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Bug 363104 - Network Settings sets wireless as "active" but it isn't
Network Settings sets wireless as "active" but it isn't
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gnome-system-tools
Classification: Deprecated
Component: network-admin
2.15.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Carlos Garnacho
Carlos Garnacho
gnome[unmaintained]
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-10-18 10:19 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified: 2012-11-24 20:29 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.15/2.16


Description Sebastien Bacher 2006-10-18 10:19:55 UTC 
That bug has been opened on https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/+bug/47608

"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.
..."
Comment 1 clive darracott 2007-04-07 07:31:44 UTC 
same problem with network-admin on ed/x/ubuntu 6.06
Comment 2 André Klapper 2012-11-24 20:29:07 UTC 
According to its developer(s), gnome-system-tools is not under active development anymore. Functionality has been mostly integrated into GNOME Control Center / "[System] Settings".

It is unlikely that there will be any further active development.

Closing this report as WONTFIX as part of Bugzilla Housekeeping - Please feel
free to reopen this bug report in the future if anyone takes the responsibility
for active development again.