Hi Mathieu, Took a while but I think I have a solution.
If it's to lock the device to a particular device. This means that the system already 'knows' what the valid choices are for the MAC address. The best way to display this would be with a drop down list of the valid choices. So the end user could only select out of valid MAC addresses that Network Manager would be able to use. I've attached a mockup so you can see what I mean. *Damiön la Bagh Amsterdam 2011/2/21 Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <[email protected]> > It's really there to "lock" a connection to a particular device. The > only efficient way to do so is using the system's MAC, though I agree it > might be a little confusing when exposed in UI like this. > > If you have ideas on how to display it better, please don't hesitate to > bring them up on the NetworkManager mailing list. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369965 > > Title: > nm-applet doesn't show all wired networks > > Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > Hi, > > I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.04. > > When I right-click on the network manager and choose "Configure > networks", I can see more wired networks than I see when I left-click > the applet. > > In the beginning it just disappeared when I edited the wired > connection. So I had to delete it, and make a new one. But later on > that didn't even work anymore. > > I don't know if that worked on Ubuntu 8.10, I never had to do this > till now. > > I don't know if this is related but, when I turn my VPN on, everything > shows I have a good VPN connection. But I can't access the websites > for which I need the VPN. This did work in Ubuntu 8.10. > > network-manager: > Geïnstalleerd: 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu2 > Kandidaat: 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu2 > Versietabel: > *** 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu2 0 > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > network-manager-gnome: > Geïnstalleerd: 0.7.1~rc4.1-0ubuntu2 > Kandidaat: 0.7.1~rc4.1-0ubuntu2 > Versietabel: > *** 0.7.1~rc4.1-0ubuntu2 0 > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > network-manager-vpnc: > Geïnstalleerd: 0.7.1~rc4.20090316+bzr21-0ubuntu2 > Kandidaat: 0.7.1~rc4.20090316+bzr21-0ubuntu2 > Versietabel: > *** 0.7.1~rc4.20090316+bzr21-0ubuntu2 0 > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > Thanks! > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/369965/+subscribe > -- Met vriendelijke groet, Damiön la Bagh Amsterdam, Nederland == Look for special offers on www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com ** Attachment added: "NetworkManagerMACdropdown.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369965/+attachment/1895544/+files/NetworkManagerMACdropdown.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369965 Title: nm-applet doesn't show all wired networks -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
