http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/8326/


[1466 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #8326


[823 votes] Solution #2: Right Click->"Scan Wireless Networks"


[-211 votes] Solution #3: Scan on left-click


[-189 votes] Solution #4: Use wicd instead of network manager


[357 votes] Solution #5: Automatically show new wireless networks without any user interaction


[70 votes] Solution #6: Solution in place in 0.7.3 or so: Rescan on startup and if the applet is used.


[15 votes] Solution #7: Integrating WifiRadar into network manager


[17 votes] Solution #8: Make it clear that a scan is in progress


[8 votes] Solution #9: Configurable Intervals and scan optons


[10 votes] Solution #10: Show received AP Beacons immediately without a scan


[5 votes] Solution #11: wireless network connections "enableness check"


]]> en-us Sat, 10 May 2008 13:16:53 +0000 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:36:00 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/8326/ Sat, 10 May 2008 15:17:25 +0000 Choosing "Connect to new wireless network" forces you to write the wireless name, and no, it doesn't make a new search for all available networks.

What I mean is very very simple:

A button: (Search, or refresh) To update the list of available wireless network.]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 15:21:02 +0000 Thank you.]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 18:28:35 +0000 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:11:16 +0000
I like Wicd a lot, but I would stick with NM if its default in gnome... but PLEASE add a refresh-like button :))]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 10:52:29 +0000 Mon, 12 May 2008 22:56:35 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2008 07:33:57 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2008 12:43:02 +0000
I think that refreshing itself more often would make awake the power saving more times and consuming more energy... You don't really need that feature. But, when trying to connect to some specific network you really need a refresh, and is here where the magic Button REFRESH needs to be there!

]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 18:45:18 +0000
It wouldn't be so bad if I could see a list of wireless networks I have configured but aren't currently detected, so I can try selecting them anyway. But that isn't possible either, although it is a (slightly) less mind-boggling design decision.]]> Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:16:15 +0000
Actually, I think that all of this would be solved by network manager forcing a rescan when you click on the wireless icon, if it hasn't already scanned within a certain time period, (say, a minute or so).

Then, you would pretty much never get an empty list of networks, and you'd be able to manually force a rescan for networks just by clicking the icon, without incurring any more overhead by having network manager auto-rescan any more frequently than it currently does.]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:35:27 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:30:10 +0000
In some regard I still think a refresh button on the drop down would be a good idea as it's often the case that when you scan for the first time your desired network doesn't always get picked up and I think the primary instinct is not to close the menu and re-open (as this is refreshing) but to try and refresh the list to find it. This button could be placed out of the way since it would only be needed sparingly if refreshes we're generally successful. Either that or we place a message in the drop down when clicked on that states "Scanning for wireless networks" then disappears, which shows users that by virtue of opening the wireless networks drop down you are scanning for networks each time. That means no need for a refresh button, just a re-opening of a menu.]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 14:21:20 +0000 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:44:10 +0000
Unchecking then rechecking "Enable wireless" via right click will refresh the list immediately.

20 seconds is a very long time - maybe necessary on some lame wireless hardware, but most will pick up beacons IMMEDIATELY so won't need a "scan" as such. On every other device and OS, my AP is visible within one second. It is also visible in 1 second if I do "iwlist scan", but can still take forever to get to the NM list.

To respond to "why would you ever not want it to be up to date" - well, what is proposed is that the data is likely to be always stale by up to 20 seconds or 2 minutes for the next several years while Gnome keeps telling us they won't fix it properly. If they can't do better than being out of date by longer than it takes to load and start you-tube, they need a refresh.
]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:19:14 +0000 If your NM cannot see a network within a few seconds of it's initial broadcast (and you know it really is broadcasting), then please file a bug report.]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:36:00 +0000