Ignore docker and other virtual interfaces [$25]

Bug #1639653 reported by Cody Garver
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This bug affects 6 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Switchboard Network Plug
Fix Released
Medium
Cody Garver
Wingpanel Network Indicator
Fix Released
Medium
Cody Garver

Bug Description

When you run docker, the indicator starts displaying offline icon, even though you are still online.

To reproduce:

sudo docker run ubuntu:latest /bin/sh -c "apt-get update"

# observe indicator now says you're offline

Tags: bounty

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Zisu Andrei (matzipan)
Changed in wingpanel-indicator-network:
status: New → Confirmed
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Naftuli Kay (naftulikay) wrote :

As noted in bug #1645411, the same bug affects VirtualBox and perhaps libvirt network adapters as well.

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Cody Garver (codygarver) wrote :
summary: - Ignore docker interface
+ Ignore docker and other virtual interfaces
summary: - Ignore docker and other virtual interfaces
+ Ignore docker and other virtual interfaces [$25]
tags: added: bounty
Revision history for this message
Sergey Kislyakov (defman21) wrote :

The indicator should also ignore docker bridges which are being used to connect containers between each other (docker networks, device: `br-[docker network id]`, type: bridge)

Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in wingpanel-indicator-network:
assignee: nobody → Cody Garver (codygarver)
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in switchboard-plug-networking:
assignee: nobody → Cody Garver (codygarver)
importance: Undecided → Medium
milestone: none → juno-beta1
status: New → In Progress
Changed in switchboard-plug-networking:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in wingpanel-indicator-network:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in wingpanel-indicator-network:
milestone: juno-beta1 → 2.0.2
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in switchboard-plug-networking:
milestone: juno-beta1 → 0.1.1
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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