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Bug 725882 - Allow ordering of WiFi connections
Allow ordering of WiFi connections
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 580018
Product: NetworkManager
Classification: Platform
Component: Wi-Fi
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: NetworkManager maintainer(s)
NetworkManager maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-03-07 10:13 UTC by Robert de Rooy
Modified: 2014-03-07 10:26 UTC
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Description Robert de Rooy 2014-03-07 10:13:10 UTC 
One of the features I would like to see in NM is to allow ordering of WiFi connections, such that I can specify a certain WiFi access point as having a higher preference to others.

The reason for asking this, is because at home I have a personal WiFi, but there are also various other WiFi access points visible. Most importantly in this case, is two public WiFi networks (WiFree, FON) that I have access to that covers large parts of the country.
Normally when I'm at home, I obviously want to connect to my personal WiFi network. But when I'm about I want it to use the public WiFi.
Right now, NM may elect to use the public WiFi network when I'm at home, and the only way to prevent that is to delete the public WiFi network.
Comment 1 Thomas Haller 2014-03-07 10:26:23 UTC 
I'm closing this as a duplicate of bug 580018. Feel free to reopen this bug if you disagree. And feel invited to discuss this feature over there.

Thank you

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 580018 ***