Ubuntu
network-manager-applet package

'Network Connections' update – regression

Bug #1569959 reported by David Black on 2016-04-13

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1574347: WiFi networks list disappears (device type not reloaded). Edit Remove

This bug affects 6 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Ubuntu MATE 16.04 beta 2

After the ‘Network Connections’ update a couple of days ago (when panel notification icons switched positions (as seen in the following screen captures)).

Panel notification icons previous positions
http://www.pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=101993

Panel notification icons new positions
http://www.pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=101994

Since then, wireless connections show an Ethernet notification icon while connected (up and down arrows) instead of wireless signal strength, and upon connecting Desktop notification shows Disconnected even though connection is active (see below image).
http://www.pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=101996

Thank you,
David

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David Black (db4tech) wrote on 2016-04-13:

Panel notification Wireless shows as Ethernet while connected + Desktop notification shows Disconnected.jpg Edit (378.0 KiB, image/jpeg)

description:	updated
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Martin Wimpress  (flexiondotorg) on 2016-04-13

no longer affects:

ubuntu-mate

David Black (db4tech) on 2016-04-14

description:

updated

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David Black (db4tech) wrote on 2016-04-16:

"no longer affects: ubuntu-mate" - Does this mean a fix is pending/due for release?

After today's updates and system restart, wireless signal strength panel notification icon, and Desktop notification message "Connected..." worked a couple of times, but has now returned to showing Ethernet panel notification icon, and Desktop "Disconnected..." after connection is established.

Knowing you are really busy at the moment, are there any tests I can perform for you, to try and help?

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David Black (db4tech) wrote on 2016-04-29:

Found the issue is still present after clean 16.04 LTS installation if option to install updates during installation is used.

After changing network driver to 'Do not use the device', then back again, wireless signal strength and Connected desktop notification work as expected.

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David Black (db4tech) wrote on 2016-04-30:

Regrettably, bug has returned!

Now stuck (even after re-trying yesterdays fix) with Panel notification showing Ethernet connection (instead of wireless signal strength), and Desktop notification showing Disconnected, even though connection is active. :(

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2016-05-24:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in network-manager-applet (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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TT Mooney (ttm) wrote on 2016-06-17:

I see the same problem when coming out of suspend:

Ubuntu 16.04 Unity, Dell XPS 13 9333 (Sputnik 3), Intel Wireless 7260.
Ubuntu 16.04 Unity, Lenovo Thinkpad X220, Intel Wireless 6205.

If I restart the network-manager service, it recovers until the next suspend:

sudo systemctl restart network-manager.service

On boot, the systems do show a list of wireless networks, but with the Ethernet connected icon. They are unable to join any WiFi network due to 'Insufficient privileges' and do not automatically join known networks. Once the user is logged in the applet works, until it is put into, and recovers from, suspend.