** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed = Invalid
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159123
Title:
eth0 missing in (/etc/network/) interfaces file
To manage
The gutsy release notes
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GutsyGibbon/ReleaseNotes) mentions the
following about this
Network Manager
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In Ubuntu 7.10, network-manager only manages interfaces that are marked
for roaming. Thus, all interfaces that were previously managed by
network-manager will
That does seem relevant to this issue. I can't see, however, any place
to disable roaming in System-Administration-Network.
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eth0 missing in (/etc/network/) interfaces file
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/159123
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Well, if you intend to let NetworkManager handle all networking, then
perhaps this bug is invalid. But not everyone uses NetworkManager - I
can't - and for such users this is a problem. So I feel this is a valid
bug.
I guess my point is, why should /etc/network/interfaces be tied to
response on the forums was the following :
It is ok for eth0 not to be mentioned in /etc/network/interfaces; it means it
is managed in roaming mode by NetworkManager
You can reboot or disable and reenable networking via the NetworkManager applet.
so I suppose the bug is invalid ?
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eth0
I'm not a network expert but as it concerns the network-admin program,
I've linked the bug to the gnome-system-tools package
dpkg -S /usr/bin/network-admin
gnome-system-tools: /usr/bin/network-admin
Koen
** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: None = gnome-system-tools
Hi,
I have the same problem on fresh gutsy installs on a Dell E521 with
an integrated network card both for gusty64 bit and the normal gutsy 32
bit
the network however works correctly and is listed with ifconfig -a
I have asked some info in a forum about this
