Re: Create an Access Point with NetworkManager-0.9.8.0

[poma <pomidorabelisima gmail com>]

On 14.10.2014 09:40, Lubomir Rintel wrote:
> On Mon, 2014-10-13 at 17:06 +0200, poma wrote:
> > On 27.02.2013 12:12, Dan Williams wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2013-02-27 at 10:53 +0100, Dan Winship wrote:
> > > > On 02/26/2013 08:38 PM, Jauhien Piatlicki wrote:
> > > > > But when I try to 'Create New Wi-Fi Network' it tries to create an
> > > > > Ad-Hoc connection. Where can be the problem?
> > > >
> > > > nm-applet has not been updated to support AP mode. (gnome-control-center
> > > > has been.) Can you file a bug?
>
> Just noticed this.
>
> I've filed a ticket with a patch that might be relevant a short while
> ago: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=738441


Thanks, 

$ rpm -q libnm-gtk network-manager-applet nm-connection-editor
libnm-gtk-0.9.11.0-18.git20141009.fc21.x86_64
network-manager-applet-0.9.11.0-18.git20141009.fc21.x86_64
nm-connection-editor-0.9.11.0-18.git20141009.fc21.x86_64

containing your patch - 0001-editor-Add-AP-mode-for-WiFi-connecitons.patch
https://bug738441.bugzilla-attachments.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=288377

1. The option of creating the 'AP'(master) mode via 'nm-applet' missing in "Create New Wi-Fi Network..."
2. Created 'AP' profile via 'nm-connection-editor' missing the following items to start automatically & 
establish WPA2 based connection:

[connection]
autoconnect=true

[wifi]
security=802-11-wireless-security

[wifi-security]
proto=rsn
pairwise=ccmp


> > > Yeah, we simply ran out of time on this for 0.9.8; but it will be
> > > cherry-picked to 0.9.8.2.  I have a branch for it, but we need some
> > > changes in the generic code (which both the editor and applet use)
> > > before this is all handled correctly.
> >
> >
> > Where the actual branch is, care to show a link?
> >
> >
> > poma
> >
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