On 04/25/2012 01:02 AM, Al Sparks wrote:
You're right. The stack was there.
First, I was inaccurate when I said I installed 6.2. I actually installed 6.0, and later updated via yum.
Second, yeah I was able to start the network service, so there was a stack. All I'd get would be the loopback or "lo" interface, but it was there.
But going into /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts was a pain because there was no ifcfg-eth0 file I could play with. That's when I gave up and re-installed, but added more stuff beyond "base" just to be sure.
As for not configuring the network during the install process, I was pretty sure I had. For some reason it didn't take. Maybe I didn't click a save box when I should have. I don't know. === Al
From: Johnny Hughes johnny@centos.org To: centos@centos.org Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [CentOS] Not Quite Minimal CentOS 6.2
On 04/24/2012 08:53 PM, Al Sparks wrote:
I recently did a minimal 6.2 install recently, and it was annoying that it didn't include the network stack.
What use is an install w/o the network?
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
One way to always get it to work is to do a network install. By default, you will get the same network after install that you input to do the install.