Index: sources/view/settings/VNetworkModel.cpp
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diff -u -r081df84b4b81ab39296f42c3c7e91deb021b8979 -r24bc567102fe21471303f0b2cfb295fc599a2c30
--- sources/view/settings/VNetworkModel.cpp	(.../VNetworkModel.cpp)	(revision 081df84b4b81ab39296f42c3c7e91deb021b8979)
+++ sources/view/settings/VNetworkModel.cpp	(.../VNetworkModel.cpp)	(revision 24bc567102fe21471303f0b2cfb295fc599a2c30)
@@ -403,7 +403,13 @@
 {
     const QNetworkInterface dev = QNetworkInterface::interfaceFromName(_devEth);
     QString devIP = tr("No Ethernet");
-    if ( dev.isValid() ) {
+
+    // The QNetworkInterface object can be valid, but not running+up.
+    // Check the object's flags to determine running+up state.
+    bool      eth0IsUp = dev.flags().testFlag(QNetworkInterface::IsUp     );
+    bool eth0IsRunning = dev.flags().testFlag(QNetworkInterface::IsRunning);
+
+    if ( dev.isValid() && (eth0IsUp && eth0IsRunning)) {
         auto addresses = dev.addressEntries();
         if ( addresses.count() ) {
             devIP = addresses.first().ip().toString();