Public bug reported:
Use case:
I use a proxy server running on an iphone to get mobile internet. This
requires creating an ad-hoc network on my laptop, then joining the
iphone to it. I'd like to easily connect/recreate this network whenever
no other known networks are available.
The problem:
Once created, if I leave the new ad hoc network as "connect
automatically", network manager sometimes uses it even when [preferred]
regular networks are in range.
If I turn off "connect automatically", there doesn't appear to be a way
to easily recreate the network: it doesn't seem to reliably show up in
the menu of available networks, and although the connection is
selectable under the dropdown in the "Create New Wireless Network"
dialog, if anything other then "New..." is selected there, the "Create"
button remains inactive.
How it should work:
Previously created ad-hoc networks should always be available in the
connection menu, either included with the scan results, or at the bottom
of the menu (maybe replace the "Create New Wireless Network..." item
with a "Create a Network >" submenu containing previously configured
networks along with a "new..." item.)
Alternatively (or additionally) there ought to be a way to prioritize
the list of known/previously-used networks, so that network manager
would never attempt to use the "iphone" network unless NO other [known]
networks were available.
** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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fix handling of previously created ad-hoc networks
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/462625
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