[CentOS] Netinstall wants to use wlan0

[Bert Koerperich]

On 12/08/2011 09:34 AM, Fabien Archambault wrote:
> On 12/08/2011 09:11 AM, Jeff Gordon wrote:
>> Hi, Folks --
>>
>> I'm setting up an Acer Aspire 5250 as a Christmas gift, CentOS 6 netinstall
>> insists on trying to configure wlan0 but I'm using a wired DSL connection,
>> consequently netinstall fails and only offers the option to Retry.
>>
>> How can I get it to bypass the wlan0 idea and go straight to eth0...?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
> Hi,
>
> I believe there is an hardware switch available to shutdown the wirless
> on this laptop. If you disable it then no wlan0 can be used.
>
> Fabien
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Hi Jeff,
or try to open a console and disable the WLAN interface (ifconfig wlan0 
down), and set the default route to the ETH interface (route add default 
eth0).
Cheers, Bert.