NetworkManager is a set of co-operative tools that make networking simple and straightforward.

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cannot ftp even when using bridge network and host only in virtualbox?

hi i am using virtual box with bridged network..i can ssh to the guess machine and ftp from the guest machine to the host but not the other way around. i am using ubuntu on both of the machines. i can ...
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Sharing internet connection via wifi

I am trying to share my internet connection via wifi on Kubuntu. In network manager I created a new shared connection, set an SSID and a password, left everything else untouched. It showed in a list ...
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Trying to repare Ubuntu 13.04, because I broke it :D

I was running 13.04 and playing with networking when it all went wrong. No response to my questions, so all I can think of doing is go back to Windows, download 13.04 image and reinstall over the top ...
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Wired network works in live CD but not after installation

Live CD and installation have working network connection. But after installing, the network connection is offline; it won't connect! No automatic configuration, aka DHCP doesn't work. Static ...
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NMClient, Network Manager, Network error

So I was learning how the network works and somewhere I did something that turned off or over wrote the Network Manager's settings. Is there a reset or a delete settings command? I am writing this ...
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Cloned mac not work with networkmanager in 64bit Ubuntu, And I use USB Wireless Card RT3070

I set a different mac address in the networkmanager, but it keep the old mac address. However, change mac work with type ifconfig hw ether ***, but it's not that I want: I found this in ...
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Network manager doesn't show connections. [Kubuntu 12.10]

After editing the file /etc/ppp/options, the connections don't show in network manager. I even tried restoring it. The dialog box shows Unmanaged. Right now using Win 7 to post this message. Any help ...
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VPN keeps Dying/Restarting on 12.04

Hi I am running Ubuntu 12.04. I recently got into VPNs for anonymous downloading; however, no matter what VPN location I choose (my provider allows me several), it eventually dies. This happeneds ...
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Network Manager applet missing

I have searched for possible solutions to my question but haven't found any so here goes. I want to add the networ-manager applet to the gnome panel but it is not available in the "Add to Panel" ...
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Wicd requires network card password [duplicate]

I have Ubuntu 13.04, and I don't like how the default network manager manages my networks. I really like the way Wicd does though, but when I installed it from the Ubuntu Software Center, and tried to ...
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Huawei EC156 modem no longer detected after disconnected

I have just installed Ubuntu 13.04 Raring. Now I'm facing a problem with my Huawei EC156 modem. At first it will work properly but it will disapear from network-manager if the modem is disconnected ...
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How To Debug and Fix PPTP/VPN Client Connection

I am asking a question, which has two sub-questions. Those are how can I get VPN to work on Ubuntu 12.04, either by getting the built-in pptp VPN to work or through manual configuration. Microsoft ...
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How to configure 12.04.2 network without being connected?

When I use the "Network" tool from the "System Settings" application, it won't let me configure the wired interface unless the cable is attached and "live". I want to move machines from one network ...
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how to check network card bonding speed in ubuntu 10.04

I have Ubuntu 10.04 install DELL R710 server I have configured the network bonding using the below steps sudo apt-get install ifenslave ------------------------------------------- vi ...
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Wireless n-networks in Ubuntu 13.04 and WICD

I just installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my Lenovo E530 laptop, and found myself having trouble connecting to the company's wireless network which uses the n-standard. I have no trouble connecting to ...
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Network Manager unable to resolve mobile-broad band connection name and is hanging too

In 13.04 the Network manager often fails to resolve the name for mobile broad-band connection. Now I know what the solution is to this -- disabling Network manager from its config file. But, if ...
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Local DNS resolver + dnsmasq in Ubuntu 12.04?

I need a local DNS resolver because my ISP DNS is seriously broken and breaks, in turn, many networks scripts. Before Precise I could just install unbound and add 127.0.0.1 as a prepended name server ...
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Broadband dongle is not working after upgrade

I upgraded 12.10 to 13.04 and my USB dongle is not recognized by network-manager. I using Huawei E367. Modem is properly recognized by the system. lsusb Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. ...
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Fickle Wifi on SonicWall routers

I'm having trouble connecting to some SonicWall routers in Ubuntu (but it sadly works fine in Windows). Oddly enough, it will occasionally connect and allow me to use the internet as usual, but it ...
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OpenVPN fails to connect

I have posted a previous question about getting OpenVPN connected as a client (OpenVPN fails from Network Manager, seems to connect from terminal, but no traffic to or from target network) but no ...
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NetworkManager run script before connection based on SSID

Is it possible to have NetworkManager run a script before it connects to a wifi network and pass the SSID of the network to the script (or just execute a script based on SSID)? I'm switching back from ...
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Why can't my Network Manager detect my modem?

I use a 3G Modem to connect to the internet. When I connect this modem I can browse, can download anything from the internet and even use apt-get without any problem. But the problem is somehow ...
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Lost ability to connect to PPTP server after installing openvpn gone client

I have a Tomoato router which is running a PPTP server. I was able to connect via my ubuntu machine and my phone. I bought a VPN service which used Openvpn (private Internet access) and followed ...
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I removed Gnome desktop envirment then I am not able to connect to the network

Hello everyone i just removed gnome and installed both kde and xfce, everything is okay but i can't connect to the network, there is no Network manager in both enviroment because i already removed ...
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How do I configure IPv4 connection to use a DNS accessible only over IPv6?

I'm trying to make my system resolve IPv4 addresses over an IPv6 connection because my IPv6 connection is more secure (yes, it really is. Long story). The IPv6 nameserver resolves IPv4 addresses; it ...
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how do I get dhclient to start when I login and start as root?

I've messed up my ubuntu. I uninstalled something that network-manager depended on and now I have to start the dhclient manually every time I log in. I've got a script that does the sudo dhclient eth0 ...
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Network manager applet constantly crashing [closed]

I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 64bit. I use mobile broadband (Virgin mobile) to connect to the internet. Whenever I establish an internet connection the "network manager applet" crashes (disappears) leaving ...
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Struggling with remote (x2g0) access and app permissions (dbus/polkit/)

Rather rashly, I finally decided to upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04. Fairly painless. However some old problems have returned, and I am unable to fix them this time. I access my machine exclusively using ...
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Why is my Broadband Dongle not detected after upgrade to 13.04?

I got a strange problem! My broadband dongle is not being detected on my Dell 5220 laptop after I updated to Ubuntu 13.04. Previously it was working fine in 12.10.
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The new Ubuntu upgrade (13.04) wont let me connect to wi-fi [duplicate]

Ever since I upgraded Ubuntu to 13.04 I haven't been able to connect to any wi-fi. I could connect to wi-fi with every version of Ubuntu till this one. When I click on network manager the "Enable ...
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Cannot connect to WiFi with Ubuntu 12.04

I have a Dell Latitude E6410 that I cannot get to connect to a specific WPA-Personal Wireless network when Ubuntu 12.04 is installed. What is strange, is that when I have 11.10 (32-bit) installed ...
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Y500 lan device not recognised

I got a Lenovo Y500 and installed 3.5.0-27-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 25 19:58:17 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux. The Problem: LAN does not work after sleep. Just WiFi. And WiFi does not ...
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Automatically mount/umount sshfs on vpn-up and vpn-down

this problem is really frustrating me. I have the following script to mount/unmount a sshfs upon a vpn connection (vpn-up) and vpn-down. I have this script in /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/ ...
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How can I restrict users fom changing network settings and adding new connection using network manager?

I want to restrict users from changing network settings like changing IP address of the system and adding new connections, I have removed administrator rights from the user and user is not able to ...
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Network Manager Fails to Maintain A Long-Term Connection on 802.11x Networks

I'm good with bugs, but I can't remain connected to an 802.11x Enterprise grade network. It uses Tunneled TLS authentication, with PAP inner authentication. It will connect, but then go and randomly ...
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Why can't Xubuntu 12.04.2 connect to my hidden WPA/WPA2 personal protected wifi network?

I can connect to wi-fi networks that don't have any security without an issue, but when I try to connect to my home wi-fi, I cannot connect. After a failed attempt to connect, I notice that my ...
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How to activate mobile broadband automatically once a broadband modem is active? [duplicate]

When you insert your mobile broadband modem usb stick, it gets activated within 5 seconds or almost, and then modem is on (Modem manager); after several seconds, mobile broadband is enabled through ...
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How can I get the network manager indicator?

I've tried the suggestions in Network manager indicator missing (and rebooted), but I still don't have a Network Manager indicator. How can I diagnose the problem? For what it's worth, I'm using ...
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How to persistently maintain cloned mac address on Network Manager

I'm on Gnome 3, and it seems like I'm able to add cloned mac address to my network interfaces from the GUI wizard of Network Manager. But the catch is, every time I reboot my computer the cloned mac ...
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How to setup SSH VPN in Network Manager?

I am using 12.10 and I want to setup SSH VPN via GUI in Network Manager, But it has only pptp and no other types to select. How can I fix it? any packages I need to install?
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Problem with network connection

Yesterday I installed the latest version of Ubuntu on an old working computer (At.XP2200/32bit). Unfortunately, the network connection of the PC is not working and I have no clue why. During the ...
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Change network proxy priviliges

How can i let users to control system proxy (apply system wide) in ubuntu 12.10?
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12.04, 12.10: NetworkManager fails to autoconfigure IPv6

Yep, precisely as the subject line says. In LAN in question we've tried Mac OS X, Windows 7, Ubuntu and ArchLinux. Everything except Ubuntu (what a shame!) works flawlessly, i. e. gets an IP(v6). ...
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Wireless networks cannot be detected after uninstalling and re-installing the Network Manager

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and I accidentally uninstalled the Network Manager. But after re-installing it, I can no longer get any wireless network. Before that, a number of wireless networks were ...
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Cannot access the hardware

Last night I did a very stupid thing by changing the owner of the directory /usr using the following commands su password: chown username:username /usr Now the problem is that I cannot access the ...
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Huawei mobile broadband modem e1750 not working with Ubuntu 12.04

After freshly Installing Ubuntu 12.04 it worked with my broadband modem. But it stopped somewhere in between it does not appear in the network manager pane. Something like enable mobile broadband.
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Ubuntu Network Manger keep creating Ad-Hoc Hotspot. No infrastructure. A bug?

I'd like to share my Ubuntu wired connection with a Wifi android tablet. To do that I could use the "Use as Hotspot..." function in System Settings->Network. As I can understand, android has issues ...
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How to connect to ad-hoc wireless network

How do you connect to an ad-hock wireless network in Ubuntu 12.04? I have two laptops, each running Ubuntu 12.04. On one, I've disabled Network Manager and I configured a WEP-encrypted ad-hoc ...
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problem in installing GNOME Network Manger in Ubuntu 12.10 version [closed]

problem in installing gnome network manger in Ubuntu 12.10 version karunakar@karunakar-VPCEB14EN:~$ ls Desktop Documents Downloads Music network-manager-gnome_0.9.6.2-0ubuntu6_i386.deb Pictures ...
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How to connect to Wifi using WPS in NetworkManager? [duplicate]

On my old eeePC 1000 I can detect wireless networks but I am prompted to enter a wireless key. Ubuntu 12 LTS does not detect the Push Button setup automatically from my D-Link router, or does it need ...

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