Weird "Io" Connection

[Karl515]

Hello, I’ve been using the OS for close to a year now and this is the first time that I’ve seen this

What is this? I think this is just to show me that my LAN? port works or something but I just have to make sure.

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Wired Ethernet: Connected to Io

The Networks widget will no longer unnecessarily show the loopback interface when using NetworkManager 1.42 (David Redondo, Plasma 5.27.1) https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465655

@Karl515

What is this?

Cabled ethernet connection autocreated

It’s not a bug, it’s a new feature: Managing the loopback interface Because of the loopback interface’s somewhat unique characteristics, NetworkManager traditionally treated it specially. That basically meant it ensured it’s up and that’s about it. In the new version of NetworkManager, loopback interfaces are less special. While it’s still a little special – it will be configured even if there’s no connection profile for it – it’s now possible to actually activate a connection profile on a l…

P.S. Welcome aboard!

[Karl515]

Ah, okay. I was worried that it was a security breach but turns out it was just nothing. Thanks for the clarification!