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[Bug 1380225] Re: NetworkManager does not connect to the strongest wifi

 

** Also affects: autoscan-network (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: autoscan-network (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Changed in: autoscan-network (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Opinion

** Changed in: autoscan-network (Ubuntu)
       Status: Opinion => Fix Committed

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Title:
  NetworkManager does not connect to the strongest wifi

Status in “autoscan-network” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I have more than one wifi in my area here, however the NetworkManager
  does not connect to the strongest one but maybe the one with the
  higher position in alphabet.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Oct 12 09:12:52 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-03 (130 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  IpRoute:
   default via 10.25.50.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
   10.25.50.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.25.50.203  metric 9
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
   WimaxEnabled=true
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 2014-06-21T22:53:48.293505
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
   20:6E:9C:E9:13:98 bluetooth         disconnected  /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2  
   eth0       802-3-ethernet    unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1  
   wlan0      802-11-wireless   connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
   running         0.9.8.8    connected       enabled       enabled         enabled    enabled         disabled

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