Bug 750331

Summary: Annoying network pop-ups
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Rafael Louback Ferraz <ferrazrafael>
Component: NetworkManagerAssignee: Dan Williams <dcbw>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Rafael Louback Ferraz 2011-10-31 18:21:52 UTC
Network manager should stop trying to connect on a wifi network every time, even when I don’t want to connect or even when I don’t have any password to connect on the network stored in my pc.

It seems a simple thing, but when I’m not connected to any network, gnome never stops launching pop-ups trying to connect to a network. I need to turn my wireless card off, so I can work again.

It should have an policy that tries connecting only when I have a password and if it fail, shouldn’t thrown any pop-ups. Just launch pop-ups when I really clicked to connect on a network.

And just to know, where I can edit my wifi options about every network stores in my pc? like which encryption method to use, or which password to use? (don’t find it on gnome 3)

Comment 1 Jirka Klimes 2011-11-07 14:05:52 UTC
NetworkManager only connects to networks when it is explicitly instruct to do so or if a stored (WiFi) connection profile is marked as auto connect.

You can list connection in a terminal with:
$ nmcli -f name,uuid,type,autoconnect  con list

To edit connection profiles from GnomeShell use:
1) Applications->Other->Network Connections
2) click 'Wireless' tab, select a connection
3a) Either click 'Edit...'
   Uncheck 'Connect automatically'
   and edit other stuff as you like and 'Save'
3b) or you can remove the connection completely by clicking Delete button
    if you don't want it.

Comment 2 Samuel Sieb 2012-02-08 18:50:36 UTC
The easier tool is "nm-connection-editor", type "nm" in the overview and it's called "Network Connections".  This will let you edit all your existing connection settings.

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