I am using Karmic 9.10 from the last few months or so on my desktop. I have hooked up the computer to the modem using a fairly long ~15 meter cable.
What gets on my nerves is that i have to reset the modem everytime i bootup the system. Although the modem is running just fine, Karmic just refuses to get connected to the modem automatically. As of now these are the only steps which can get me connected

1. bootup
2. reset the modem
3. uplug the cable and plugin again
4. edit the network connection Auto eth0 and hit apply without changing any settings
5. wait for the connection to get established
6. if its still disconnected, start from step 4 again

Its frustrating coz karmic doesnt establish the connection automatically.

Pls help me out on this. I am not very knowledgable abt networking.