[pkg-wicd-maint] Bug#932042: Bug#932042: wicd-daemon: does not automatically reconnect on network connection loss when this is enabled

[Vincent Lefevre]

On 2019-07-14 15:30:01 +0200, Axel Beckert wrote:
> > 2019/07/14 12:42:53 :: Gemini WiFi has profile
> 
> I assume "Gemini WiFi" is the essid of your described setup.

Yes.

> > 2019/07/14 12:42:53 :: Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect
> [...]
> > 2019/07/14 12:42:58 :: Gemini WiFi has profile
> > 2019/07/14 12:42:58 :: Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect
> [...]
> > 2019/07/14 12:43:03 :: Gemini WiFi has profile
> > 2019/07/14 12:43:03 :: Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect
> 
> So I suspect that finding the reason for the "Unable to autoconnect,
> you'll have to manually connect" message is what would help to solve
> this.

Obviously the log should give the reason.

> > Note: I think that wicd will automatically reconnect when the option
> > "Automatically connect to this network" for the network is on, just
> > because of that, independently from the "Automatically reconnect on
> > network connection loss" global setting. Thus make sure that this
> > option "Automatically connect to this network" for the tested network
> > is off when doing the test.
> 
> Hrm, you've got a point there, but I'm not sure if this is by design.

This is *not* by design, as clearly documented in the wicd(8) man page:
"even if that network does not have automatic connection enabled".

The man page then says: "should that fail, it will try both a wired
connection and any available wireless networks which have automatic
connection enabled.", which could explain why it works when
"Automatically connect to this network" in on for the considered
network.

> Being picky you could say that "Automatically reconnect on network
> connection loss" should only work for wifi networks where
> "Automatically connect to this network" is set, too.

But for some reason, this is not what I want (e.g. I don't want
to auto-connect to some networks after start up).

> There is also this rather old bug report at
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/480097 and
> https://bugs.debian.org/544410 which might be related. The one on
> launchpad is still open, the one in the Debian BTS has been closed,
> because two of the reporters could no more reproduce it without any
> code change.

This one could also be the bug when the GUI is open.

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