Hi, I run a Dell Inspiron 530S desktop with Win 7 and multiple Linux distros installed on 2 hard drives and I'm wondering if there is a sure-fire way to ensure an internet connection each time I boot-up. I'm referring to a wired eth0 connection. I have a ZyXEL P-600 series router. Sometimes, when I boot-up I have a connection and at other times I don't. I then have to click the network manager icon and select and de-select "network connection" until it connects. This becomes quite aggravating. Any help with this will be appreciated.

$ uname -a
Linux dhcppc0 3.7.2-204.fc18.i686 #1 SMP Wed Jan 16 16:42:52 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Skip network manager and just do it the old fashioned way by putting this in /etc/network/interfaces:

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Thank you very much lykwydchykyn.