Kat, while I agree in principle, this is not the right venue for
discussing this type of matter, especially on a closed bug.
I've opened a bug upstream about this (bugzilla.gnome.org #644370 --
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=644370). Please subscribe to
that bug and comment directly on
Hi Mathieu,
Took a while but I think I have a solution.
If it's to lock the device to a particular device. This means that the
system already 'knows' what the valid choices are for the MAC address.
The best way to display this would be with a drop down list of the valid
choices. So the end user c
It's really there to "lock" a connection to a particular device. The
only efficient way to do so is using the system's MAC, though I agree it
might be a little confusing when exposed in UI like this.
If you have ideas on how to display it better, please don't hesitate to
bring them up on the Netwo
Thanks Mathieu,
So then the setting in nm-manager is very unclear. Why does it have the
option to modify the MAC address if it's not possible to actually do so?
I found a workaround using mac-changer
I needed this because I am a network specialist, and needed this for my
work.
Thanks again Math
Kat,
If the MAC address entered does not match the mac address of the device
you have on your system, then this is why the connection won't show.
I'm marking this Invalid -- if you find that the above doesn't solve
your issue, please file a *new* bug using the "ubuntu-bug network-
manager-gnome"
Here is a screenshot of the problem (see attachment)
Linux tabbycat 2.6.32-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 13:28:05 UTC 2010
x86_64 GNU/Linux
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release:10.04
Codename: lucid
Here are the steps to reproduce it:
) When attac
can you please file the same bug again, but using the command: ubuntu-
bug network-manager this will give us valuable attachments to get
started. thanks!
** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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nm-applet doesn't show all wired networks
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