Kubuntu networking problem - help!

[Matthew Flaschen]

JD wrote:
> I've got kubuntu running feisty running on my Dell 810 Laptop...
> I've also got vmware workstation installed on this box (but haven't got the
> license key yet, so there's nothing running on it)...
> 
> For some reason, I can't get any networking to run...
> When I run /etc/init.d/networking start, this is what I get ...

I think the preferred method is:

sudo ifdown eth0
sudo ifup eth0

> If I plug in a windows box, the connection comes up immediately.

And you definitely have DHCP setup on the network?

Matt Flaschen