If you have an interface set up as dynamic (dhcp) and you start your computer, attached to the network by cable, and there is fore some reason no dhcp server available, the network-manager will not bring up the device. This is the correct part.
However it will not try to get an ip-adress and activate the interface EVER AGAIN, until you restart your computer or restart network-manager. It should try again if the cable is reconnected or/and as dhclient try again after a certain amount of time. This bug does not affect users under "normal use" but if would make it a lot more error prof. Debian changed the default behavior of dhclient in lenny to work like this. -- NetworkManager does not activate Wired connection when DHCP server not present https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274593 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
