embarrassing, but it turned out to be a bad nic. I found a full os install cd and did a complete OS install. the nic would not come alive. I popped the drive out of that box along with the ram and put it into another box just like it and everything started working. sorry for the wild goose chase On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 2:45 PM, James Pearson <james-p at moving-picture.com> wrote: > Tim Dunphy wrote: >> Hey there, and thanks! >> >> But it looks like my settings are correct: > > I guess you need to check the log files on the server for any clues > > Also, check the installer logs via ALT-F3 and/or ALT-F4 for any other clues. > > James Pearson > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >