On Thu, April 26, 2012 08:55, Johnny Hughes wrote:
It has the network stack ... you must configure it during the install.
If you do not configure and enable the ethernet card then it does not turn on by default ... but it is in the installer to be able to do:
http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOS6#head-b67e85d98f0e9f1b599358105c551632c6ff...
Don't get the wrong idea here ... I think it is a very silly way to do installs to not default with the network turned on. It should be turned on ... but upstream decided it differently and I do not get to be the decider :D
I used to think the same thing. However, on reflection I think that the decision to keep the network down until deliberately enabled is a sensible and prudent security choice. This leaves up to the operator the decision as to whether or not a given system is sufficiently hardened against Internet attacks before connecting.
Now, consider upstream's decision to enable network-manager by default on an enterprise distro. THAT I both understand and fundamentally disagree with.