Public bug reported: Network settings in Zesty allow users to define a connection as "Shared to other computers", this does not currently work in Ubuntu MATE 17.04 Beta 2 at least for wired connections.
The reason, from the logs is that dnsmasq binary, from dnsmasq package is not present: [...] Apr 11 20:37:22 Edge NetworkManager[946]: <info> [1491935842.1052] Executing: /sbin/iptables --table nat --insert POSTROUTING --source 10.42.0.0/255.255.255.0 ! --destination 10.42.0.0/255.255.255.0 --jump MASQUERADE Apr 11 20:37:22 Edge NetworkManager[946]: <error> [1491935842.1117] device (enp1s0f2): share: (enp1s0f2) failed to start dnsmasq: Could not find "dnsmasq" binary Apr 11 20:37:22 Edge NetworkManager[946]: <info> [1491935842.1119] Executing: /sbin/iptables --table nat --delete POSTROUTING --source 10.42.0.0/255. [...] ouroumov@Edge:~$ apt-cache policy dnsmasq dnsmasq: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2.76-5 Version table: 2.76-5 500 500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 Packages 500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe i386 Packages After installing package dnsmasq, connection sharing works again as expected. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: ubuntu-mate-core 1.190 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Tue Apr 11 20:39:44 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-05 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Beta amd64 (20170321.1) SourcePackage: ubuntu-mate-meta UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubuntu-mate Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: ubuntu-mate-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug zesty ** Also affects: ubuntu-mate Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1681912 Title: [Zesty] missing dnsmasq package breaks NetworkManager connection sharing feature To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/+bug/1681912/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
