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Better advice on Ubuntu USB network page
* Tell people how to run `nm-connection-editor` on other desktops. * Only use MAC address for identification to prevent reconnection problems. Thanks @kortschak. Fixes: ev3dev/ev3dev#760
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docs/tutorials/connecting-to-the-internet-via-usb.md

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1. On your host computer, with the EV3 connected via USB, open up the
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network application indicator (1). You should already see an entry for
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*LEGO Group EV3+ev3dev* (2). Click *Edit Connections...* (3) to open
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`nm-connection-manager`.
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`nm-connection-manager`. If you are using a different desktop environment
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that does not have this menu, you can run `nm-connection-editor` from
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a terminal instead.
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{% include screenshot.html source="/images/ubuntu/15.10/network-application-indicator-edit-connections.png" %}
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EV3 from the list (2). The name can be anything you like. The MAC address
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will always start with `12:16:53`, so choose that one.
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Be sure to delete the network interface name (e.g. `bnep0` or `enp0s20f0u4c2`)
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in (2), leaving only the MAC address. Otherwise, the connection may not work
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if you plug the EV3 into a different USB port later.
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{% include screenshot.html source="/images/ubuntu/15.10/editing-ev3dev-ethernet.png" %}
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{% include icon.html type="info" %}
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