Plasma network manager does not work with "slow" 3g modems
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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networkmanagement (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Just like this bug report in kde, http://
My modem is a ZTE MF110 (19d2:0031) and network-manager in console (nmcli) brings the wwan connection without problems.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: network-manager-kde 1:0.9~svngit.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 16 17:05:19 2011
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: networkmanagement
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-16 (0 days ago)
Hello,
I figured out the problem. It is more a usability one.
The interface list the 3g modem but, when I click on it to connect, nm try to do something and in less than a second, it goes down.
However, I noticed that there is a checkbox in nm-plasma that enables wwan devices (as it occurs with wlan). If checked, the connection goes up. Shouldn't it hide the 3g modem if wwan is unchecked? If I click to connect a 3g modem, shouldn't it enable wwan automatically?
How can I enable wwan on boot? wifi connection are enable when the machine is powered on. However, the