Description of problem: eth0 is an Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04) eth1 is a Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) # cat ifcfg-eth0 # Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter DEVICE=eth0 HWADDR=00:0C:F1:05:6D:72 ONBOOT=no # cat ifcfg-eth1 # Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ DEVICE=eth1 BOOTPROTO=dhcp HWADDR=00:40:D0:3D:15:8F ONBOOT=yes OPTIONS=layer2=1 PEERDNS=yes PEERROUTES=yes TYPE=Ethernet UUID=9c92fad9-6ecb-3e6c-eb4d-8a47c6f50c04 Cable is plugged in but network is not brought up on boot. NetworkManager Tool State: asleep - Device: eth0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Type: 802.11 WiFi Driver: ipw2100 State: unmanaged Default: no HW Address: 00:0C:F1:05:6D:72 Capabilities: Wireless Properties WEP Encryption: yes WPA Encryption: yes WPA2 Encryption: yes Wireless Access Points - Device: eth1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Type: Wired Driver: 8139too State: unmanaged Default: no HW Address: 00:40:D0:3D:15:8F Capabilities: Carrier Detect: yes Speed: 100 Mb/s Wired Properties Carrier: off ethtool reports link: Settings for eth1: Supported ports: [ TP MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Speed: 100Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: MII PHYAD: 32 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: pumbg Wake-on: d Current message level: 0x00000007 (7) Link detected: yes messages: Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> starting... Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the modem-manager... Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost NetworkManager: Loaded plugin ifcfg-rh: (c) 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc. To report bugs please use the NetworkManager mailing list. Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> WiFi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost NetworkManager: <info> WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin Novatel Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin MotoC Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin Huawei Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin ZTE Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin Ericsson MBM Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin AnyData Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin Nokia Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin Gobi Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin Sierra Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin Longcheer Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin Option High-Speed Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin Option Mar 15 13:56:49 localhost modem-manager: Loaded plugin Generic Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: parsing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 ... Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: read connection 'System eth1' Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: parsing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo ... Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: parsing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-CoRA ... Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: read connection 'CoRA' Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: parsing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ... Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: error: Missing SSID Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): driver does not support SSID scans (scan_capa 0x00). Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'ipw2100') Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): carrier is OFF Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): new Ethernet device (driver: '8139too') Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: <WARN> default_adapter_cb(): bluez error getting default adapter: The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> modem-manager is now available Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the supplicant... Mar 15 13:56:50 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): supplicant manager state: down -> idle I can bring the link up with "ifup eth1", then I get: Mar 15 13:59:45 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): carrier now ON (device state 1) Mar 15 13:59:45 localhost kernel: eth1: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0xC5E1 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): NetworkManager-0.7.998-2.git20100106.fc12.i686 How reproducible: Every time
NM is sleeping as nm-tool indicates by "State: asleep". NetworkManager now remembers its state across restarts by storing the state to a file. You've probably disabled NM via nm-applet's "Enable Networking" check box. To re-enable networking, right click nm-applet and check "Enable Networking" box.
Created attachment 404866 [details] Log "Networking status" at startup Dan, we should probably log the networking status to make the thinks more obvious. See the patch.
Thing is - I don't think it got disabled by the user. Too far back though to find the logs. The extra state logging would be helpful. Currently you would have to detect the absence of "now managed" messages I think.
I think this is the case of turning off the machine while suspended... Enable/Disable networking is currently the same thing as suspend/resume, so if you suspend/hibernate and turn the machine off without waking it back up normally, you'll end up with Networking disabled. There's an open bug for that somewhere.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 589108 ***