Ok, didn't express myself clearly. Up until Ubuntu 11.04, you could plug the cable in your network interface, and you would automatically get an IP from DHCP. If no DHCP was present, you could just fire up a shell and type
# ifconfig eth0 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 # route add default gw 10.0.0.254 With Ubuntu 11.10, this is no longer possible. If no DHCP is present, I need to go to the network manager, edit connections, select wired, edit, ipv4 settings, change from DHCP to manual, and manually set address, netmask and default gw. The behaviour is exactly the same as in Windows. I don't know if this is intended though, if it's a bug or it's just me doing something wrong. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/897687 Title: Network interface cannot be manually configured using ifconfig To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/897687/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
