Right, added the line to /etc/sysctl.conf and restarted. Still no joy getting the eth0 link up. Syslog reports:
May 25 19:56:31 khoxlx00250 kernel: [ 2716.300005] wlan0: disassociating by local choice (reason=3) May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) starting connection 'Auto eth0' May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 3 -> 4 May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 4 -> 5 May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled. May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started... May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 5 -> 7 May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Beginning DHCP transaction. May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1 May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 dhclient: Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium. May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 dhclient: All rights reserved. May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 dhclient: May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> dhclient started with pid 3715 May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete. May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device eth0 state changed normal exit -> preinit May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 dhclient: Listening on LPF/eth0/00:01:02:04:98:61 May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 dhclient: Sending on LPF/eth0/00:01:02:04:98:61 May 25 19:56:34 khoxlx00250 dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback May 25 19:56:37 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): carrier now OFF (device state 7) May 25 19:56:37 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 7 -> 2 May 25 19:56:37 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 40). May 25 19:56:37 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> eth0: canceled DHCP transaction, dhcp client pid 3715 May 25 19:57:07 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): carrier now ON (device state 2) May 25 19:57:07 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 2 -> 3 May 25 19:58:07 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): carrier now OFF (device state 3) May 25 19:58:07 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 3 -> 2 May 25 19:58:07 khoxlx00250 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 40). -- wired eth0 keeps on disconnecting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379557 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
