I don't know why I can't set up my pppoe configuration in Network Manger or KNetwork Manager while the DSL tab is unable to swith to.

However, I can easily set up my DSL connection with pppoeconf.

But, I just CANNOT figure out why can't I set it up with Network Manager?

I think this is a better idea for beginner than to understand what pppoeconf and command line are.

There are several ways to make blackberry tethering work in Ubuntu but none of them are anywhere near user friendly. Simply connecting a Windows Mobile phone to my computer allows Network Manager to use it as a modem. RIM has more smart phones on the market than any other company. This is a method of getting online that would benefit a lot of people!

For all us nokians that also are using Ubuntu, it is really a problem that we can't sync our phones with Ubuntu.

Therefore make the sync work with eg. Evolution, Pictures, music files and so on.

Note: This is a duplicate of idea #1399, but #1399 got flagged as a duplicate of idea #4 - which it is most definitely NOT. Since there is no way to dispute this flag, I have re-submitted the idea.


First of all, I DO like the way Network Manager allows you to create and edit VPNs. I also like the way it lists them when you are ready to connect. However, I do have some issues:

1) I can only connect to one VPN at a time - even if I want to connect to VPNs on different networks. I can connect to at least 2 in Windows and would like this functionality in Ubuntu.

2) Network Manager re-writes the resolv.conf everytime. I would really like to not have to use the "peer DNS" and would like the option of keeping resolv.conf as it is.

3) Network Manager blows away established static routes when it connects to a VPN (or disconnects). This just sucks and REALLY needs to be addressed.

In some cases the network-manager give my computer the ip 0.0.0.0 . :-( network-manager shows always no error and a can't connect to my network. It should show me a cause!

When someone uploads a folder/file to my samba share it's owned by nobody causing that it's quite unusable. I know that I can open terminal and type sudo chown -R but many people don't.

Ubuntu users require dial-up modem support to be included by default in the distribution disc.

It is not because a certain technology is not used by the majority that it should be removed all together. This is definitely not an obsolete technology. By removing this component from Ubuntu we have made it especially hard on people who only have access to telephone to use ubuntu as a method of accessing the internet.

The following use case often affects users from rural areas and developing countries:
- User gets Ubuntu CD and installs
- User tries to connect to ISP via telephone line
- User encounters a challenge

At this point the user learns one of the following:
- You must learn to use command line (pppconfig,pon,poff)
- You must access the internet to download a graphical tool that allows simple PPP connection (catch22)
- You must research your hardware in hopes that a solution can be found
- You have a soft modem and require drivers (linuxant and such) that may have to be downloaded/purchased
- You have unsupported hardware and require an expensive hardware modem

Let's suggest ideas which can improve the user experience, to avoid having users give up easily. We need a solution optimized for elderly and non-technical users.

Still show wireless signal/network status even when manually configured Network Manager

When I use public WiFi with my laptop, I often SSH tunnel to a server to prevent people from packet sniffing me. The only problem is, the only way to configure the SSH tunnel, is to manually set the proxy settings on Firefox, Pidgin, and others manually.

I think it would be nice to have SSH tunnels treated like VPN's in the network manager, so that in a few quick clicks, you can have most/all of your traffic going through an SSH tunnel.

Network Manager has come a long way. but I feel it has some functionality missing that could easily be added by supporting ethtool. This would make network manager more of a powertool than a newbie tool.

Features that could be add with ethtool support

* Wake on lan settings.
* Network Speed settings
* Duplex Settings
* autonegotiation of link speed
* Offline | Online Settings
* Statistics of Device
* And some more advanced settings like jumbo frames.