Just a thought... # The primary network interface allow-hotplug eth0
*hotplug* could this be something to do with udev? As I get a few errors messages from udev when booting - I have trouble umounting discs, and figured that was udev's fault... could it be affecting the eth0 too? 2010/1/14 Harvey Kelly <[email protected]>: > Hi there, > >> What are the contents of your /etc/network/interfaces file? If it has >> any entries at all for eth0 then network-manager won't touch it. By >> entries I mean "auto eth0", "allow-hotplug eth0", "iface eth0 ..." and >> so forth. See /usr/share/doc/network-manager/README.Debian for more >> details. If your eth0 isn't being managed by network-manager then I >> presume that you have an entry for eth0 installed there. > > # The loopback network interface > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > # The primary network interface > allow-hotplug eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > >> If you really didn't give it a passphrase for wifi encryption then you >> must be connecting to an open access point. Hover over the nm-applet >> icon and see what tool-tip is displayed. It will tell you what >> network you are connected to and if wifi the signal strength. Left >> click on the nm-applet icon and it will pop up a pull down menu of >> known access points. The one you are connected to will be selected. >> Between the name and the signal strength bar will be an icon if the >> access point is secured with encryption. If it is open there won't be >> an icon there. > > This is getting bizarre... yes there's a secured icon there. But it > didn't ask me for a password - I checked with my girlfriend's laptop - > and sure enough it asked for it. > >> By default network-manager will prefer a wired connection. If you >> plug in a wire it will notice the link status change and automatically >> drop the wifi connection and connect to the wired network. > > No, it's not! > >> testing you can right-click on the nm-applet and disable wireless >> entirely. That will prevent it from connecting to wireless! Then you >> can debug your wired connection issues in isolation. In the >> right-click menu is an "Edit Wireless Networks". You can delete >> unwanted wifi connections and other actions. > > I got zero internet if I disable wireless. > >> Disclaimer: I am not updated with the latest Squeeze. This certainly >> applies to Lenny. I may have stale information concerning Squeeze and >> Sid if something has changed there. > > This is all very weird eh? > >> Use of network-manager is a love-hate relationship with many of us. >> Sometimes a lot more hate than love there. :-) > > I remember running etch and NM being a source of much frustration... > > H > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
