Comment 52 for bug 5364

I'm sure network-manager is supposed to support multiple configurations. I need static IP on my system, I'm not using WiFi.

Here's what I do:
 * Click on nm-applet,
 * chose Manual Configuration
 * Click unlock
 * Chose eth0
 * Uncheck Enable Roaming Mode
 * Change the configuration to use static IP.

What I got:
Networking is disabled. running /etc/init.d/networking restart fails to bring up IP addresses. /etc/network/interfaces reads:
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auto lo
inface lo inet loopback

iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.20.5
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.20.1
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This setup works in 7.10, but fails miserably in 8.04, fresh from CD to the latest upgraded one.

I can bring up the interfaces myself using ifconfig, but that really defeats the purpose.

I have other annoyances/pet-peeves with Network Manager on other distros, this current one on ubuntu is the worst.