Activity log for bug #43379

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2006-05-07 15:16:48 Christian Holtje bug added bug
2006-05-10 19:55:12 Scott James Remnant (Canonical) bug assigned to network-manager (upstream)
2006-05-10 19:56:55 Scott James Remnant (Canonical) network-manager: status Unconfirmed Confirmed
2006-05-10 19:56:55 Scott James Remnant (Canonical) network-manager: statusexplanation
2007-09-17 03:54:32 unggnu bug added attachment 'syslog' (syslog dump)
2007-09-17 11:15:22 Gavin Graham bug added attachment 'NetworkManagerError2.txt' (NetworkManagerError2.txt)
2007-09-17 22:09:46 Gavin Graham bug added attachment 'NetworkManagerError3.txt' (Daemon Log Output)
2007-09-18 08:45:26 Bug Watch Updater network-manager: status Unknown New
2007-09-19 01:59:49 Gavin Graham bug added attachment 'wpa_supplicant1.txt' (daemon.log output - wpa_supplicant failure)
2007-09-20 08:22:22 Bug Watch Updater network-manager: status Unknown Invalid
2007-09-20 13:24:08 Alexander Sack description Binary package hint: network-manager-gnome The Actors: Fire -- the stalwart DHCP server running Debian Stable (Sarge) Dib -- the noble laptop and DHCP client, possessing a heart of gold and an instance of nm-applet. Dib runs the latest Dapper (May 5th 2006) running nm-applet version 0.6.2-0ubuntu5. Christian -- the mad scientist The Scene: A dark and stormy night. Fire has already given Dib a dynamic IP addressed based on his wifi MAC address. Christian wants to make Dib's IP static when Dib is connected via wifi. What Happened: Christian, sitting at his laptop, Dib, starts to edit the Fire's DHCPd configuration remotely via SSH. He sets Dib's wifi MAC address to return the same IP as the wired MAC does. Christian restarts the DHCP server. The next time Dib asks the DHCP server what it's IP address is, it will change from .189 to .16 A few minutes later, Dib sends the DHCP request. All the SSH connections freeze (as expected) and the nm-applet shows its reconnecting to the network. As nm-applet gets to the end of its reconnect cycle, when it should have shown the wifi bars again, it vanishes. Christian confirms that nm-applet is still running. Christian tries to restart nm-applet, but to no avail... Christian checks the network, it is correctly configured, but nm-applet has lost its mind. A complete reboot is required to make nm-applet work again. What was Expected: It should have "Just Worked". Conclusion: nm-applet or network-manager didn't deal very well with the same network connection handing out a new IP address, even though this is acceptable DHCP behavior. Also, Christian gets into strange moods at time and submits bug reports with a bizarre sense of humor. But at least the reports are proof-read. Evaluation: There are two known reasons why nm-applet can disappear from system tray: 1. network-manager-applet crashes by itself 2. network-manager becomes unavailable (aka it crashes). Please don't post additional information and logs to this bug if you experience any of the two cases above ... and file a *new* bug against the packages. So when nm-applet has disappeared, check whether 1. ps -eaf | grep nm-applet 2. ps -eaf | grep NetworkManager | grep -v NetworkManagerDispatcher yield any results. If nm-applet isn't running, file a bug against network-manager-applet package; in case NetworkManager isn't running, please file a bug against network-manager and attach your daemon.log/syslog. We (the bug triagers) will then try to find the appropriate duplicate and ask for more info if needed. ----------- Original Summary Binary package hint: network-manager-gnome The Actors: Fire -- the stalwart DHCP server running Debian Stable (Sarge) Dib -- the noble laptop and DHCP client, possessing a heart of gold and an instance of nm-applet. Dib runs the latest Dapper (May 5th 2006) running nm-applet version 0.6.2-0ubuntu5. Christian -- the mad scientist The Scene: A dark and stormy night. Fire has already given Dib a dynamic IP addressed based on his wifi MAC address. Christian wants to make Dib's IP static when Dib is connected via wifi. What Happened: Christian, sitting at his laptop, Dib, starts to edit the Fire's DHCPd configuration remotely via SSH. He sets Dib's wifi MAC address to return the same IP as the wired MAC does. Christian restarts the DHCP server. The next time Dib asks the DHCP server what it's IP address is, it will change from .189 to .16 A few minutes later, Dib sends the DHCP request. All the SSH connections freeze (as expected) and the nm-applet shows its reconnecting to the network. As nm-applet gets to the end of its reconnect cycle, when it should have shown the wifi bars again, it vanishes. Christian confirms that nm-applet is still running. Christian tries to restart nm-applet, but to no avail... Christian checks the network, it is correctly configured, but nm-applet has lost its mind. A complete reboot is required to make nm-applet work again. What was Expected: It should have "Just Worked". Conclusion: nm-applet or network-manager didn't deal very well with the same network connection handing out a new IP address, even though this is acceptable DHCP behavior. Also, Christian gets into strange moods at time and submits bug reports with a bizarre sense of humor. But at least the reports are proof-read.
2007-09-20 13:24:08 Alexander Sack title nm-applet vanished from tray nm-applet vanished, disappears from tray
2007-09-20 13:25:47 Alexander Sack network-manager: status New Confirmed
2007-10-07 11:58:36 Alexander Sack network-manager: status Confirmed Invalid
2008-07-10 05:17:23 孔祥松 bug assigned to network-manager (Arch Linux)
2009-02-09 23:50:00 Alexander Sack network-manager-applet: status Confirmed Fix Released
2009-02-09 23:50:00 Alexander Sack network-manager-applet: statusexplanation we have fixed nm-applet in intrepid and later so that it always shows up; even if NM isnt running.
2009-08-30 20:50:39 laurius removed subscriber laurius
2009-12-23 14:04:14 saintivan network-manager-applet (Ubuntu): assignee saintivan (ivanmk-sk)
2009-12-23 14:13:09 Benjamin Geer removed subscriber Benjamin Geer
2009-12-23 21:06:16 Mathieu Pillard removed subscriber Mathieu Pillard
2010-09-15 20:37:25 Bug Watch Updater network-manager: importance Unknown Medium
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2010-12-23 15:53:11 Thomas B removed subscriber Thomas B
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