Public bug reported:
I am being bitten by the *exact* set of circumstances as in Debian bug #675016 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=675016 In my case, it brought my network to a complete standstill, until I had someone physically go and visit the machine. This appears to have been fixed in later versions of the ifup package and *only* affects 12.04 LTS 1. lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Release: 12.04 2. # apt-cache policy ifupdown ifupdown: Installed: 0.7~beta2ubuntu8 Candidate: 0.7~beta2ubuntu8 Version table: *** 0.7~beta2ubuntu8 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: ifupdown (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1206230 Title: ifupdown: don't use PPP updetach option by default To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1206230/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
