This works well for me and other people, so as you already mentioned the reason might be that your hardware setup does not have a link beat ('carrier detect'). We need to find a solution for that.
Just to check this theory, can you please do the following: - pull out the ethernet cable - plug it back in - copy&paste the output of "dmesg |grep link" here Thank you! ** Summary changed: - herd 3 network manager false no connection + does not automatically start the wired connection due to missing link beat -- 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 the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs