I had the same problem in ubuntu 14.04. The following thread shows a workaround:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/230698/how-to-restart-the-networking- service?lq=1 sudo ifdown --exclude=lo -a && sudo ifup --exclude=lo -a This worked for me, restarted all interfaces except loopback. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1301015 Title: Networking does not restart To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1301015/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
