Everytime I boot up, "wireless enabled" is unticked. How get this to stick?

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#1

Everytime I boot up, I tick the “enable wirelss” checkbox in the taskbar’s wireless interfaces popup. When I do, it automatically connects to my wireless network (which is non-broadcasting). However, on reboot, it’s unticked again! How do I get it to stick across reboots?

I’m using:

openSUSE 12.2
KDE 4.8.5
Kernel: 3.4.11 (64bit)
8GB RAM (6.5GB free)
Intel i5 1.7 quad core

#2

I am not aware of a Non-Broadcasting network (a wireless network with no SSID) being able to automatically connect using Network Manager. I think you are mistaken that having no SSID makes it safer. Just use some crazy random number+letters, 32 Max Charaters (such as: tyjuASDAIUEFD2W3R98723547Iuy6834) for your SSID, stop hiding it and Network Manager will connect automatically. And only I will know that is your secret name.

Thank You,

#3

Make sure your connection is a system connection
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10573557/SUSE%20Misc/kde-wireless-new.png

#4

I suggest checking whether there is a BIOS setting for this.

#5

I don’t non-broadcast for security, I do it to have less “noise.”

#6

Can you tell us more about your hardware? (Laptop model, wireless card). In addition to nrickert’s suggestion, I have seen this behaviour reported when ‘hp_wmi’ and ‘acer_wmi’ kernel modules were
present with certain hardware (if applicable)

FWIW, I came across this old thread, which had discussed a possible udev workaround to enabling wireless, which may be of interest to you or others who come searching.

#7

On 02/15/2013 01:56 AM, 6tr6tr wrote:
>
> jdmcdaniel3;2527299 Wrote:
>> I am not aware of a Non-Broadcasting network (a wireless network with no
>> SSID) being able to automatically connect using Network Manager. I
>> think you are mistaken that having no SSID makes it safer. Just use
>> some crazy random number+letters, 32 Max Charaters (such as:
>> tyjuASDAIUEFD2W3R98723547Iuy6834) for your SSID, stop hiding it and
>> Network Manager will connect automatically. And only I will know that
>> is your secret name.
>>
>> Thank You,
>
> I don’t non-broadcast for security, I do it to have less “noise.”

With that approach, you are quite likely getting more interference, if that is
what you mean my “noise”. Most modern APs are setup to use “auto” channel
selection, and most users will plug them in and go, which means they use that
feature. By not broadcasting your SSID, you are ensuring that these APs will not
see your network when it scans, and greatly increasing the probability that it
will use the same channels as you.