network-manager

[Verde Denim]

Hi, all
I'm running 10.04.1 lts on a samsung netbook. With the last couple of
updates, it seems that network-manager isn't cooperating.
I made the suggestions here -
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-network-manager-disabled-problem-in-ubuntu-10-04-lucid.html
but this didn't have any affect, other than to show the network-manager icon
on the top status bar. However, it indicates that the wired network device
is not connected.

The workaround for the moment (at least for me) seems to be -
1. stop the network-manager
2. edit the /etc/network/interfaces file with whatever you'd like eth0 to be
(dhcp or static) - below is my version

      auto eth0
      iface eth0 inet static
      address www.xxx.yyy.zzz
      network www.xxx.0.0
      netmask 255.255.255.0
      broadcast www.xxx.yyy.255
      gateway www.xxx.yyy.1

3. restart the network with /etc/init.d/networking restart

The icon in the status bar may still be present, but it isn't controlling
the net interface any longer, and the network connection now works.

Lots of confusion on the web about this, so i thought i'd throw this
old-style resolution out there.

Regards

Jack
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