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Bug 554538 - Mobile broadband does not reconnect
Mobile broadband does not reconnect
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 728044
Product: NetworkManager
Classification: Platform
Component: Mobile broadband
git master
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Dan Williams
NetworkManager maintainer(s)
: 658261 659228 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks: conn-dependency
 
 
Reported: 2008-10-01 08:14 UTC by emilio
Modified: 2014-04-23 18:00 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---



Description emilio 2008-10-01 08:14:40 UTC
Please describe the problem:
When "connect automatically" is enabled NM performs an automatic attempt only after start-up.

Since mobile broadband can be used while traveling a lost connection is not a rare event. And often is a pain to have to reconnect manually all the times.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Enable "Automatically connect" in "mobile broadband->edit"
2. Reboot
3. Plug usb modem in
4. Provoke a lost connection (for example, cover the modem with a metallic box)
5. Remove the box


Actual results:
After the modem is plugged in NM connects automatically.
After lost connection NM does not attempt a new connection

Expected results:
As long as the network is available NM should try to reconnect automatically

Does this happen every time?
Yes

Other information:
Comment 1 Dan Williams 2009-03-04 18:34:41 UTC
Yeah, we need to make reconnect work for mobile broadband.
Comment 2 Marius Kotsbak 2012-04-09 16:51:40 UTC
What are the missing parts to have this implemented?
Comment 3 Marius Kotsbak 2012-04-09 17:11:26 UTC
Here is a script that can be used as a workaround: http://best-ubuntu-notebook.blogspot.com/2010/12/network-manager-auto-reconnect-solved.html

Or combined with parts from https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cnetworkmanager/+bug/875075/comments/2 to avoid killing NM for each reconnect.
Comment 4 Pavel Simerda 2012-07-26 16:04:17 UTC
*** Bug 658261 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Pavel Simerda 2012-07-26 16:05:46 UTC
*** Bug 659228 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Pavel Simerda 2012-07-27 00:22:24 UTC
Changing the summary to distinguish it better from bug 667488.
Comment 7 Marius Kotsbak 2013-02-03 20:44:49 UTC
Maybe also limit the number of retries, bug #688448.
Comment 8 Dan Winship 2013-05-02 16:08:21 UTC
NM bugzilla reorganization... sorry for the bug spam.
Comment 9 Pavel Simerda 2013-07-31 22:47:51 UTC
Since bug 667488 explicitly mentions lost connection, couldn't we mark this a duplicate?
Comment 10 Dan Winship 2014-04-23 18:00:38 UTC
will be fixed by the branch in 728044

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 728044 ***