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How to start networking on a wired interface before logon in Ubuntu Desktop Edition

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Problem Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition (and possibly previous versions as well, I haven't tested them) has no network connections after boot until at least 1 user logs in. This means any services that require networking (e.g. openssh-server) are not available until someone logs in locally either via g…

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Fix for: How to start networking on a wired interface before logon in Ubuntu Desktop Edition

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To have your network interface automatically configured via DHCP on boot, add the following lines to : This should bring your interface up even without NetworkManager running. You can even remove the package network-manager, if you will.

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