[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#512286: Bug#512286: network-manager: tray icons gives incorrect info about wireless connection state since 0.6.6-3

[Mau]

Hi Michael

Il 19/01/2009 12:13, Michael Biebl ha scritto:
> I guess you are using a static configuration in /etc/network/interfaces.

yes, I'm using netplugd for my wired ethernet device because I need both
the wired and the wireless interface working at the same time (and still
couldn't get a working nm 0.7.0).

> See the changelog of network-manager about the manual-means-online.

I already read it, but only the wired connection is manually configured,
the wireless card is managed by network-manager: I expected to notice a
change only in offline mode.

> I.e. if you have such a configuration, NM assumes you are online, thus
> immediately shows an established connection.

In my opinion, network-manager allows convenient wireless connections
management and monitoring: one can easily see if the connection has been
successfully established, or if dropped, and take the necessary
countermeasures. If the icon behaviour is not consistent, most of these
benefits are lost.

I think network-manager should forcibly assume to be online only as a
last resort (if no managed network connections are already up or going
to be established), but should follow a normal behaviour otherwise. This
should solve the issues with nm-aware applications (and give the
possibility to start a vpn connection also when offline) while
preserving consistent meaning of the icons and monitoring usefulness.

My 2 cents.

Thanks

Mau