a list of wireless networks if the wireless device doesn't do the scanning properly. The correct way to verify this bug here is to use 'nmcli dev' and to see whether a device that is supposed to be a wireless device is being listed as "ethernet". Ideally, please file your own, separate bug so we can fix that as well. ** Description changed: [Impact] NM needs to re-read the DEVTYPE after the device name changed, an example is that WiFi network list disappears from network manager applet - Steps to reproduce: - + [Testcase] + 1. Boot the system. It should include a wireless device. + 2. In a terminal, run 'nmcli dev'. + 3. In the correct case, the line for the wireless device should read "wifi" under the TYPE column. In a failure case, it will read "ethernet". - 1. Connect to a WiFi AP. - 2. Switch off the AP OR switch off the wifi in the computer. - 3. Switch point (2) back on. - 4. The network will get connected to the AP it was connected to in point (1). + After upgrading to the new version, the repeating the above steps should + give expected behavior. + + [Regression Potential] + Potential of causing regression is relatively small for a one line change to re-read a value to be known. + + --- Problems:- 1. The network manager applet does not show the list of WiFI APs it can find. 2. The network manager applet does not the name of the AP to which it is connected 3. The icon of the applet shows two vertical arrows in opposite direction - the wired connection symbol and NOT the wifi connected icon. Temporary Workaround:- Log out and again log back in. - - [Testcase] - - After upgrading to the new version, the repeating the above steps should - give expected behavior. - - [Regression Potential] - Potential of causing regression is relatively small for a one line change to re-read a value to be known. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574347 Title: [SRU] Re-read the link type if the name changed Status in NetworkManager: Fix Released Status in OEM Priority Project: New Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in network-manager source package in Xenial: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] NM needs to re-read the DEVTYPE after the device name changed, an example is that WiFi network list disappears from network manager applet [Testcase] 1. Boot the system. It should include a wireless device. 2. In a terminal, run 'nmcli dev'. 3. In the correct case, the line for the wireless device should read "wifi" under the TYPE column. In a failure case, it will read "ethernet". After upgrading to the new version, the repeating the above steps should give expected behavior. [Regression Potential] Potential of causing regression is relatively small for a one line change to re-read a value to be known. --- Problems:- 1. The network manager applet does not show the list of WiFI APs it can find. 2. The network manager applet does not the name of the AP to which it is connected 3. The icon of the applet shows two vertical arrows in opposite direction - the wired connection symbol and NOT the wifi connected icon. Temporary Workaround:- Log out and again log back in. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1574347/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
