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<br/>> 2009/11/29 Mo Awkati <<a href="mailto:mawkati@yahoo.co.uk">mawkati@yahoo.co.uk</a>>:
<br/>> > Hi folk
<br/>> >
<br/>> > I am having problems getting Ubuntu 9.4 to connect automatically to my
<br/>> > router via the wired Ethernet card. The card is a Nvidia card and has always
<br/>> > worked well with all Linux distros.
<br/>> >
<br/>> > When I check the network connections on the Network Connections options, the
<br/>> > Auto eth0 has a greyed out "never" against it and I can't change that even
<br/>> > when I go through the 'edit' options.
<br/>> >
<br/>> > The box for the connect automatically is checked
<br/>> > the IPv4 setting on automatic (DHCP)
<br/>> > Available to all users is also checked
<br/>> > the only thing not checked is the 802.1X security which is not checked, and
<br/>> > that did not make a difference.
<br/>> >
<br/>> > in etc/network/interfaces the following lines appear, is this the problem?
<br/>> >
<br/>> > auto lo
<br/>> > iface lo inet loopback
<br/>> >
<br/>> > should this be auto eth0??
<br/>> >
<br/>> >
<br/>> >
<br/>> > Any ideas how I can fix this so that it connects automatically?
<br/>> >
<br/>> >
<br/>> > many thanks
<br/>> >
<br/>> > Mo
<br/>> >
<br/>>
<br/>> Mo. I'm not the best person for this sort of advice :-) but I wonder
<br/>> if you've checked the settings from a 'live' disk? It may show up
<br/>> where things have gone wrong.
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<br/>> Kevan
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<br/>There is a good vhange your using a bad module,
<br/>Output of these would be helpful.
<br/>Lsmod
<br/>dmesg
<br/>ifconfig -a
<br/>route
<br/>cat /etc/resolv.conf
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<br/>thanks<br/></p>
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