Comment 11 for bug 262974

This was first reported iln bug#279262, but really belongs here.

After an upgrade from Hardy to Intrepid and after removing many blank lines and extra cruft from /etc/network/interfaces, which finally got nm-applet working, I have a problem with what network manager displays. After several reboots, I have the network manager applet in the tray and it works, sort of. It shows my DHCP entry and my static IP entry twice.

It also kept defaulting to the Auto eth0 connection which is DHCP, even though I had unchecked "connect automatically" for that entry. I could switch between Auto eth0 and static IP connection 1 by clicking, but I had to select the same item in both spots, since it was listed twice in the left click drop down.

Since I never really use the DHCP, I deleted it from the "Edit Connections" choice off a right click. The "Edit Connections" interface now lists only 1 static IP conneciton, it shows the mac address as blank. and selecting the "system setting" check box does not remain selected. (I don't know what that choice is for, there is no pop up help for it).

If I right click the nm-applet icon and select "Connection Information", it shows 2 tabs. Left tab says Static IP Connection 1 (default) and right tab says Static IP Connection 1. They both show the same hardware address and IP address, etc. They are identical entries.

Left clicking the network applet show all the information twice. Clicking on either of the presented entries results in a pop up saying I am connected to that entry. There should not be 2 of them. Here is what it looks like:

Wired Network (ASUSTeK computer MCP785 [GeForce 8200] Ethernet)
 Static IP Connection 1
Wired Network (ASUSTeK computer MCP785 [GeForce 8200] Ethernet)
 Static IP Connection 1
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VPN Connections

Clicking on either of the lines that says Static IP Connection 1 results in the expected pop up of "you are now connected to,,,etc.)

To summarize, the issues now are:
1) Why does it default to auto eth0 DHCP if there is an entry for it but the "Connect Automatically" check box is deselected?

2) Why are all the entries listed twice on a left click of the nm-applet icon in the top tray?

This does not affect connectivity directly as long as I don't have a DHCP connection defined, but it does make for a confusing display.