pppoeconf can connect to the Internet, network-manager applet can't

**cloudscream** · October 10th, 2009

Since using Karmic, I wasn't able to establish a DSL connection using the Network Manager. In Jaunty, it was as simple as entering the username and password. In Karmic, Network Manager always fails to connect to the Internet.

I have to use pppoeconf everytime I go online. So that means Network Manager is pretty useless for me. Any ideas for NM to connect again to pppoe?

I am using Karmic amd64 beta with packages updated to the latest version.

**Marat89** · October 10th, 2009

BUMP
Same probs here

**cloudscream** · October 14th, 2009

It's always like "Connecting...Connecting...Connecting... Disconnected." xD

**n0_mad** · October 21st, 2009

same problem for me

**Steven3k** · October 26th, 2009

Here it is a bug report on launchpad regarding this issue:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...er/+bug/432205

**cloudscream** · October 29th, 2009

^Thank you very much!

I don't know 'what' to file in the bug report so it's good someone already did it on Launchpad.

**shredder12** · October 29th, 2009

does your network manager says "device unmanaged" for wired networks when your left click on its icon..

**meho_r** · October 29th, 2009

Same here. It simply tries and then disconnects. No messages at all.

**cloudscream** · November 3rd, 2009

Originally Posted by shredder12

does your network manager says "device unmanaged" for wired networks when your left click on its icon..

No. I am aware that pppoeconf locks network management so I have to uncomment the entries it wrote in /etc/network/interfaces. It's just that I can setup the DSL setting in network manager but it just won't connect.

edit:
IT IS NOW FIXED (well, at least, for me). Thanks to Alexander Sack.

Just update using his ppa. https://launchpad.net/~network-manager/+archive/trunk