Bug 698379

Summary:	Unable to configure static IP with nm-connection-editor
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Zach Carter <os>
Component:	NetworkManager	Assignee:	Dan Williams <dcbw>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity:	high	Docs Contact:
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	15	CC:	dcbw, jklimes, juanfr, rredhat
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Hardware:	i686
OS:	Linux
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Clone Of:	692676	Environment:
Last Closed:	2011-04-29 13:26:56 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Depends On:	692676
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Description Zach Carter 2011-04-20 18:38:54 UTC

Description of problem:
When I go into Add a Wired Connection, click IPv4 Settings, then Add under Addresses, I am unable to enter static IP information.  gtk gives warnings about ui_to_setting 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open Network Settings, IPv4 tab
2.Change from DHCP to Manual
4.Click Add under Addresses
3.Try to enter a Static IP: the information is never saved in the widget.
  
Actual results:
nothing is accomplished, the IP information is lost.

Expected results:
The IP information should be saved and used to configure the interface.

Additional info:
The gtk errors are:
** (nm-connection-editor:7462): WARNING **: ui_to_setting: IPv4 address '' missing or invalid!

** (nm-connection-editor:7462): WARNING **: Invalid IPv4 Settings

This renders my system unusable without resorting to manual command line configuration, since there is no dhcp on this subnet.

Comment 1 Zach Carter 2011-04-20 18:44:41 UTC

Some more data.  The new 'em1' interface was automatically set up so I can see it in 'ifconfig -a', however there is no corresponding file in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-em1  

Running 'system-config-network' also fails to find any interface to configure, despite it being visible in the 'ifconfig' output.

Comment 2 Juan Francisco Fernández 2011-04-21 10:59:25 UTC

Hi Zach Carter, after you type the IP don't click on the next field but press Enter.

Comment 3 Zach Carter 2011-04-21 16:43:21 UTC

Hmm, ok.  Thanks for the tip.  I guess it we could chalk it up to a 'me' problem, though in my defence there weren't any instructions that I could find for how to interact with the widget properly.  Perhaps the usability could be improved by using good old fashioned text entry boxes.

I guess this bug can be closed unless someone wants to use it to post a howto doc or release note.

Comment 4 Rick Leir 2011-04-21 18:49:26 UTC

This looks like a duplicate of Bug 692676.

Comment 5 Zach Carter 2011-04-21 18:55:53 UTC

Yeah, I saw that bug, but it was submitted against rawhide not F15, and I wasn't sure it was the same problem.

Comment 6 Jirka Klimes 2011-04-29 13:26:56 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 698199 ***