Network-Manager reverts back to Auto eth0

[GroMmiT]

Hi,

I'm running Kubuntu 10.4. My problem is that Network Manager keeps defaulting back to Auto eth0. I have created a new wired connection and set my manual addresses. I have ticked the 'connect automatically' button. Every time I reboot or wake up it reverts back to Auto eth0.

I did have wicd installed but this was not reconnecting after wake up (said it was connected but I couldn't ping etc), this is a pain also.

Help??!!


Cheers,

[GroMmiT]

Any clues?

I'm after a solution that will allow me to set a static ip and will reconnect on wake up. Those are the two biggies.



Cheers,

[davec64]

I've had a similar problem on both my Desktop and Laptop with Lucid, no matter what I did in Metwork Manager I couldn't set up a static IP address. The static address could ping my router but wouldn't return anything from the web.
My solution was to remove Network Manager set the static address manually by editing:

sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces

In my case I entered:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.1
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1

This may work also from wake up.

Certainly worth a try!

[Iowan]

Probably silly question, but...
You DID uncheck "Connect automatically" on Auto eth0?
I suspect Auto eth0 could be modified for a static address.

[GroMmiT]

Thanks for both replies.

I'd prefer to have a network manager working because it's a laptop and sometimes I need WIFI.

Probably silly question, but...
You DID uncheck "Connect automatically" on Auto eth0?
I suspect Auto eth0 could be modified for a static address.

Tell me if this isn't the norm but... There is no 'Auto eth0' when I go to manage connections. Never has been. I know there was in 9.10 but I assumed this must have changed...? Guessing now I'm wrong.

Any reason why Auto eth0 wouldn't show up as an editable wired connection?


Cheers.

[Iowan]

Any reason why Auto eth0 wouldn't show up as an editable wired connection?

Your "Auto eth0" doesn't show up when you select "Edit connections"? (I'm not running Kubuntu, though...)

[s3gfault]

Thanks for both replies.

I'd prefer to have a network manager working because it's a laptop and sometimes I need WIFI.



Tell me if this isn't the norm but... There is no 'Auto eth0' when I go to manage connections. Never has been. I know there was in 9.10 but I assumed this must have changed...? Guessing now I'm wrong.

Any reason why Auto eth0 wouldn't show up as an editable wired connection?


Cheers.

I have the exact same question. hmm. Doesn't anyone else use static ip addresses? (to be clear, i don't see Auto eth0 in the wired connection list in knetwork manager either)