/usr/share/doc/network-manager/README.Debian contains excerpt: Configuration of wireless and ethernet interfaces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Only devices that are *not* listed in /etc/network/interfaces or which have been configured "auto" and "dhcp" (with no other options) are managed by NM.
So I'm using additional options and that's why NM fails to work. Too bad some applications rely on NM to detect the online status. -- NetworkManager applet doesn't understand device with two ip addresses https://launchpad.net/bugs/86745 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
