Seems it's a new different icon used when there is absolutely no connection as per NM, rather than the waves with a red exclamation mark you probably used to see.
NM is configured to totally ignore devices from /etc/network/interfaces by default. That's a setting you can change in /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf: change the line that reads: managed = false to managed = true If you want NM to take into account the device as being UP, and being able to do limited management with NM (which should be just turning it on or off similar to ifup/ifdown). I can't guarantee how well this will work with bridge interfaces though (it might break). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/744141 Title: networkmanager doesn't repport the state of network -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
