Bug 452033 - Unmanaged devices don't appear at all in settings
Summary: Unmanaged devices don't appear at all in settings
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Networking in general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.24.3
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Jan Grulich
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Keywords: usability
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Reported: 2022-03-29 10:43 UTC by frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Modified: 2025-06-24 19:41 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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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.