maybe this is a network-manager's fault and duplicate of bug #5364 ? I've just tried to configure "Static configuration" on Ubuntu Feisty Herd5 (released on 2007-03) LiveCD (by clicking on network-managet icon in notification area and choosing "Static configuration..."): 1. In "Network Settings" dialog I clicked on tab "DNS", entered one DNS server, then clicked on "Connections" tab and then on "Wired connection" and then clicked on "Properties" button; 2. entered static IP, netmask, gateway and clicked on "OK" button; 3. when I clicked on "OK" button then some progress bar in network settings dialog was displayed for a while, but internet connection wasn't activated when progress bar window dissapers, look at ifconfig output: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:36:A7:71:DB inet6 addr: fe80::216:36ff:fea7:71db/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
4. then I clicked on the checkbox near the "Wired connection" (turned off "Wired connection"), and, after several seconds, clicked on the checkbox near the "Wired connection" again, and only then my "Wired connection" with static IP started to work, look at ifconfig output: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:36:A7:71:DB inet addr:192.168.0.66 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::216:36ff:fea7:71db/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 -- wireless card will not associate if static ip is used in feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/80219 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs