Binary package hint: network-manager
Description of the problem:
After the latest updates nm-applet no longer shows an icon of the wireless signal strength nor the dropdown of available wireless networks on a left click on statically/non-roaming/manually assigned wireless interfaces (whereas it did before).
Steps to reproduce:
1. Start computer.
2. Log in to GNOME.
3. Run
gksu network-admin
4. Select a wireless connection and click on properties.
5. Untick "Enable roaming mode" and fill in the network details.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Close.
Expected result:
nm-applet to show a wireless signal strength gauge. Hovering over nm-applet to pop up a tooltip indicating the signal strength. Left click the applet to show a dropdown of other wireless networks in the vicinity. To be able to press the right mouse button on nm-applet and choose "Connection Information".
Actual result:
nm-applet displays a picture of two monitors. Tooltip says "Manual network configuration". Left click brings up a dropdown that says "Manual configuration...". Right mouse button menu contains a greyed out and disabled "Connection Information" item.
How reproducible is this problem:
It is reproducible every time.
Additional information:
The capitalisation of various sentences seems inconsistent - "Manual network configuration" vs "Connection Information". At some point, previous versions seemed to have the expected behaviour. After changing manual settings it is often necessary to run
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
otherwise the settings (like essid) are not correctly used and you can find yourself attached to the wrong network.
Version information:
Ubuntu Feisty
network-manager 0.6.4-6ubuntu7
This seems pretty much identical to bug 106212, with the exception that this has the added mention of the signal strength.