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 at centos.org> > To: centos at 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-b67e85d98f0e9f1b599358105c551632c6ff7c90 > 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. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 262 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20120426/bf181dd3/attachment-0004.sig>