Same problem here on a Dell C640 running Kubuntu 10.04, had to do following to fix:
service network-manager stop rm /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state service network-manager start Looks like QC on 10.04LTS has been very poor! -- Networking is disabled on boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/524454 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