On 08/07/2014 10:56 AM, mcclnx mcc wrote: > We just got DELL R920 and installed Centos 6.5 on it. After installation, network not function. We manually enter IP address, gateway and netmark on "em1". > > > we also do following: > 1. startup NetworkManager > 2. /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-em1 ==> NM_CONTROOLED=yes > > I tried to startup network and get error message: > > Bring up interface em1: connection activation failed > Device not managed by NetworkManager or unavailable. > > Any ideal? You have a typo in the option you state in your 2. Fix it. Also, how are you manually entering the ip/gateway and netmask? Are you putting them in the config as well? It would help to see the config to know where you might have mistakes. -- Jim Perrin The CentOS Project | http://www.centos.org twitter: @BitIntegrity | GPG Key: FA09AD77