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Message #159097
[Bug 1245986] Re: users should define wifi net preference, defaulting to heuristics
** Description changed:
I'm at a hotel. There's a strong network AP in this room that my org
owns, and a weaker hotel wifi AP elsewhere.
Before my org convened, I connected to the hotel wifi, so it's in the
list of SSIDs that I automatically connect to. I would rather connect
to my org's wifi in almost all cases. But, that doesn't happen, and it
connects to the unwanted hotel Wifi AP. I should be able to order the
SSIDs that I will automatically connect to my dragging them in the list
and a lower network should never be used if a higher is available.
So, in picking a network to connect to, we should try each in order of
user-defined preference and abandon any that are below some threshold of
usefulness.
Additionally, if nothing more-preferred is available, pick among
crypto'd networks, abandoning too weak.
Then pick according to strength if everything else is equal.
-
I describe best in code...
order_of_preference = sorted(((net.user_defined_order if net.strength >
epsilon else INFINITY), (0 if net.has_crypto else 1), net.strength, net)
for net in network_list)
net_to_use = order_of_preference[0][3]
+
+ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Networking#previous-networks>: "When
+ reprioritization of networks has been implemented in NetworkManager,
+ pressing on a network should make it draggable so that you can reorder
+ the list (bug 1538972)."
+
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: network-manager 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu22
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-9.16-generic 3.11.2
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-9-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 29 13:29:36 2013
IpRoute:
- default via 10.155.32.1 dev wlan0 proto static
- 10.155.32.0/19 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.155.51.98 metric 9
+ default via 10.155.32.1 dev wlan0 proto static
+ 10.155.32.0/19 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.155.51.98 metric 9
MarkForUpload: True
NetworkManager.state:
- [main]
- NetworkingEnabled=true
- WirelessEnabled=true
- WWANEnabled=true
+ [main]
+ NetworkingEnabled=true
+ WirelessEnabled=true
+ WWANEnabled=true
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2009-03-27 (1677 days ago)
WpaSupplicantLog:
-
+
nmcli-dev:
- DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
- wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
- eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
+ DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
+ wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
+ eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
- RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
- running 0.9.8.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled
+ RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
+ running 0.9.8.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Triaged
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #629487
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=629487
** Also affects: network-manager via
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=629487
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
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Title:
users should define wifi net preference, defaulting to heuristics
Status in NetworkManager:
Unknown
Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
I'm at a hotel. There's a strong network AP in this room that my org
owns, and a weaker hotel wifi AP elsewhere.
Before my org convened, I connected to the hotel wifi, so it's in the
list of SSIDs that I automatically connect to. I would rather connect
to my org's wifi in almost all cases. But, that doesn't happen, and it
connects to the unwanted hotel Wifi AP. I should be able to order the
SSIDs that I will automatically connect to my dragging them in the
list and a lower network should never be used if a higher is
available.
So, in picking a network to connect to, we should try each in order of
user-defined preference and abandon any that are below some threshold
of usefulness.
Additionally, if nothing more-preferred is available, pick among
crypto'd networks, abandoning too weak.
Then pick according to strength if everything else is equal.
I describe best in code...
order_of_preference = sorted(((net.user_defined_order if net.strength
> epsilon else INFINITY), (0 if net.has_crypto else 1), net.strength,
net) for net in network_list)
net_to_use = order_of_preference[0][3]
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Networking#previous-networks>: "When
reprioritization of networks has been implemented in NetworkManager,
pressing on a network should make it draggable so that you can reorder
the list (bug 1538972)."
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: network-manager 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu22
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-9.16-generic 3.11.2
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-9-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 29 13:29:36 2013
IpRoute:
default via 10.155.32.1 dev wlan0 proto static
10.155.32.0/19 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.155.51.98 metric 9
MarkForUpload: True
NetworkManager.state:
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2009-03-27 (1677 days ago)
WpaSupplicantLog:
nmcli-dev:
DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
running 0.9.8.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled
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