This bug also affects me. I just want an interface that nothing is sent out on and with no addresses, for my switch's monitor port.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1314848 Title: not possible to create connection with no IP addresses Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: It does not seem to be possible to create network connections with no IP addresses., for example for passive monitoring of existing link. To reproduce: (1) In nm-connection-editor, create a new connection of type 'Ethernet'. (2) In "IPv4 settings", set Method to "Disabled" (3) In "IPv6 settings", set Method to "Ignore". (4) Hit "Save" (5) Click on newly-created connection and hit "Edit". Look at the IPv6 tab What I expected to happen: The Method is set to Ignore. What happened instead: The Method is set to Automatic. Follow up: (6) set Method to "Ignore" (7) Hit "Save". Observe error message: The property 'NMSettingIP6Config' / 'method' is invalid: 1 (8) Try to repeat same operation with kde-nm-connection-editor. This editor will silently ignore any errors which disable both connections. Other info: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 $ apt-cache policy network-manager network-manager: Installed: 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7 Candidate: 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7 Version table: *** 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1314848/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
