I have encountered the same problem immediately upon rebooting after upgrading to Oneiric. Here is my /etc/network/interfaces file, which is has NOT CHANGED since upgrading from Natty to Oneiric: ---- # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback address 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 # The primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp ---- Apparently something in the init scripts has changed and is forcing either the "auto eth0" or the dhcp line to wait a LONG time for an address. This is a horrible regression from Natty. ** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/900903 Title: "Waiting for network configuration" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/900903/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs