Best workaround sofar: http://askubuntu.com/questions/213614/waiting-for-network-configuration-problem and http://askubuntu.com/questions/144743/ubuntu-server-12-04-waiting-for-network-configuration-and-network-down
edit /etc/network/interfaces Remove (or comment out) everything, only leave: #The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback This will bring up wifi and a signal indicator is visible. However, sofar nm-applet does not indicate signal strength nor does it show a list of available wireless networks. I will update when I find a solution for that. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/950662 Title: Waiting for network message on bootup when all network devices are up To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/950662/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs