Linux 5 min read
NO-CARRIER, 169.254.x.x, and a NetworkManager Surprise
I installed a fresh Ubuntu on a spare machine, with one simple goal: get an SSH server running so I could work on it remotely. Five minutes, tops. Install openssh-server, check the IP, done. Except the machine had no network. Plugged in via Ethernet to my access point — nothing. Meanwhile Wi-Fi from the very same access point worked fine on every other device in the house. A fresh install, hardware that was running as my main server the day before, a cable that looked perfectly healthy.…
📅 July 2, 2026
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