On 3/26/2013 5:29 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 03/26/2013 03:25 PM, Robert Benjamin wrote: >> On 3/26/2013 3:14 PM, Benjamin Donnachie wrote: >>> On 26 March 2013 18:58, <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote: >>> >>>> Had you, for example, searched to find out a) how to look at a file, b) >>>> looked at the files I suggested you look at, or c) showed you'd done >>>> ANYTHING other than read my response and go, "duh, what's that mean?", I'd >>>> have been willing to work with you. >> I had done some of the things you said. Did find out a) and b) and >> I think I posted output from cat >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 in the thread. I know it is >> there in post 26. Trying to learn Linux at age 77 ain't easy. The >> comments from different ppl will not send me scurrying back to windows. >> I have no probs with Ubuntu 12.2 nor Mint 14. Both installed on their >> own HDs the first time and I didn't have to edit anything. Only CentOS >> is giving me troubles which is a surprising thing to me. Is this due to >> differences between Debian and PRM. > No, the problem is that you did not turn on networking when you did the > install. > > Since networking is off, you have to get it turned on (or reinstall and > turn it on this time). > > See this FAQ entry: > > http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOS6#head-b67e85d98f0e9f1b599358105c551632c6ff7c90 Had read this FAQ many times and clicked "Configure Networking" and selected system eth0 and connect automatically. Bottom line is that it booted once but not a second time after logging off. Mentioned this I think. So that is where I have difficulties. In FAQ 2 above, the 'will start on boot in the future" is what id doesn't do. I can re-install again if that's necessary and hope it works this time. > and this screen on how to do it on an install: > > http://www.server-world.info/en/note?os=CentOS_6&p=install > > In the 8th step ... you need to press the "Configure Network" button and > you need to then check the "Connect Automatically" box (per the above > FAQ link). > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos