Ethernet not working after update 14.04 (64 bit)

Question

After updating Ubuntu a few days back my ethernet has stopped working. The wifi works fine. I even managed to make my ethernet work once using sudo dhclient eth0 but could not replicate it after reboot. I have another laptop with Windows and the physical cable is fine.

My ethernet connection gets connected but internet doesn't work. Also I am behind a proxy if that helps in anyway.

I have posted this after reading a lot of fixes on the internet. None of them seem to even temporarily fix my problem.

Any help would be appreciated.

Here are a few outputs :

ifconfig

eth0  Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 14:dd:a9:0d:88:29  
      inet addr:172.24.136.242  Bcast:172.24.143.255  Mask:255.255.248.0
      inet6 addr: fe80::16dd:a9ff:fe0d:8829/64 Scope:Link
      UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
      RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
      TX packets:1443 errors:0 dropped:3302 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
      RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:161427 (161.4 KB)

lo    Link encap:Local Loopback  
      inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
      inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
      UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
      RX packets:28333 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
      TX packets:28333 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
      RX bytes:2407338 (2.4 MB)  TX bytes:2407338 (2.4 MB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 34:02:86:96:f3:98  
      inet addr:192.168.63.102  Bcast:192.168.63.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
      inet6 addr: fe80::3602:86ff:fe96:f398/64 Scope:Link
      UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
      RX packets:27733 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
      TX packets:23098 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
      RX bytes:19054557 (19.0 MB)  TX bytes:4802812 (4.8 MB)

cat /etc/resolv.conf

# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by   resolvconf(8)
#     DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 127.0.1.1
search connectify

cat /etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

lspci | grep Ethernet

05:00.1 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.    RTL8111/8168/8411
PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 12)

Update:

The answer below used to temporarily start my internet once in a while but didn't fix it permanently. So eventually after a couple of regular minor updates from Ubuntu my ethernet started working again. So I guess if the common solutions on the internet don't work and your ethernet stopped working just after an update you should probably wait for the next update.

Why does your ethernet have a 172.xx address while your wireless has 192.xx? Are they connected to the same router or...?? — chili555, Oct 10 '15 at 15:22
It is probably because the laptop is connected to the internet using connectify. — imhobo, Oct 10 '15 at 21:51

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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open /etc/network/interfaces using

sudo vi  /etc/network/interfaces

add line

auto eth0 
iface eth0 inet dhcp

then do

sudo ifdown eth0
sudo ifup eth0

you are saying sudo dhclient eth0 working so do above change it will search for DHCP when you start system also make sure you have proper proxy setting in your system .current ifconfig output shows your system getting IP from DHCP.

EDIT: For device not managed you have to open /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf using command :

sudo vi /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

and change the line managed=false to managed=true and restart NetworkManager

sudo service network-manager restart

For more info related this problem you can take help from Askubuntu another question network manager says “device not managed”

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Oct 10 '15 at 14:48

pl_rock

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So I did what you suggested. After rebooting my loading screen said something like " Waiting for network configuration" and after a minute it said " Booting without full network configuration" . After booting my network manager was stopped. So I started it using "sudo service network-manager start" and then it showed "device not managed" below my ethernet network. – imhobo Oct 10 '15 at 21:49
If I remove the 2 lines you suggested from /etc/network/interfaces then the "device not managed" message disappears. – imhobo Oct 10 '15 at 21:50
Here is a cropped snapshot of "device not managed" message. link – imhobo Oct 10 '15 at 21:55
@imhobo i have added to my answer please check – pl_rock Oct 11 '15 at 03:36
Hey thank you. Changing "managed=false" temporarily started my internet and also removed the "device not managed" message. But it is still not working after reboot. I now have a new ethernet connection called "IfUpDown (eth0)" which doesn't connect whereas my orignal "Auto Ethernet" connects but doesn't run the internet. – imhobo Oct 12 '15 at 09:16
Also I am not sure if I get my IP from DHCP. I have an IP address assigned by my institute which I have to use to connect to the internet. It is manually configured in my "Auto Ethernet" connection. – imhobo Oct 12 '15 at 09:19
I also tried changing "iface eth0 inet dhcp " to "iface eth0 inet static" – imhobo Oct 12 '15 at 09:25
if you use iface eth0 inet static then you have to add static ip , netmask , gatway etc. like http://askubuntu.com/questions/338442/how-to-set-static-ip-address if you know ip otherwise try again by removing auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp from /etc/network/interfaces and restart system. your dhcp will work without this . always before starting to your system add LAN wire to system and then start system .it will take less time to take ip faster and at starting if you add wire after that then you have to wait for some time it will work. i think you meshed up settings. – pl_rock Oct 12 '15 at 15:09

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 09 '16 at 07:41

Ethernet fix after Ubuntu update:

Execute the below command in terminal:
```
sudo -H gedit /etc/network/interfaces
```
Add the below two lines ( the primary network interface) and save:
```
auto eth0

iface eth0 inet dhcp
```

Execute the below command in terminal:

sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

The above command will open editor inside terminal, you will find the below lines present (if not please add these):

ATTR{address} is your adapter mac address and NAME="eth0"
```
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="0a:03:27:c2:b4:eb", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
```
Save and reboot.

Ethernet not working after update 14.04 (64 bit)

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