Bug 452033

Summary:	Unmanaged devices don't appear at all in settings
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	frederic.parrenin <frederic.parrenin>
Component:	Networking in general	Assignee:	Jan Grulich <jgrulich>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	5.24.3
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 2022-03-29 10:43:45 UTC

I have a dell xps13 laptop which is connected to internet through a usb-c DS-1000 docking station, itself connected through an ethernet port.
The ethernet connection works, but I have no way to configure it in KDE.
The connection does not appear neither in the network applet, nor in KDE settings.

Linux/KDE Plasma: debian bookwrom 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.90.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

Comment 1 frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 2022-03-30 12:00:04 UTC

So I discovered this was a problem with NetworkManager not managing this network interface, and I fixed it.
Gnome displays a "Device Not Managed", which is more helpful, since you can search for the problem on the web.
Would be good to do the same in Plasma.
Thanks.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2022-04-01 18:17:50 UTC

Good idea!

Comment 3 Ben Cooksley 2024-12-23 18:23:44 UTC

Bulk transfer as requested in T17796

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-06-24 19:41:28 UTC

I've got a setup like this myself now, and the ethernet connection appears in plasma-nm. So it looks like perhaps some upstream change in NetworkManager fixed it.