I did a new install of Kubuntu 9.04. I use static ip addresses. In an attempt to resolve the issue with the network manger in 9.04, I removed the network manager. I am now able to set the ip addresses just fine and I get to the internet. However, for some reason, I can't get to my internal router.

Has anybody encountered this or have a suggestion on what I may try?

Thanks much.

When you say you "cant' get to your internal router"... even by pinging it? More details are required.

What is your static IP address and subnet mask?
What is your router's IP address?
What steps did you take to assign yourself a static IP?

Sorry for the delay. Here is the information you requested:
My static IP is 192.168.1.21
Router's ip address i 192.168.1.1

To get a static ip address to work, I had to uninstall the knetworkmanager application because it just wouldn't allow me to set a static ip address. I then set the interface file (see below). I do have two ethernet cards in my system, but I am not using eth1 due to a driver issue and lack of cable.

/etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.21
gateway 192.168.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255

auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
address 192.168.1.20
gateway 192.168.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255

Routing table
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth1
default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 100 0 0 eth0
default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 100 0 0 eth1

What happens if you ping 192.168.1.1?
What happens if you firefox 192.168.1.1?

Sorry for getting back so late. I was out of town. To answer your questions:
1. When I ping 192.168.1.1 I get:
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.21 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.21 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.21 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.21 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.21 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.21 icmp_seq=7 Destination Host Unreachable

2. Tells me it can't establish a connection.

Would you please try to disable eth1 and see if that helps. (Or eth0--the thing is, the two shouldn't be on the same subnet.)

You can also try setting one of their subnets to 255.255.255.255 which may also fix it.

Thanks for the info. However, I fixed the problem. I reinstalled the network manager subsystem and it worked. I am not sure if there was a bad install the first time or in the process of reinstalling, a bug fix was applied. Either way, it is working and I thank you all for our help. BTW, scottro11, I did disable one of the ethernet cards as per your advices.

Again, thank you all for your advice.