Re: Network-Manager activates my ethernet device, but uses different IP (=> no connection)

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Sun, 2005-10-30 at 20:12 +0100, Cornelius Probst wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I installed Network-Manager to cope with difficulty arising when I
> start Kubuntu 5.10 without having my LAN cable plugged in (In this
> case, the ethernet device is not activated, and various attempts to do
> this later -- with the help of KControl or by typing "sudo ifconfig
> eth0 up" -- didn't succeed.)

Sounds like DHCP is failing, or dhclient/dhcdbd is failing to tell
NetworkManager about the new lease.  What versions of dhclient and
dhcdbd have you got installed?  Have the changes to do the correct
"dbus-send" been made to your dhclient-script?

Dan