Public bug reported: I'm running a VMWARE virutal machine. Every time the host renews its DHCP lease, the virtual interface of the VM is cycled.
Jun 7 13:31:47 NetworkManager[1041]: <info> [1465299107.5131] address 192.168.xxx.x Jun 7 13:31:47 NetworkManager[1041]: <info> [1465299107.5131] lease time 6000 Jun 7 13:31:47 NetworkManager[1041]: <info> [1465299107.5132] nameserver '192.168.xxx.x' Jun 7 13:31:47 NetworkManager[1041]: <info> [1465299107.5132] dhcp4 (eth0): state changed bound -> bound Jun 7 13:31:47 assurancetourix kernel: [1870761.608743] userif-3: sent link down event. Jun 7 13:31:47 assurancetourix kernel: [1870761.608745] userif-3: sent link up event. I suspect that the state change bound->bound causes a short (unnoticable to humans) interruption of the networking config, which the virtual interface for the VM notices. (in the VM the network then goes down for about ten seconds! Noticeable to humans... ). Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS network-manager: Installed: 1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 Candidate: 1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 Version table: *** 1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 500 500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.1.93-0ubuntu4 500 500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages ** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1589938 Title: Network cycles interfaces on DCP lease prolongation. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1589938/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs