Fedora 16 RC1 NetworkManager bug?

[Richard Shaw]

I just installed RC1 and when I have a live ethernet cable plugged in
I can not connect to wireless.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Boot with wired ethernet cable connected.
2. Wired left at defaulted to off
3. Attempt to connect to WPA2 wireless access point.

The connection attempt fails without asking for the passphrase.

If I disconnect the wired eithernet and choose my access point again
the wireless connection succeeds.

As an aside, it seems to take more time to make the wireless
connection than in the past...

Can anyone else confirm?

Thanks,
Richard

[Mike Chambers]

On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 07:54 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote:
> I just installed RC1 and when I have a live ethernet cable plugged in
> I can not connect to wireless.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
> Boot with wired ethernet cable connected.
> Wired left at defaulted to off
> Attempt to connect to WPA2 wireless access point.
>
> The connection attempt fails without asking for the passphrase.
>
> If I disconnect the wired eithernet and choose my access point again
> the wireless connection succeeds.
>
> As an aside, it seems to take more time to make the wireless
> connection than in the past...

Not asking to be a smartass, cause I don't see how that's a bug.  Why
would you even WANT to connect via wireless if the cable is plugged
in?

And out of curiousity, what if you connected wirelessly THEN connected
the network cable?

[Richard Shaw]

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Mike Chambers  wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 07:54 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote:
> > I just installed RC1 and when I have a live ethernet cable plugged in
> > I can not connect to wireless.
> >
> > Steps to reproduce:
> > Boot with wired ethernet cable connected.
> > Wired left at defaulted to off
> > Attempt to connect to WPA2 wireless access point.
> >
> > The connection attempt fails without asking for the passphrase.
> >
> > If I disconnect the wired eithernet and choose my access point again
> > the wireless connection succeeds.
> >
> > As an aside, it seems to take more time to make the wireless
> > connection than in the past...
>
> Not asking to be a smartass, cause I don't see how that's a bug.  Why
> would you even WANT to connect via wireless if the cable is plugged
> in?

Does it matter?

1. Instead of telling me what I'm doing wrong or just working I get
"Connection Failed"
2. Wired is OFF, it shouldn't matter if something is plugged in or not.

As far as to why you'd want to. What if you wanted to setup your
laptop as a wireless access point?

Now why wired defaults to OFF is another matter all together.
> And out of curiousity, what if you connected wirelessly THEN connected
> the network cable?

The network connection is dropped even though wired is still set to OFF.

Richard

[Michal Jaegermann]

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 09:50:47AM -0500, Mike Chambers wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 07:54 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote:
> > I just installed RC1 and when I have a live ethernet cable plugged in
> > I can not connect to wireless.
>
> Not asking to be a smartass, cause I don't see how that's a bug.  Why
> would you even WANT to connect via wireless if the cable is plugged
> in?

What if this machine was supposed to serve as a gateway between
wired and wireless segments?

M.

[Mike Chambers]

On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 15:27 -0600, Michal Jaegermann wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 09:50:47AM -0500, Mike Chambers wrote:
> > On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 07:54 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote:
> > > I just installed RC1 and when I have a live ethernet cable plugged in
> > > I can not connect to wireless.
> >
> > Not asking to be a smartass, cause I don't see how that's a bug.  Why
> > would you even WANT to connect via wireless if the cable is plugged
> > in?
>
> What if this machine was supposed to serve as a gateway between
> wired and wireless segments?

Well, if you gotta put it THAT way, FINE!! haha DOH, didn't think of
different type use.