Bug 254009 - NM-Applet (Network Manager Applet) refuses to make a (wireless) connection.
Summary: NM-Applet (Network Manager Applet) refuses to make a (wireless) connection.
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Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: NetworkManager
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dan Williams
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-08-23 16:16 UTC by Mark
Modified: 2008-08-02 23:40 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2008-03-18 20:46:31 UTC
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Description Mark 2007-08-23 16:16:05 UTC
Description of problem:
nm-applet is not making a (wireless) connection.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Install rawhide and try to connect to a wireless access point

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install F8 rawhide
2. Try to connect to wireless access point
  
Actual results:
You either get a error message in the console (if you opened nm-applet though
the console or nm-applet will just quit

Expected results:
Connect to the wireless access point

Additional info:
First of all i find it strange that the nm-applet isn't started.. not in F7, F8
test 1 and rawhide.

I also wonder why NetworkManager itself isn't started at default. Fedora starts
so many things at default but not one of the most importand ones..

The error i get when i open nm-applet in the console as a user (no root or su):
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "gnomebreakpad": libgnomebreakpad.so: cannot
open shared object file: No such file or directory

To bypass this bug you can install knetworkmanager and make a connection with
that program. that works fine.

Good luck.

Comment 1 Christopher Aillon 2007-08-23 18:36:22 UTC
nm-applet is started.  But the applet is hidden if the service is not started by
default.

Comment 2 Mark 2007-08-23 20:54:44 UTC
The service is started with me and nm-applet is shown but not under a users
account.. only under the root account.

Comment 3 Will Woods 2007-10-19 21:21:11 UTC
nm-applet is started by default, but it's hidden unless NetworkManager is running.

NetworkManager is not yet enabled by default - this is planned for a future
Fedora release. You can still enable it easily.

The "gnomebreakpad" message is an unrelated bug that's fixed now.

Does NetworkManager/nm-applet work for you now?

Comment 4 Will Woods 2008-03-18 20:46:31 UTC
No response from reporter after several months. NM in F8 works well enough for me. Closing.


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