Odd behaviour of VPN list

[Jason Stonier]

I have multiple VPNs under the VPN list in Network Settings. If one VPN is active and I accidentally click on another in the list, both disappear from the listing until the Network Settings app is restarted.

In addition, one time I did this to try and work out the logic of it, the VPN configuration of the active conncetion was duplicated in the list and this was persistent.

This is not a critical bug as it has no operational impact, but it is strange behaviour.

I would also love to see a VPN Connections context menu on right click of the network devices wingpanel icon.

[Jeremy Wootten (jeremywootten)]

It sounds like this bug should be filed agains the Network Settings plug for the Settings app.

[Félix Brezo (febrezo)]

I feel that the part regarding the context menu should be filed separetedly as another request. However, I can confirm the strange behaviours in the VPN connections list. Sometimes, a connection just disappears from the list (although it is still there at the top).

[Jason Stonier (jasonstonier)]

Hi Felix,

Agreed on the context menu, I have a few other suggestions I will file as
feature requests along with that one.

On the VPN list, it is very repeatable. I have also observed than when you
disconnect the active connection, it disappears until the applet is
restarted.

Please can you tell me something - I am not a developer so I can't
practically contribute to Elementary, but as I have made it my main OS now
I would like to support the development. I paid to download it, and would
like to contribute financially occasionally. What's the best way to do
this?

Thanks,

On Wed, 7 Dec 2016 at 16:41 Félix Brezo <email address hidden> wrote:

> I feel that the part regarding the context menu should be filed
> separetedly as another request. However, I can confirm the strange
> behaviours in the VPN connections list. Sometimes, a connection just
> disappears from the list (although it is still there at the top).
>
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> Title:
> Odd behaviour of VPN list
>
> Status in Switchboard Network Plug:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> I have multiple VPNs under the VPN list in Network Settings. If one
> VPN is active and I accidentally click on another in the list, both
> disappear from the listing until the Network Settings app is
> restarted.
>
> In addition, one time I did this to try and work out the logic of it,
> the VPN configuration of the active conncetion was duplicated in the
> list and this was persistent.
>
> This is not a critical bug as it has no operational impact, but it is
> strange behaviour.
>
> I would also love to see a VPN Connections context menu on right click
> of the network devices wingpanel icon.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/switchboard-plug-networking/+bug/1646054/+subscriptions
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