As confirmed over irc, this bug is indeed fixed with Tollef's latest upload for my dhcp configured device too!
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released -- network-manager should not set offline mode when it manages no device https://launchpad.net/bugs/82335 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs