[CentOS] disconnected NIC under CentOS 6

[Boris Epstein]

On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 1:46 PM, John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com> wrote:

> On 05/01/12 10:38 AM, Boris Epstein wrote:
> > I've got a multi-NIC machine on which I am running Centos 6.2. I am
> trying
> > to have a NIC configured with an IP address but not connected to
> anything.
> > The reason for this is to create a network currently only used by VM's
> > residing on the machine, with that NIC configured to have an IP address
> > that is a part of that network, with a view of connecting real machines
> to
> > the same network in the future. How can I implement that? Currently ifup
> > just refuses to bring that NIC up.
>
> create a bridge interface that isn't bridged to any NICs
>
>
>
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> john r pierce                            N 37, W 122
> santa cruz ca                         mid-left coast
>

John,

Thanks! But if it is not connected to any NIC's then how would I connect
external devices to it in the future?

Boris.

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