Do not forget to add the line allow-hotplug eth0
/etc/network/interfaces
# Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or # /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information. # We always want the loopback interface. # auto lo iface lo inet loopback #auto eth0 #iface eth0 inet static # address # netmask # gateway auto eth0 allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp