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[Bug 416508] New: NetworkManager doesn't find many wireless networks
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- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:51:13 -0600 (MDT)
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=416508
Summary: NetworkManager doesn't find many wireless networks
Product: openSUSE 11.0
Version: Final
Platform: x86-64
OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0
Status: NEW
Severity: Normal
Priority: P5 - None
Component: Network
AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ReportedBy: listuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
QAContact: qa@xxxxxxx
Found By: ---
NetworkManager in openSUSE 11.0 is very unreliable at displaying available wifi
networks. Particularly if you have been (or are) connected to an SSID, and then
want to connect to another, it rarely displays all the available networks in
the vicinity. (I work for a wifi AP vendor so connecting and disconnecting from
various wifi networks is something I do continually all day) I did not have
this unreliability with openSUSE 10.3. This problem even occurs if you have
been disconnected from wifi for a while (running on ethernet) and then want to
connect back to wifi. Below is the output of "iwlist wlan0 scan" displaying 15
wifi networks. Attached is a screenshot of NetworkManager at the same moment
displaying 4 wifi networks!!!
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:12:BF:2B:F7:01
ESSID:"sadiko_testingg"
Mode:Master
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000001248981606
Cell 02 - Address: 00:12:BF:1C:7A:42
ESSID:"TTGV_IST"
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=54/100 Signal level=-76 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000383cb2ebf8b
Cell 03 - Address: 00:1C:A8:6A:2B:0E
ESSID:"AirTies_204yv4"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=89/100 Signal level=-43 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000049ab5411d6
Cell 04 - Address: 00:12:BF:30:AF:CF
ESSID:"AIRTIES_WAR-141"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000182f833ed783
Cell 05 - Address: 00:12:BF:2E:1B:85
ESSID:"AIRTIES_RT-205"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000005e0a8748f4c
Cell 06 - Address: 00:00:00:66:66:67
ESSID:"serkan"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=93/100 Signal level=-37 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000004b4a7bb5b9
Cell 07 - Address: 00:1C:A8:05:1D:2C
ESSID:"AIRTIES_WAV-140"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000000e9d4ae302
Cell 08 - Address: 02:13:02:00:01:03
ESSID:"Free Public WiFi"
Mode:Ad-Hoc
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=84/100 Signal level=-50 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000000008376b721
Cell 09 - Address: 00:12:BF:FD:5D:A2
ESSID:"AIRTIES_AP-400"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=63/100 Signal level=-69 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000000004c77f695
Cell 10 - Address: 00:18:02:8E:BD:62
ESSID:"AIRTIES_visitor"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=98/100 Signal level=-27 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000000148ede6cfb
Cell 11 - Address: 00:1C:A8:6A:2B:9B
ESSID:"AirTies"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=54/100 Signal level=-76 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000001050d73527
Cell 12 - Address: 00:12:BF:2D:F5:69
ESSID:"AIRTIES_RT-205yv"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=83/100 Signal level=-51 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000007583ad2599
Cell 13 - Address: 00:1C:A8:6A:2A:DB
ESSID:"AIRTIES_RT-204_GM"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=91/100 Signal level=-40 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000000075caf3d
Cell 14 - Address: 08:00:AA:BB:CC:DE
ESSID:"haldun"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=100/100 Signal level=-16 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000000015614cb9
Cell 15 - Address: 00:1C:A8:6A:2A:FF
ESSID:"AIRTIES_RT-204"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=85/100 Signal level=-48 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
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Summary: NetworkManager doesn't find many wireless networks
Product: openSUSE 11.0
Version: Final
Platform: x86-64
OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0
Status: NEW
Severity: Normal
Priority: P5 - None
Component: Network
AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ReportedBy: listuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
QAContact: qa@xxxxxxx
Found By: ---
NetworkManager in openSUSE 11.0 is very unreliable at displaying available wifi
networks. Particularly if you have been (or are) connected to an SSID, and then
want to connect to another, it rarely displays all the available networks in
the vicinity. (I work for a wifi AP vendor so connecting and disconnecting from
various wifi networks is something I do continually all day) I did not have
this unreliability with openSUSE 10.3. This problem even occurs if you have
been disconnected from wifi for a while (running on ethernet) and then want to
connect back to wifi. Below is the output of "iwlist wlan0 scan" displaying 15
wifi networks. Attached is a screenshot of NetworkManager at the same moment
displaying 4 wifi networks!!!
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:12:BF:2B:F7:01
ESSID:"sadiko_testingg"
Mode:Master
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000001248981606
Cell 02 - Address: 00:12:BF:1C:7A:42
ESSID:"TTGV_IST"
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=54/100 Signal level=-76 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000383cb2ebf8b
Cell 03 - Address: 00:1C:A8:6A:2B:0E
ESSID:"AirTies_204yv4"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=89/100 Signal level=-43 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000049ab5411d6
Cell 04 - Address: 00:12:BF:30:AF:CF
ESSID:"AIRTIES_WAR-141"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000182f833ed783
Cell 05 - Address: 00:12:BF:2E:1B:85
ESSID:"AIRTIES_RT-205"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000005e0a8748f4c
Cell 06 - Address: 00:00:00:66:66:67
ESSID:"serkan"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=93/100 Signal level=-37 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000004b4a7bb5b9
Cell 07 - Address: 00:1C:A8:05:1D:2C
ESSID:"AIRTIES_WAV-140"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=72/100 Signal level=-62 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000000e9d4ae302
Cell 08 - Address: 02:13:02:00:01:03
ESSID:"Free Public WiFi"
Mode:Ad-Hoc
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=84/100 Signal level=-50 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000000008376b721
Cell 09 - Address: 00:12:BF:FD:5D:A2
ESSID:"AIRTIES_AP-400"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=63/100 Signal level=-69 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000000004c77f695
Cell 10 - Address: 00:18:02:8E:BD:62
ESSID:"AIRTIES_visitor"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=98/100 Signal level=-27 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000000148ede6cfb
Cell 11 - Address: 00:1C:A8:6A:2B:9B
ESSID:"AirTies"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=54/100 Signal level=-76 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000001050d73527
Cell 12 - Address: 00:12:BF:2D:F5:69
ESSID:"AIRTIES_RT-205yv"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=83/100 Signal level=-51 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000007583ad2599
Cell 13 - Address: 00:1C:A8:6A:2A:DB
ESSID:"AIRTIES_RT-204_GM"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=91/100 Signal level=-40 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000000075caf3d
Cell 14 - Address: 08:00:AA:BB:CC:DE
ESSID:"haldun"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=100/100 Signal level=-16 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000000015614cb9
Cell 15 - Address: 00:1C:A8:6A:2A:FF
ESSID:"AIRTIES_RT-204"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=85/100 Signal level=-48 dBm Noise level=-127 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
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