[PLUG] Xubuntu-10.4: Network Manager Does Not See Wired Network

[Daniel Pittman]

Dale Snell <ddsnell at frontier.com> writes:
> On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:57:18 +1100
> Daniel Pittman <daniel at rimspace.net> wrote:
>
>> > The trouble seems to be that if you have NetworkManager set to accept
>> > both IPv4 and IPv6 connections, it _requires_ both to be running, or it
>> > won't see the interface.  If your router is IPv4 only (as mine is) then
>> > the IPv6 connection is never made, and the interface never comes up.
>> 
>> Er, NM only establishes network *addresses*, and will never accept a
>> network connection with any protocol from anywhere.

[...]

> Well, actually...  I seem to have described the problem I had incorrectly.
> My mistake, sorry.

No worries, and thanks for clarifying.

> NM wanted to configure both IPv4 and IPv6 networks for the interface.  When
> it couldn't, it threw up its metaphorical hands in despair.

*nod*  I had not run into this, even on machines with IPv6 disabled, so now
know to watch out for it.  So, thanks for explaining. :)

        Daniel
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