@Niels: Yes, rtc-module is loaded. $ lsmod Module Size Used by ... rtc 13492 0 ...
I solved the problem temporarily by adding /sbin/dhclient eth0 to /etc/rc.local I'm going on a two week vacation, and can't post any more information about my system & configuration. -- dhclient fails when not using UTC in hwclock https://launchpad.net/bugs/33968 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs