Re: The meaning of Enable in MM/NM world of mobile broadband?

[Marius Kotsbak <marius kotsbak gmail com>]

Den 02. aug. 2011 17:58, skrev Andrew Bird (Sphere Systems):
> There is one thing I noticed though after doing a few tests with NM on Ubuntu
> Natty. If after first insertion of a device, the user dismisses the PIN entry
> dialog without authenticating. Then he subsequently uses the nm-applet to
> enable mobile broadband but it doesn't prompt again for PIN. Which means that
> to see registration/sig strength/networks etc, the user must first attempt a
> connection in order to get prompted for PIN and auth, or he must pull the
> stick and reinsert. Which may be expected behaviour I guess, but a little
> awkward.

There is also another similar issue,  it seems to ask for PIN after 
bootup even if the PIN is saved on the connection, and then it might ask 
again on the actual connection. I can maybe understand the technical 
reasons for that, but it is annoying for the user.

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Marius