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network-manager-applet package

[UI freeze exception] network-manager-applet (EAP-FAST support)

Bug #953123 reported by Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre
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network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
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Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre

Bug Description

We'll update network-manager-applet (nm-applet) to version 0.9.4 as soon as it's released. In the meantime, I'd like to get to a snapshot near it from git.

All of the changes in upstream git are bugfix only; with the only exception being an added dialog section for wireless support of the EAP-FAST encryption/authentication methods for WPA/WPA2 Enterprise.

Since this only affect a minimal part of the user base and support for this is already available in NetworkManager, I think this is low-risk for our users.

This basically means a few small strings that will need to be translated in some languages:

Anonymous
Authenticated
Both
Inner authentication
Allow automatic PAC provisioning

etc..

A quick glance shows that upstream already has these translations at least for French, German, Spanish and Traditional Chinese; and doesn't carry them for Simplified Chinese. Those are the only languages I verified.

I'm not aware of any documentation we carry that pertains to the WPA Enterprise authentication methods.

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Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox) wrote :

Ubuntu-translators@ notification: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-translators/2012-March/005205.html
Ubuntu-doc@ notification: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2012-March/016411.html

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Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox) wrote :

See http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/log/ up to the second page at : "2012-01-26 editor: fix interaction of single-edit mode with PolicyKit authentication (bg...".

Among all the translation updates, there are only bugfix changes and the addition of EAP-FAST support in the wireless auth dialog.

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Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote :

Is EAP-FAST enabled/disabled by default? Are we enabling any new code paths without configuration changes from the user?

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Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox) wrote :

No, this is "disabled" by default; it's only enabled if the user configures a new wireless network as WPA/WPA2 Enterprise; and further chooses the EAP-FAST auth method (from a drop-down).

AFAIK this particular auth method isn't provided in the Plasma network-manager applet.

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Seems fine to me, but just like the corresponding network-manager update, please put it into a PPA and collect some test results before landing this.

Changed in network-manager-applet (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
assignee: nobody → Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (mathieu-tl)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package network-manager-applet - 0.9.3.995+git.20120313t141231.c89224f-0ubuntu1

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network-manager-applet (0.9.3.995+git.20120313t141231.c89224f-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * upstream snapshot 2012-03-13 14:12:31 (GMT)
    + c89224f42f7cee4fca7369a890011a67350d8ff6
    - Freeze Exception: (LP: #953123)
    - Adding EAP-FAST support in UI.
    - mobile-wizard: fix sensitizing providers' list (LP: #894249)
  * debian/patches/lp912150_lazy_notify_init.patch: dropped, applied upstream.
  * debian/patches/lp330571_dxteam_wired_connect_text.patch: refreshed.
  * debian/patches/lp330608_dxteam_gsm_connect_text.patch: refreshed.
  * debian/patches/nm-applet-use-indicator.patch: refreshed.
  * debian/patches/no_Werror.patch: dropped, applied upstream.
  * debian/rules: pass --enable-more-warnings=no to retain the same behavior as
    with the no_Werror.patch.
 -- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <email address hidden> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:03:22 -0400

Changed in network-manager-applet (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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