[Bug 196292] [NEW] knetworkconf fails to find non-generically-named network interfaces

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Binary package hint: knetworkconf

% cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 7.10"

Package: knetworkconf
Section: kde
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: i386
Source: kdeadmin
Version: 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu1

If I name my LAN interface the way I want by putting the following line in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="net", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTRS{address}=="00:10:4b:e3:23:ef", NAME="lan"

and have the following in /etc/network/interfaces:
auto lo lan
iface lan inet static
        address 10.0.0.17
        netmask 255.255.255.128
        network 10.0.0.0
        broadcast 10.0.0.127
        gateway 10.0.0.1
        # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
        dns-nameservers 10.0.0.1

then ifup and ifdown work perfectly but KNetworkConf can't even find the
lan interface.

If I keep exactly the same configuration, except change the name "lan"
to "eth0", KNetworkConf works.

** Affects: kdeadmin (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Incomplete

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knetworkconf fails to find non-generically-named network interfaces
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/196292
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