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On 2009-05-26T01:06:14+00:00 M-wege wrote:

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.3)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

The networkmanager applet should offer to sort the configured networks
by priorities and connect to the one with the highest priority.

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On 2009-08-04T09:04:46+00:00 X-wstephenson wrote:

The new logic is:

In the main popup, only show connections that are currently connectable
- eg there is a configuration for this network and the access point(s)
providing this is currently found via scan.  Networks that are
configured but where the access point is not present are not shown.

The other, unconfigured scanned networks are in a submenu.  Is this an
acceptable prioritisation?

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On 2009-08-04T09:17:25+00:00 M-wege wrote:

Actually I a meant something different. I want the list of already
configured networks sorted by priority, no matter if they are available
or not. For example I want to put cable network as first. If cable is
available then disconnect wireless. If I have the choice between
Wireless A and B, B is my choice and so on

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On 2009-08-04T09:59:54+00:00 X-wstephenson wrote:

It's not possible with NetworkManager - the policies the daemon uses are
quite inflexible.  The only way you can influence this is to set some
connections as 'never default' (which sucks when the cable connection is
not present) or change the timestamp on wireless connection B so it is
newer than A and NM will prefer it.

It also tries to keep as many 'connect automatically' connections up as
possible so the 'disable wireless when connected to cable' idea is not
possible.  Sorry.  Please try and convince NM to add client policy
control and then I'lll implement it in the KDE UI.

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manager/+bug/366780/comments/6

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On 2009-08-19T11:03:52+00:00 M-wege wrote:

Bug has been reported upstream.
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=580018

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On 2009-11-28T19:42:18+00:00 Hbarmeter76 wrote:

I'd like to add that I experience a related (annoying) behavior (I am
not sure if I should submit this as bug or here):

If two wireless networks have been configured with autoconnect,
knetworkmanager seems to choose the weaker connection instead of the
stronger - this should be fixed.

Is this also an issue of nm policies? Please advice if I should file a
bug report elsewhere. Thank you!

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manager/+bug/366780/comments/9


** Changed in: plasma-widget-networkmanagement
       Status: Unknown => Won't Fix

** Changed in: plasma-widget-networkmanagement
   Importance: Unknown => Wishlist

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Title:
  Please provide a mechanism whereby Wi-Fi networks can be prioritized

Status in NetworkManager:
  Fix Released
Status in Plasma widget networkmanagement:
  Won't Fix
Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “networkmanagement” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: network-manager

  I've got few wifi network profiles. NM connects to 1st available
  network in alphabetical order. But at my home NM connects to slow and
  unstable free network and I want to connect to my own wifi router. I
  suggest to add some priorities to different networks to set the order
  which network to connect to.

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