Comment 8 for bug 247478

 I did assume the wired network should be available on plugging in a network cable but it failed.
 I meant to find a workaround to get the wired link work so I did the manual configuration. If a workaround is found, we may lower the severity.

Best Regards
Yi Xia

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of Oliver Grawert
Sent: 2008年7月18日 1:23
To: Xia, Yi
Subject: [Bug 247478] Re: Classmate PC fails to connect a wired LAN.

for dhcp you should not do anything but plug in a network cable, if you
want to forcefully make the network card getting a new dhcp ip address,
right click the NM applet, uncheck "enable networking", check it again
and it will scan for an IP.

the manual configuration part should only be used if you actually do
manual configuration of a static IP ...

roaming isnt involved in wired networking at all ...

even though teh bove mentiond actions are a bit confusing, i can confirm
that dhcp doesnt get picked up as it should if i follow the documented
standard way.

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Classmate PC fails to connect a wired LAN.
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Status in Application and image devlopment around the Classmate PC: Confirmed
Status in “gnome-system-tools” source package in Ubuntu: New
Status in “network-manager” source package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
1. Press "Fn" key and hit "F7" key to disable wireless.
2. Select on the start bar: System->Administration->Network and click unlock and enter user password.Double click wired connection and make sure roaming mode is checked and plug in a network cable connected to an AP.
3. Select on the start bar: System->Administration->Network and click unlock and enter user password.Double click wired connection and check "Enable roaming mode" off.Select DHCP in the Connection settings configuration and click "OK".
4. Select on the start bar: System->Administration->Network and click unlock and enter user password.Double click wired connection and check "Enable roaming mode" off.Select "static IP address" and input an valid IP in the same network segment of the AP and C class mask and click OK.

I cannot get wired link work in the above way(step 2,3,4).