Written by tancrackers the 4 Dec 11 at 21:00.

http://pix.share32.org/s-images/wirelessicon.jpg
imagine that with a yellow ! or something

http://pix.share32.org/s-images/wirelessicon.jpg imagine that with a yellow ! or something

Written by ross9885 the 24 Dec 11 at 19:18.

Or ping the home page of the default browser, like SpyMasterMatt suggested. Show status in the icon and show a notification when status changes.

Or ping the home page of the default browser, like SpyMasterMatt suggested. Show status in the icon and show a notification when status changes.

Written by EduardoR the 2 Jan 12 at 05:04.

Are many and may be tried in Round Robin manner.

But some networks may not "need" to be routed to internet to be connected, then must be *optional*.

Root servers are listed with dig command:
dig
ping a.root-servers.net

I really prefer to have an independent and configurable indicator. There are too many situations and can be very confusing. Best with a one time tooltip message.

The alert may be when no-IP address is offer by DHCP server o manual. Called local o IPv4 169.254.x.x. But is a another idea.

Are many and may be tried in Round Robin manner. But some networks may not "need" to be routed to internet to be connected, then must be *optional*. Root servers are listed with dig command: dig ping a.root-servers.net I really prefer to have an independent and configurable indicator. There are too many situations and can be very confusing. Best with a one time tooltip message. The alert may be when no-IP address is offer by DHCP server o manual. Called local o IPv4 169.254.x.x. But is a another idea.

Written by PaddyLandau the 1 Mar 12 at 16:36.

Windows does this well, with the indicator itself showing the status.

At present, the Ubuntu indicator shows four statuses: disconnected; trying to connect; connected via wireless; and connected via Ethernet.

Increase it to six statuses, as follows:
- Disconnected
- Trying to connect
- Connected via wireless
- Connected via Ethernet
- Connected via wireless, but no Internet access
- Connected via Ethernet, but no Internet access

I would imagine the last two being the same as the previous two but in red.

Windows does this well, with the indicator itself showing the status. At present, the Ubuntu indicator shows four statuses: disconnected; trying to connect; connected via wireless; and connected via Ethernet. Increase it to six statuses, as follows: - Disconnected - Trying to connect - Connected via wireless - Connected via Ethernet - Connected via wireless, but no Internet access - Connected via Ethernet, but no Internet access I would imagine the last two being the same as the previous two but in red.

Written by bilufe the 23 Jan 12 at 13:00.

include network-manager in a system that accounts for the data traffic in mobile connections, the user may include the contracted amount of data and network-manager in charge of displaying notices regarding the traffic data when it arrives near the limit entered by the user .

The traffic information is best displayed in graph form.

include network-manager in a system that accounts for the data traffic in mobile connections, the user may include the contracted amount of data and network-manager in charge of displaying notices regarding the traffic data when it arrives near the limit entered by the user . The traffic information is best displayed in graph form.

Written by ThatLook the 17 Feb 12 at 14:25.

The user should have total control of data usage when using a mobile network, so I would love to have options to set a maximum limit of data used by mobile network (for a period of time like contracted mobile plans, or just the data ammount is limited, like a one-time prepaid plan). It can save a lot of money for some users, because some providers claim for a whole bunch of money for that few MBs used over the plan limit.
Also there could be multiple configurable levels, when the user gets a notification about his data usage (50-70-80-90-100 etc percent of data limit is reached).
Ther should be an option in power-managment where you can find some stats yourself about your data usage. Most probably a nice graphical view would be the best (like the one in system monitor), but with the statistics about past usage, or the ability to view the usage stats for a specified time interval anytime in the past.
As an absolute bonus, the system could compute some projections on how to usage will be at the end of the month or, when the 2 gigs left will be gone - lets say. It should be included in the graphical stats view, but the estimation could be included also in the notificitions (Like: 80% of your monthly limit reached, estimated data usage that will be left at the end of month is 8.5 GBs.)

The user should have total control of data usage when using a mobile network, so I would love to have options to set a maximum limit of data used by mobile network (for a period of time like contracted mobile plans, or just the data ammount is limited, like a one-time prepaid plan). It can save a lot of money for some users, because some providers claim for a whole bunch of money for that few MBs used over the plan limit. Also there could be multiple configurable levels, when the user gets a notification about his data usage (50-70-80-90-100 etc percent of data limit is reached). Ther should be an option in power-managment where you can find some stats yourself about your data usage. Most probably a nice graphical view would be the best (like the one in system monitor), but with the statistics about past usage, or the ability to view the usage stats for a specified time interval anytime in the past. As an absolute bonus, the system could compute some projections on how to usage will be at the end of the month or, when the 2 gigs left will be gone - lets say. It should be included in the graphical stats view, but the estimation could be included also in the notificitions (Like: 80% of your monthly limit reached, estimated data usage that will be left at the end of month is 8.5 GBs.)

Written by RyanFelder the 17 May 12 at 15:30.

There should be an easy to read, pretty dialog that runs some basic troubleshooting steps and displays the results.

The idea is to assist helpdesk type support agents to resolve issues quickly, which would, in turn, help the end user.

I am connected wirelessly to the SSID 'abc123' using WPA2.
I can get an IP address. It is '192.168.10.170'
I can ping my gateway. It is '192.168.10.1'
I can do DNS lookups.
I can ping external ips by ip.
I can ping external ips by hostname.

I'm aware there are tools that provide this information, but providing it in an easy to find, non-scary, low-tech way would be very helpful for anyone who has to call a support department.

There should be an easy to read, pretty dialog that runs some basic troubleshooting steps and displays the results. The idea is to assist helpdesk type support agents to resolve issues quickly, which would, in turn, help the end user. I am connected wirelessly to the SSID 'abc123' using WPA2. I can get an IP address. It is '192.168.10.170' I can ping my gateway. It is '192.168.10.1' I can do DNS lookups. I can ping external ips by ip. I can ping external ips by hostname. I'm aware there are tools that provide this information, but providing it in an easy to find, non-scary, low-tech way would be very helpful for anyone who has to call a support department.

Written by disb the 15 Apr 12 at 08:28.

Dear developers! In your power to solve this problem, just need to add the choice of a VPN connection in Network Manager l2tp. Please, get this, you will be thankful to thousands of users. Many people do not switch to Ubuntu for this reason

Dear developers! In your power to solve this problem, just need to add the choice of a VPN connection in Network Manager l2tp. Please, get this, you will be thankful to thousands of users. Many people do not switch to Ubuntu for this reason