[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#1070974: network-manager-gnome: do not show local ethernet connection

[Marco Moock]

Am Sun, 12 May 2024 10:52:01 +0200 schrieb Valerio <efa at iol.it>:

> ifconfig in the console show regular 'enp5s0' device with its IP
> 192.168.1.11 and all computer communication work as expected
> 
> clicking on Network Manager icon, show only Wireless networks
> right clicking the icon, Network and WiFi are enabled.
> right clicking the icon and choosing Network information, show only
> 'lo' network with its IPv4 127.0.0.1 and IPv6 ::1/128 right clicking
> the icon and choosing Change connections, the list include Ethernet
> and WiFi, but Ethernet has indication of 3 months ago last connection
> also adding a new Ethernet with right 'enp5s0' device, DHCP and so
> on, and saving, the new connection appear but say never connected,
> and doesn't appear in the applet icon
> 
> In the past I remember I can connect and disconnect from ethernet
> connection

Most likely the connection is not manages by NM.

Run
nmcli device

If it is configured in /etc/network/interfaces, NM won't manage it, so
comment the config out for that interface if you want to use it in NM.