Kudos! Intrepid Ibex Alpha 3 with 20080809 updates finally recognizes wired connection on boot - I get greeted with "wired connection established".
This is uname -a: Linux linux 2.6.26-5-generic #1 SMP Sun Aug 3 01:25:54 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux This is a FIRST for network manager on this Realtek Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8029(AS) [10ec:8029] This is Xubuntu however since Network Mangler first appeared as a mandatory option on Feisty, all three Ubuntu - Xubuntu - Kubuntu have had the problem of Network Mangler deliberately disabling eth0 as in the original bug report, starting with Feisty, then Gutsy, then Hardy, and with Intrepid before yesterday. >From syslog, NetworkMangler first deactivates the device then activates it! From syslog: Aug 9 15:36:02 linux NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2 Aug 9 15:36:02 linux NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): bringing up device. Aug 9 15:36:02 linux NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): preparing device. Aug 9 15:36:02 linux NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device. Aug 9 15:36:02 linux NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 2 -> 3 Aug 9 15:36:02 linux nm-system-settings: Adding default connection 'Auto eth0' for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_40_05_55_80_47 ** Attachment added: "Syslog showing eth0 being activated!" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/16679276/syslog -- does not automatically start the wired connection due to missing link beat https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/83143 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
