I needed to add the line auto eth0 to /etc/network/interfaces to bring up this interface on a restart from the command line. Sorry for the noise Mike ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mike Kenny <<a href="mailto:inzanix@gmail.com">inzanix@gmail.com</a>> Date: Jan 24, 2006 9:36 AM Subject: network restart To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> I occasionally need to switch my ethernet cable to a direct (ADSL) connection rather than going through the corporate filrewalls (or not as the case might be :-). With windows the configuration of eth0 it update automatically when I switch cables, with various linuxes it may be update automatically otherwise /etc/init.d/network restart accomplishes this action. With Ubuntu 5.10, first there is no /etc/init.d/network, it seems to ahve been replaced by /etc/init.d/networking and secondly this does not bring up eth0. I am left with just lo0. A reboot with the same cable connected brings the system up on the non-corporate n/w. Any ideas how I can accomplish automatically or at least without reboot? Mike