https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709733 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709733#c0 Summary: WIFI unavailable after being disabled and enabled again Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.1 Version: Milestone 3 Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Network AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: glin@novell.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Machine: ASUS eeepc 1005HA OS: openSUSE 12.1 Milestone3 NetworkManager version: 0.8.9997 WLAN Card: Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002b] Reproduce step: 1. Click the network status applet to show the network menu 2. Switch Wireless to OFF and wait 5 seconds 3. Switch Wirelss to ON Result: Wireless became "unavailable" forever unless NM restarted. (Replace step 2 and 3 with 'Press Fn-F2, WLAN Key' is also valid.) This is caused by the hard killswitch of the WLAN card. # rfkill list wlan 1: eeepc-wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no When NM switched eeepc-wlan Soft block to ON, phy0 became soft-blocked and then hard-blocked after 2~3 seconds. When NM switched eeepc-wlan Soft block to OFF, soft block of phy0 was released immediately. However, it took around 3 seconds to switch hard block to OFF, and NM could not bring up wlan0 until the hard block was released. # ifconfig wlan0 up SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not possible due to RF-kill NM 0.8.2 can handle this case without any problem, so I assume this is a regression in NM. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.