*** when i rebooted a network had connected automatically (one i had previously tried to save, unsuccessfully), connecting to the internet worked fine. clicking on the NM icon displayed a list of network connections, all of which where previous failed attempts at making a connection. i managed to delete the remaining connections through NM, the ifup connection wasnt there.
problem seems to be solved, as someone mentioned above.
my original /etc/network/ interfaces read like this:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.2.136
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.2.1
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.2.136
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.2.1
wireless-key ***********
wireless-essid Broadcast
auto wlan0
auto eth0
*** as someone mentioned above adding the auto eth0 then commenting out iface eth0 inet static. so my new interfaces looks like:
/etc/network/
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
#iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.2.136
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.2.1
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.2.136
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.2.1
wireless-key ***********
wireless-essid Broadcast
auto wlan0
auto eth0
*** when i rebooted a network had connected automatically (one i had previously tried to save, unsuccessfully), connecting to the internet worked fine. clicking on the NM icon displayed a list of network connections, all of which where previous failed attempts at making a connection. i managed to delete the remaining connections through NM, the ifup connection wasnt there.