if you set IP V6 DNS servers they are properly stored, but they are displayed in IP V4 format when you reopen gnome-control-center network and validation fails

Bug #1652001 reported by ste
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

if you set IP V6 DNS servers they are properly stored, but they are displayed in IP V4 format when you reopen gnome-control-center network and validation fails.

Steps to reproduce this bug.
Open gnome-control-center network and go into IPV6 setting for wired connection.
Enable IPV6 with Automatic address.
Disable automatic DNS.
Enter google public IP V6 DNSes
2001:4860:4860::8888
2001:4860:4860::8844
Apply, and close gnome-control-center.

Reopen gnome-control-center network and go into IPV6 setting for wired connection
and you get this DNS servers with red color (failing validation) - see attached screenshot
32.1.72.96
32.1.72.96
and you can't apply setting until you change these wrong addresses.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.20.2-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-30.32-generic 4.8.6
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Dec 22 11:02:20 2016
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-16 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
ste (dummy-it) wrote :
summary: - if you set IP V6 DNS servers the are properly stored but they are
+ if you set IP V6 DNS servers they are properly stored, but they are
displayed in IP V4 format when you reopen gnome-control-center network
- and validation fail
+ and validation fails
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The issue is similar to https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746932 and was fixed in newer versions

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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