The second part is now committed, here: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=6b9511f6e98429c01b741754bc58795bf59f693e
Tore -- 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/761558 Title: Default to enabling IPv6 addresses, but set to optional to bring up devices Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 2 does not support IPv6 networks out of the box. It really should. (Microsoft Windows have had this support since Vista.) The remaining IPv4 addresses are depleting fast - as of yesterday, there are no more IPv4 addresses to be had in the Asia-Pacific region, a situation which soon will happen in Europe and North America too - likely before the end of the year. It is therefore urgent that IPv6 networks are supported out of the box - average end users cannot be expected to jump through hoops in order to get a working network connection. Fortunately, all the necessary support is found in the NetworkManager source code - it is just a matter of changing the defaults so that both IPv4 and IPv6 networks are supported equally well, as well as hybrid IPv4+IPv6 dual-stack networks. These are the defaults that need to change in the standard connection profile: Require IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete: OFF IPv6 Method: Automatic Require IPv6 addressing for this connection to complete: OFF I've attached a log from when I first activated a connection to a IPv6 wireless network (which failed), and then another attempt after having modified these settings (which succeeded). Tore To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/761558/+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
