#10358 LOW Not Tri: Network Manager: APs with hidden ESSIDs shown in GUI with "None" ESSID, but unconnectable

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#10358: Network Manager: APs with hidden ESSIDs shown in GUI with "None" ESSID, but
unconnectable
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           Reporter:  greenfeld        |       Owner:  dsd                                    
               Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  new                                    
           Priority:  low              |   Milestone:  Not Triaged                            
          Component:  network manager  |     Version:  1.5/1.0 Software Build os852 aka 10.1.2
         Resolution:                   |    Keywords:                                         
        Next_action:  design           |    Verified:  0                                      
Deployment_affected:                   |   Blockedby:                                         
           Blocking:                   |  
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Changes (by Quozl):

  * next_action:  never set => design


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:3 martin.langhoff]:
 > Alternative proposed behaviour: Empty ESSIDs (aka "hidden APs") should
 not be displayed at all in our UI.

 That would be easy to achieve.

 > The use-cases involving a hidden AP in any OLPC/Sugar-interesting
 setting is... nonexistent.

 Strongly disagree.  I know at least one deployment area in Australia where
 they have asked for support for wireless networks that do not broadcast an
 ESSID.  (Jonathan Nalder, Queensland department of Education and Jerry
 Vonau, olpc-au 2010-09-01).  I don't know what solution they have come up
 with.

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