Can you please check if there is any manual configuration for eth0 in /etc/network/interfaces? If there is, Network Manager won't touch it.
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- Network Manager Does Not Recognize Wired Network (eth0) https://launchpad.net/bugs/54411 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs