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Features/Network control panel (view source)
Revision as of 23:55, 24 January 2014
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The wireless control panel section is reworked to respect non-wireless connections.
The wireless control panel section is reworked and reworded to respect non-wireless connections.
The Wireless section is excluded when no wireless hardware is present on the system.
== Owner ==
== Owner ==
The persistence of wireless connection configurations can lead to delays and unexpected auto-connections to networks that were once out-of-range. A simple tool was provided to clear '''all connections''' (except the pre-defined Sugar [[olpc:Mesh_Network_Details|Mesh]] and [[wikipedia:GSM|GSM]] connections.
The persistence of wireless connection configurations can lead to delays and unexpected auto-connections to networks that were once out-of-range. A simple tool was provided to clear '''all connections''' (except the pre-defined Sugar [[olpc:Mesh_Network_Details|Mesh]] and [[wikipedia:GSM|GSM]] connections.
This simple tool is welcome, but has proves to be too sweeping in its destruction of connections. The code currently destroys all network configurations, regardless of their type. So this is a problem for those using wired Ethernet (see bug {{bug|4410}}), Bluetooth, Mobile WiMAX, VLAN, or any of the other networking device types.
This simple tool is welcome, but has proved to be too sweeping in its destruction of connections. The code currently destroys all network configurations, regardless of their type. So this is a problem for those using wired Ethernet (see bug {{bug|4410}}), Bluetooth, Mobile WiMAX, VLAN, or any of the other networking device types.
Furthermore, the 'Discard network history' button, which triggers the connection destruction, is found in the 'Wireless' section of the control panel.
Furthermore, the 'Discard network history' button, which triggers the connection destruction, is found in the 'Wireless' section of the control panel.