Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: network-manager
When you configure network manager by right clicking on the system tray
icon and selecting Edit Connections, the interface that appears is
unclear and a little ambiguous.
On the physical side of things, I have one wireless interface and two
wired interfaces.
In the Wired tab interface I see, "Auto Ethernet", "Auto eth0", and
"Auto eth1". Somehow I have the ability to add and delete an interface
without ever putting it or taking out a PCI card. It's a little
confusing what "adding" and "deleting" actually means.
I think what it's trying to do is have multiple profiles for one
interface. Can this be clarified by specifying which physical Ethernet
adapter is being edited? There is a disconnect between the physical
cards in the system and this interface.
The VPN tab is completely disabled and grayed out by default. I think
another package needs to be installed to activate it. Maybe that should
be specified in this tab.
There's probably some documentation of network manager on the web. I
feel like there should be an easily accessible Help button on the
program though for those of us who don't want to go scavenger hunting.
In the Edit interface I don't know what "link local only" or "shared to
other computers" really mean or how to use them properly.
What does "connect automatically" mean exactly? Does that mean it
configures the interface on startup, or whenever the interface is
plugged in? How come I can add multiple static addresses for one
logical interface in "Manual" mode? Which physical interface is it
configuring?
These are just some suggestions on how to make the program and
configuration applet more usable for everyone from beginners to power
users.
** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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network manager management interface unclear
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411122
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