Public bug reported:
No warning messages or anything, but NetworkManager is unable to share a
connection unless dnsmasq-base is installed. When you select the option
to share the connection "Shared to other computers", it should obviously
warn you if dnsmasq-base is not installed.
I saw some evidence of a reported bug with the full dnsmasq package not
working properly with NetworkManager, but that might be related to a
more severe but sporadic bug that somehow prevents the connection from
being properly shared, even though the DHCP part is working and the IP
addresses are being assigned to the other computers. Only workaround
I've found for that one is a full reboot, but it's infrequent enough to
live with.
Less serious, but I think NetworkManager should also retain this shared-
connection setting through reboots, perhaps with a warning about the
nonstandard status of the network configuration. Also, it should
remember that I've disabled the wireless connections...
** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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NetworkManager needs dnsmasq-base to share a connection
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340857
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