[network-admin] doesn't use ifup

[Tim Miller]

On Debian systems, network setup should all be handled via ifup/ifdown. Because
wpa_supplicant handles wlan drivers, SSID and authentication, I can use
/etc/network/interfaces to launch wpa_supplicant using pre-up (and subsequently
kill it using post-down), and let ifup handle DHCP and network assignment as per
an ethernet interface.

Because network-admin attempts to control a wlan interface itself, this
configuration will not work for activation and users are forced to run "sudo
ifup <interface>" at the command line. Interestingly, network-admin can
deactivate this configuration correctly.

network-admin should load drivers (if needed) and execute ifup.

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313567: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313567

[Lionel Dricot (ploum-deactivatedaccount)]

I agree. Network-admin UI is pain to use because of that.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

I've forwarded this bug upstream: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313567

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

*** Bug 24572 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

fixed upstream

[Jonathan Carter (jonathan)]

Was it fixed in time upstream to be included in Dapper in time?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

no, that's a part of the rewrited that happened and will be used for next cycle

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

fixed to edgy