network-manager does not recognize bluetooth PAN interfaces (bnep0)

[George Shuklin]

When bluetooth network is created by bluez, it creates bnep0 network interface.

That interface is ignored by Network Manager (no auto dhcp, not in the list, not in the creation options). Interfaces can be configurated manually (sudo dhclient bnep0), but NM ignores it completely.

Steps to reproduce:

1) Pair xubuntu with android device (in my case Samsung S3)
2) Initiate network access (network access point) on that device

Expected behavior:
NM or silently initialize interface, or just show it as option to initialize network

Actual behavior:
complete ignorance.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: network-manager 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu20
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-8.15-generic 3.11.1
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-8-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.4-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 23 19:45:32 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-19 (65 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130423.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.44.1 dev bnep0
 192.168.44.0/24 dev bnep0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.44.217
MarkForUpload: True
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
 WimaxEnabled=true
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-09-08 (15 days ago)
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
 wlan0 802-11-wireless disconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
 running 0.9.8.0 disconnected enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled