I issued a reboot and still all the same. Additionally maybe the network cable got removed or something so I checked: Link is there as well: dmesg | grep -i enp | more [ 20.360927] r8169 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0: link down [ 20.360996] r8169 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0: link down [ 20.361004] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp4s0: link is not ready [ 20.547544] r8169 0000:0a:00.0 enp10s0: link down [ 20.547608] r8169 0000:0a:00.0 enp10s0: link down [ 20.547615] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp10s0: link is not ready [ 22.633726] r8169 0000:04:00.0 enp4s0: link up [ 22.633752] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enp4s0: link becomes ready [ 22.860035] r8169 0000:0a:00.0 enp10s0: link up [ 22.860051] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enp10s0: link becomes ready ethtool enp10s0 Settings for enp10s0: Supported ports: [ TP MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Supported pause frame use: No Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Link partner advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Link partner advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Speed: 1000Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: MII PHYAD: 0 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: pumbg Wake-on: g Current message level: 0x00000033 (51) drv probe ifdown ifup Link detected: yes ethtool enp4s0 Settings for enp4s0: Supported ports: [ TP MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Supported pause frame use: No Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Link partner advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full Link partner advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Speed: 1000Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: MII PHYAD: 0 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: pumbg Wake-on: g Current message level: 0x00000033 (51) drv probe ifdown ifup Link detected: yes