Network Monitor Applet doesn't see eth0

[akkark]

Ubuntu 8.04
Linux computer 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Jun 4 16:35:01 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux (was also actual with all older kernels from 24-16)

Network Monitor Applet
I connect to the Internet via ADSL router set in routing mode. When I select eth0 in Network Monitor dropdown menu and click "configure" it asks for a sudo password and after then says "The interface does not exist. Check that it is correctly typed and that it is correctly supported by your system." It worked fine in 7.10 and 7.04
I am pretty sure that it DOES exist as it's the only one i have. And so does ifconfig say.

user@computer:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0f:fe:1b:4c:83
          inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::20f:eaff:fe1b:4c83/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
          RX packets:8268 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:9276 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:4371768 (4.1 MB) TX bytes:1041981 (1017.5 KB)

Interface is still configureable through Network Settings. Current properties are
 Roaming Mode - not enabled
 Static IP configuration:
 IP address 192.168.1.2
 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
 Gateway address 192.168.1.1
though changing them does not help.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

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