In the following part of syslog it appears, though, that NM is managing eth0 after saying that it's "now unmanaged"!
May 8 18:36:49 k8u NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): now unmanaged [...] May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid with pid 3094 May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: killed old client process, removed PID file May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1 May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium. May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: All rights reserved. May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: parse_option_param: Bad format a May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: Listening on LPF/eth0/00:0d:61:ed:05:82 May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: Sending on LPF/eth0/00:0d:61:ed:05:82 May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: DHCPRELEASE on eth0 to 192.168.1.254 port 67 May 8 18:36:51 k8u NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): carrier now OFF (device state 1) May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1 May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium. May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: All rights reserved. May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: May 8 18:36:51 k8u dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 May 8 18:36:51 k8u NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): carrier now ON (device state 1) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374006 Title: dhcp fails, but succeeds after ifdown/ifup in rc.local To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/374006/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
