Maybe this should be added to hotplug instead of the GNOME applet? Anyway, I've submitted a feature request to GNOME: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340543
-- if network cable not plugged in on boot, no address ever acquired https://launchpad.net/bugs/41747 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
