NetworkManager not able to manage WWAN devices in 18.04 server
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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network-manager (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Installed a 18.04 server image, and installed NetworkManager.
NetworkManager comes with a "/usr/lib/
Now, the problem is that the filter should apply to "gsm" or "cdma" types, not "wwan".
E.g.:
[keyfile]
unmanaged-
Before the change:
$ nmcli d
DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION
wlan0 wifi connected Bumbu
eth0 ethernet unmanaged --
cdc-wdm0 gsm unmanaged --
lo loopback unmanaged --
After the change:
$ nmcli d
DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION
wlan0 wifi connected Bumbu
cdc-wdm0 gsm connected cell
eth0 ethernet unmanaged --
lo loopback unmanaged --
Changed in network-manager (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → High |
This bug was fixed in the package network-manager - 1.10.8-1ubuntu4
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network-manager (1.10.8-1ubuntu4) cosmic; urgency=medium
* debian/ 10-globally- managed- devices. conf: adjust exception for wwan to
specify cdma and gsm, since those are the actual types handled by NM/MM.
(LP: #1780606)
-- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <email address hidden> Tue, 10 Jul 2018 08:17:11 -0400