No reconfiguration of Ethernet connection when moving from direct wire to base wire
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| Linux Mint |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Linux Mint 17
The problem arises when I move my laptop from my home, where it is directly wired to the Ethernet cable, to my office, where the Ethernet connection is provided indirectly through a base where I plug my laptop. NetworkManager does not realize there is a change and does not reconfigure the DHCP with the parameter of the office network. It does the same in the reverse direction.
Therefore, to make things working, I need to switch off the Ethernet connection and then to switch it on. In previous version, this worked gracefully and automatically: no human intervention was needed.
The problem happens each time I move my laptop to or from my base in the office.
My laptop in an HP EliteBook 8560p and I think there is only one compatible base (this one does not provide any information).
