Package: <on startup> Version: <etch> I have Etch installed on a Dell Optiplex GX520. It works without problems most of the time, but on 2 separate occasions upon startup it has returned the error 'IFUP cannot open the file /etc/network/interfaces' (or similar - I can't access the log because I erased my hard drive afterwards); and from that point on the device 'etho0' refuses to activate. When using the GUI network setup controls, clicking on 'activate connection' does nothing; there is no error message detailing why the connection can't be established. I am also unable to activate the connection from the command line. The file /etc/network/interfaces did not look like it had the wrong settings (it was the same as a colleagues file that worked perfectly, using the correct fixed IP address and router settings etc), and the file permissions were normal. The only way to fix the error is to re-install the system. At the moment I am preventing the error recurring by leaving my computer on at all times!
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