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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  nm-connection-editor ambiguously says "Require IPv4 addressing for
  this connection to complete" (and similar for IPv6) - hover
  contracdicts it

Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  nm-connection-editor ambiguously says "Require IPv4 addressing for
  this connection to complete" (and similar for IPv6).

  By my reckoning, this can mean either
  * For this connection to complete, require IPv4 addressing
  * Require the completion of this connection's IPv4 addressing

  I'm not sufficiently skilled to whether either of these can be ruled
  out as gibberish, on a technical level.

  
  To further complicate matters, the general gist of either of those meanings seems to be exactly opposite to the hover text/ tool-tip, which says

  When connecting to IPv6-capable networks, allows the connection to
  complete if IPv4 configuration fails but IPv6 configuration succeeds.


  That's the IPv4 Settings tab. The IPv6 Settings tab has the same
  problems:

  Label: Require IPv6 addressing for this connection to complete
  Hover: When connecting to IPv4-capable networks, allows the connection to complete if IPv6 configuration fails but IPv4 configuration succeeds.


  Suggested fix:

  1. First determine which meaning is correct--that
  (A) the checkbox allows the connection to exist without IPv4, or that 
  (B) it only allows the connection to connect if IPv4 works. 

  I'd do that, but I don't have an IPv6 test rig--or I just don't know
  enough about it.

  2. Then, replace the labels and text by something like

  --- MEANING (A) ---

  IPv4 Settings tab
  Label: For this connection, don't require successful IPv4 configuration
  or perhaps
  Allow this connection to fall back on IPv6
  or again
  Allow this connection without successful IPv4 configuration
  Hover: When connecting to IPv6-capable networks, allows the connection to complete if IPv4 configuration fails but IPv6 configuration succeeds.

  IPv6 Settings tab
  Label: For this connection, don't require successful IPv6 configuration (or whatever format you decide on for the IPv4 label)
  Hover: When connecting to IPv4-capable networks, allows the connection to complete if IPv6 configuration fails but IPv4 configuration succeeds.

  --- MEANING (B) ---

  IPv4 Settings tab
  Label: For this connection, require successful IPv4 configuration
  Hover: When connecting to IPv6-capable networks, prevents the connection from completing if IPv4 configuration fails.

  IPv6 Settings tab
  Label: For this connection, require successful IPv6 configuration
  Hover: When connecting to IPv4-capable networks, prevents the connection from completing if IPv6 configuration fails.


  Not sure whether this has implications for security.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.6.2-0ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-26.42-generic 3.5.7.6
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-26-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw'
  Date: Mon May 13 16:51:41 2013
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-connection-editor
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-17 (57 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.1)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.2.1 dev eth0  proto static 
   192.168.2.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.2.14  metric 1
  IwConfig:
   eth0      no wireless extensions.
   
   lo        no wireless extensions.
  MarkForUpload: True
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
   WimaxEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RfKill:
   
  SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  nmcli-con:
   NAME                      UUID                                   TYPE              TIMESTAMP    TIMESTAMP-REAL                     AUTOCONNECT   READONLY   DBUS-PATH                                 
   Wired connection 1        a142ebd0-7426-463d-b3a2-b08c8101526f   802-3-ethernet    1368478293   Mon 13 May 2013 04:51:33 PM EDT    yes           no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1
   Private Internet Access SSL 0e5695cb-9d62-4f2a-a2db-67613bdda656   vpn               1364164151   Sun 24 Mar 2013 06:29:11 PM EDT    no            no         /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
   eth0       802-3-ethernet    connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
   running         0.9.6.0    connected       enabled       enabled         enabled    enabled         disabled

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