Re: connection error on duplicate SSID

[Frederik Nnaji <frederik nnaji gmail com>]

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 01:02, Darren Albers <dalbers gmail com> wrote:

> now if one WLAN connection is configured to connect automatically and the
> same SSID pops up somewhere while roaming, the computer will try to connect,
> although it is a different network/passphrase.
> can nm connect through BSSID or is BSSID not regularily broadcasted along
> with SSID?

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If you right click on the applet and select edit connections, then the
wireless tab, and then finally edit the Wireless Network named O2DSL
you have the option to lock in the BSSID.

Thanks!

the gratitude is all on my side!

now... would there be a way to automate this? a flag in gconf perhaps? would be very practical IMHO..