Description of problem: NetworkManager doesn't see changes in networking state (plugging/unplugging wire, losing the wireless connection, etc). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 0.6.5-3.fc7 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start computer without network cable plugged in. 2. Plug in cable. 3. Unplug cable again (or vice versa - start with cable plugged in, then unplug, then plug in) Actual results: No change. Expected results: NetworkManager should detect change, and switch between wired/wireless as needed. Additional info: This also happens with a weak wireless signal: if connected to a wireless network and the connection is lost, NetworkManager doesn't see this and try to reconnect automatically. If I manually reconnect, or switch between wired/wireless, it works. The first state change seems to be recognised, but after that NetworkManager doesn't see any more changes until I restart the service. NetworkManager was working fine before the upgrade to F7. I know this isn't much to debug with; let me know if (and how) I can provide more information. My hardware: 02:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5705M_2 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03) 02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01) (yes, using madwifi... but shouldn't affect the wired connection, at least)
I have the same problem on my laptop with the same Broadcom BCM5705 gigabit network adapter. Also on another laptop with a Broadcom 5752 adapter. The kernel log shows "link down" and "link up" events when unplugging and plugging the network cables so the driver seems know when the cable is removed.
The same happens for the IPW3945 driver on a Dell Inspiron E1705. Network Manager used to work ok when I initially installed F7, but after an update or something it stopped detecting changes
When plugging and unplugging the cable, does sysfs report the link state correctly? Run "cat /sys/class/net/eth0/carrier" and see what that reports when the cable is both plugged and unplugged.
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