That isn't Network Manager that you're using when you set up fixed IP's and DHCP - that is network-admin (System -> Administration -> Network), which is a part of gnome-system-tools.
Once you have disabled 'Roaming' on an interface, an entry is written to /etc/network/interfaces, and that interface is no longer controlled by Network Manager (ie, you can'e enable it / disable it using Network Manager). It becomes controlled by the old 'ifconfig', 'ifup' etc, which you need to be an adminstrator to use. This currently provides a way for the administrator to 'lock-down' the network settings. Once you have disabled roaming, then ordinary users cannot enable / disable the interface, and cannot change any network settings. So, the actual bug here is that Network Manager does not support setting up static IP's. To set up a static IP, you have to define the interface in /etc/network/interfaces (using network-admin or hand-editting). A consequence of doing this is that the interface can no longer be controlled by Network Manager, so you can't enable / disable the network via the nm-applet. -- nm-applet "enable networking" option issue (Hardy Heron 32bit) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/248617 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
