Public bug reported: This bug has been tested on Linux Ubuntu Gutsy tribe 2 with all updates. The computer is a Dell laptop with 1 wireless network card and 1 normal network card.
This bug happens when managing the network through System / Administration / Network . When changing the wireless security type of the wireless network, the wired networks that were disabled suddenly turns enabled! Gnome-network- manager won't show it without closing and re-opening the program. Steps to reproduce this bug is : 1. Have a wireless network card and a normal network card 2. Acces gnome-network-manager through go to System / Administration / Network 3. Check off the wired network and configure your wireless network with Wep with a static IP 4. Close gnome-network-manager and re-open it 5. Change the configuration of the wireless network to Wpa with another password 6. Close and re-open the gnome-network-manager 7. Look, The wired network is now activated. You can see it in /etc/network/interfaces too. ** Affects: gnome-network (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [Gutsy] Wired networks turns activated when changing the wireless security type https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128659 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs