[elrepo] LAN driver install w/o network?

[Alan Bartlett]

On 25 August 2011 23:57, James Bowery <jabowery at gmail.com> wrote:
> What utility is supposed to automatically configure ifconfig devices that
> are present with driver accounted for?  The reason I ask is the following:
>
> root at localhost ~]# ifconfig -a
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 50:E5:49:2E:5E:FC
>           BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>           Interrupt:16
>
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>           inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
>           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>           RX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:720 (720.0 b)  TX bytes:720 (720.0 b)
>
> [root at localhost ~]# ifconfig
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>           inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
>           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>           RX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:720 (720.0 b)  TX bytes:720 (720.0 b)
>
> [root at localhost ~]# ifup eth0
> /sbin/ifup: configuration for eth0 not found.
> Usage: ifup <device name>
> [root at localhost ~]#

I don't think there is anything with EL6 . . .

You could invoke /usr/sbin/system-config-network-tui

or

touch /.unconfigured
telinit 6

or

if you have a GUI, use NetworkManager.