Bug 517539 - Network tray icon incorrectly shows disconnection state when using VLAN interfaces (KDE Plasma 6.6.2)
Summary: Network tray icon incorrectly shows disconnection state when using VLAN inter...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 516709
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Networking in general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.6.2
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2026-03-14 06:44 UTC by sj
Modified: 2026-03-14 06:58 UTC (History)
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System tray icon screenshot with network manager device state in the bug description additional information (8.33 KB, image/png)
2026-03-14 06:44 UTC, sj
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Description sj 2026-03-14 06:44:15 UTC
Created attachment 190648 [details]
System tray icon screenshot with network manager device state in the bug description additional information

SUMMARY

Network tray icon incorrectly shows disconnection state when using VLAN interfaces

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Setup a wired ethernet connection, with manually configured IP address
2. Setup a VLAN connection with any tag, with manually configured IP address and have functional Internet access

OBSERVED RESULT
The system tray icon shows disconnection state

EXPECTED RESULT
The system tray icon shows connected state

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux 6.19.6-arch1-1
KDE Plasma 6.6.2 KWin (X11)


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

$ nmcli device
DEVICE             TYPE       STATE                   CONNECTION 
enp2s0.11          vlan       connected               [Redacted]    
enp2s0             ethernet   connected               [Redacted]
lo                 loopback   connected (externally)  lo         
[Redacted MAC Address]  bt         disconnected            --         
[Redacted MAC Address]  bt         disconnected            --         
wg0                wireguard  disconnected            --         
wg2                wireguard  disconnected            --         
wlp3s0             wifi       unavailable             --
Comment 1 sj 2026-03-14 06:50:07 UTC
I also noticed that, when the VLAN connection is disabled, the icon will show a correct network restricted icon (connected but with a yellow warning sign).
Comment 2 sj 2026-03-14 06:58:34 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 516709 ***