I tried the fix suggested in the link below and I'm waiting to see if it fixed the problem.
http://www.prash-babu.com/2009/05/how-to-fix-ip-by-dhcp-issue-in- ubuntu.html -- Wired Network Disconnected after upgrade from Intrepid to Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/368709 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs