Bug 451715

Summary:	Attempting to configure previously unused wifi network adds ethernet connection
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Kishore Gopalakrishnan <kishore96>
Component:	Networks widget	Assignee:	Jan Grulich <jgrulich>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.24.3
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Kishore Gopalakrishnan 2022-03-20 07:53:17 UTC

SUMMARY
When you right-click on a previously unused wifi network in the applet and click 'configure', the configuration window that opens is for a new Ethernet connection, and not a new Wifi connection.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open the 'Networks' applet in the system tray
2. Right click on a WiFi network that you are not connected to (and haven't used before)
3. Click 'configure'

OBSERVED RESULTS
The opened configuration window is for a new Ethernet connection (e.g. there is no field for the WiFi password, and the default name suggests it is an ethernet connection)

EXPECTED RESULTS
The appropriate configuration window should be opened for a new WiFi connection.

SOFTWARE VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.92.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Kernel Version: 5.16.15-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
Memory: 21.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Ben Cooksley 2024-12-23 18:25:54 UTC

Bulk transfer as requested in T17796

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-06-10 17:13:24 UTC

The widget UI no longer lets you attempt to configure networks you've never used before, so this issue is impossible to experience anymore and therefore effectively fixed.