(In reply to comment #74) > (In reply to comment #73) > > by "Connectino editor" I am assuming you are using Plasma NM 0.9.8.x. If so > > Yes, it is NM 0.9.8.0. The window title is "Connectino editor". > > > then you should check the "hidden" checkbox in the edit connection dialog. > > That did the trick (after some seconds, the new network appeared in the > available network list in the tray icon and connection was estabilished), > thank you! However, IMHO it's not very intuitive. In fact, I thought that > the "Hidden" checkbox were referring to some sort of visibility constraint > to the network configuration I was editing, rather than to the SSID of the > network itself. After all: > 1) if I'm there to configure a new wireless network it's because I need a > hidden network which is not listed in the network tray icon (otherwise I > would have simply clicked on it from there)
It is not listed because those kind of network does not broadcast their presence (they are "hidden"). It is not easy to figure out they are in the neighborhood and doing so is slow and requires more power to the wifi card, which can harm battery time for notebook users. > 2) isn't the system smart enough to determine whether that network SSID is > hidden or not? kind of yes (the algorithm is not reliable). However, as I wrote above enabling the special scan type used to search for them requires more time and power to scan, therefor it is enabled only on demand. > Maybe the original intent was to mimic the checkbox "connect even if the > SSID is not broadcast" that is in Windows? I do not know. I, for one, did not add the "Hidden" option to the create wifi dialo. I have just pushed a commit to make it clearer what that option does. I hope that helps. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/422174 Title: cannot connect to hidden ssid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/plasma-widget-networkmanagement/+bug/422174/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
