> > > Sorry but I came late to this discussion. If you are still open to > experimenting then I have another one for you. In the > /etc/network/interfaces file do you have the interface listed? Or is > it left to NetworkManager? If it is listed is it listed as > "allow-hotplug eth0"?
Yes, listed, with allow-hotplug eth0 > Try this. Change that to "auto eth0" instead. > that will change the startup from being event driven to being > synchronous at boot time. > Unfortunately, no change, at all. For now, I'll keep my kludge in place :-/ Best regards, João
