This was first reported iln bug#279262, but really belongs here.

After an upgrade from Hardy to Intrepid and after removing many blank
lines and extra cruft from /etc/network/interfaces, which finally got
nm-applet working, I have a problem with what network manager displays.
After several reboots, I have the network manager applet in the tray and
it works, sort of. It shows my DHCP entry and my static IP entry twice.

It also kept defaulting to the Auto eth0 connection which is DHCP, even
though I had unchecked "connect automatically" for that entry. I could
switch between Auto eth0 and static IP connection 1 by clicking, but I
had to select the same item in both spots, since it was listed twice in
the left click drop down.

Since I never really use the DHCP, I deleted it from the "Edit
Connections" choice off a right click. The "Edit Connections" interface
now lists only 1 static IP conneciton, it shows the mac address as
blank. and selecting the "system setting" check box does not remain
selected. (I don't know what that choice is for, there is no pop up help
for it).

If I right click the nm-applet icon and select "Connection Information",
it shows 2 tabs. Left tab says Static IP Connection 1 (default) and
right tab says Static IP Connection 1. They both show the same hardware
address and IP address, etc. They are identical entries.

Left clicking the network applet show all the information twice.
Clicking on either of the presented entries results in a pop up saying I
am connected to that entry. There should not be 2 of them. Here is what
it looks like:

Wired Network (ASUSTeK computer MCP785 [GeForce 8200] Ethernet)
 Static IP Connection 1
Wired Network (ASUSTeK computer MCP785 [GeForce 8200] Ethernet)
 Static IP Connection 1
-----------------------------------------------------
VPN Connections

Clicking on either of the lines that says Static IP Connection 1 results
in the expected pop up of "you are now connected to,,,etc.)

To summarize, the issues now are:
1) Why does it default to auto eth0 DHCP if there is an entry for it but the 
"Connect Automatically" check box is deselected?

2) Why are all the entries listed twice on a left click of the nm-applet
icon in the top tray?

This does not affect connectivity directly as long as I don't have a
DHCP connection defined, but it does make for a confusing display.

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[MASTER] networkmanager display connections twice in intrepid
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262974
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