Bug 497748

Summary: Plasma Network Plasmoid: Doesn't correctly indicate Wireguard Connection
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Sven Grewe <svengrewe>
Component: Networks widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM    
Severity: minor CC: nate, nicolas.fella
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.2.4   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Screenshot of an entry with wrong indicator

Description Sven Grewe 2024-12-21 12:57:07 UTC
Created attachment 176803 [details]
Screenshot of an entry with wrong indicator

SUMMARY
A Wireguard VPN entry will not indicate it's connection correctly.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have a functioning Wireguard entry.
2. Try to connect to it if you don't have an internet connection e.g. over LAN or Wifi.

OBSERVED RESULT
Your "connected" in every case even if you don't have any physical connection active.

EXPECTED RESULT
Something like "connection not possible" or "not connected because of ..."

Operating System: KDE neon 6.2
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.9.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1
Kernel Version: 6.8.0-51-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 1 Nicolas Fella 2024-12-21 16:14:19 UTC
As far as NetworkManager is concerned you are successfully connected to the Wireguard network. Whether or not you have a connection to the "Internet" isn't relevant there.

If NetworkManager doesn't report any errors there's nothing for us to display here