Re: Connecting a cable

[David Abrahams <dave boost-consulting com>]

David Abrahams <dave boost-consulting com> writes:

> Today I booted my machine with no ethernet cable connected and the
> following in /etc/network/interfaces:
>
>   iface eth0 inet static
>   address 192.168.188.19
>   netmask 255.255.255.0
>   gateway 192.168.188.1
>
> I connected wirelessly.  
>
> Later I connected a cable.  No reconnection to the wired connection
> from NM, and no wired connection in the applet menu.  I looked at
> /etc/network/interfaces and see the above, which explained it.
>
> So next, I commented out the eth0 stuff in /etc/network/interfaces.
> Disabled networking and enabled it in NM applet.  Still no wired
> connection available.
>
> Next I stopped and restarted NetworkManager and
> NetworkManagerDispatcher.  Still no wired connection available.  I've
> seen this before.  How do I make the previously-unused wired
> connection visible to NM?

This part of the problem remains

> [Furthermore, NM won't connect wirelessly, even after toggling the
> wireless kill switch.  My usual simultaneous dhclient + wpa_supplicant
> trick seems to be the only way I can connect now.]

This part, I'm sorry to say, has an embarassing explanation with which
I won't bore you.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com