[network-admin] Network Settings sets wireless as "active" but it isn't
Bug #47608 reported by
towsonu2003
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GST |
Won't Fix
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Medium
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| gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Medium
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Bug Description
To replicate:
1. Open System > Administration > Network Settings
2. Choose an unencrypted wireless around hoping dhclient will fail to get an ip
3. Hit "Activate"
4. When getting an ip fails / times out, the "activating interface" popup dissapears and in the appropriate "network settings" info box shows it as if wireless is connected.
What should happen:
1. same
2. same
3. same
4. popup should dissapear, tell the user that the interface could not be activated, and "network settings" part for wlan0 / eth1 should read "interface not active"
Why a bug:
User will not understand why s/he cannot access internet unless s/he checks manually with ifconfig / iwconfig.
Revision history for this message
| Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote Re: [Dapper] Network Settings sets wireless as "active" but it isn't | #1 |
| Changed in meta-gnome2: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Needs Info |
Revision history for this message
| towsonu2003 (towsonu2003) wrote Re: [Dapper] [network-admin] Network Settings sets wireless as "active" but it isn't | #2 |
Revision history for this message
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in gnome-system-tools: | |
| status: | Needs Info → Confirmed |
| Changed in gst: | |
| status: | Unknown → Unconfirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Clive Darra (osde8info) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in gst: | |
| importance: | Unknown → Medium |
| Changed in gst: | |
| status: | New → Won't Fix |
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Thanks for your bug report. Which version of gnome-sytem-tools do you use? Do you have the same problem in Edgy?