The network indicator shows when it's busy configuring the interface. If you want the indicator to provide more information then that's a request to submit upstream.
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371483 Title: Please make NetworkManager give more information via the GUI about what it's doing while connecting To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell/+bug/371483/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs