Please do something like HP with Connection Manager under Windows. It's quite usable. Can automatically select settings based on IP address or network and can change proxy, wallpaper also.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402223 Title: Use a VPN connection and/or proxy setting automatically when connected to a certain network Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager Hi there! This is actually a feature request. The use case: When I am at my university I need to use a given vpn network and proxy. I think many people are in a similar situation where they must use a given set of settings only when connected to a given network. The idea: The proxy settings allow the setup of "places" which are essentially a saved proxy setting one can easily switch to. This is a great feature which could also be implemented into Network Manager. The proxy settings "places" should be extended to Network Manager and there include vpn connections. They should be tied to a set of network connections. So when I connect to a cetain LAN or WLAN (even automatically) Network Manager switches to the corresponding "place", so that my vpn connection and proxy settings are enabled automatically. The gain: Right now when I go to my university and power up the laptop, Network Manager automatically connects to the university's WLAN but I then have to enable the vpn and proxy settings manually. When later connecting to my home network, I have to change the proxy settings again. With my suggested feature that would all happen automatically. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/402223/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
