Could you please attach the logs in /var/log/syslog when you have the system running, and when you press the Fn-F2 hotkey? NM deals with killswitch events it gets from udev, but I can't find a clear reason for it to disable eth1 (looks like it really checks whether the device is wireless or not).
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Wifi hotkey turns on/off WLAN and LAN https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575889 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