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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      Have you tried using nmtui to configure the network?

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      • NerdyDadN
        NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

        nmtui

        New tool. Didn't know it existed.

        Just tried and activate the em1 connection. "Could not activate connection: Connection 'em1' is not available on the device em1 at this time."

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          Did nmtui show any other available connections?

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          • NerdyDadN
            NerdyDad
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            It did the first time, but not anymore.

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            • travisdh1T
              travisdh1 @NerdyDad
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              @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

              It did the first time, but not anymore.

              Can you post the contents of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-em1, or whatever file(s) start with ifcfg in that directory other than ifcfg-lo?

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              • NerdyDadN
                NerdyDad @travisdh1
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                @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                It did the first time, but not anymore.

                Can you post the contents of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-em1, or whatever file(s) start with ifcfg in that directory other than ifcfg-lo?

                Retyping as I see it.

                TYPE=Ethernet
                BOOTPROTO=dhcp
                DEFROUTE=yes
                IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes
                IPV6INIT=yes
                IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes
                IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes
                IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL=no
                NAME=em1
                UUID=(big long number) Do you really need it?
                DEVICE=em1
                ONBOOT=yes
                PEERDNS=yes
                PEERROUTES=yes
                IPV6_PEERDNS=yes
                IPV6_PEERROUTES=yes

                Everything looks right to me, but maybe I'm missing something.

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                • travisdh1T
                  travisdh1 @NerdyDad
                  last edited by

                  @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                  @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                  @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                  It did the first time, but not anymore.

                  Can you post the contents of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-em1, or whatever file(s) start with ifcfg in that directory other than ifcfg-lo?

                  Retyping as I see it.

                  TYPE=Ethernet
                  BOOTPROTO=dhcp
                  DEFROUTE=yes
                  IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes
                  IPV6INIT=yes
                  IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes
                  IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes
                  IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL=no
                  NAME=em1
                  UUID=(big long number) Do you really need it?
                  DEVICE=em1
                  ONBOOT=yes
                  PEERDNS=yes
                  PEERROUTES=yes
                  IPV6_PEERDNS=yes
                  IPV6_PEERROUTES=yes

                  Everything looks right to me, but maybe I'm missing something.

                  Yeah, ever thing looks good to me in that as well. You're not getting a DHCP address assigned for some reason. You could try changing to a static IP (easier to do with nmtui when available, but since it's not working, here we go.)

                  Change the BOOTPROTO to none

                  BOOTPROTO=none
                  

                  and add the following settings with the proper information for your environment.

                  IPADDR=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
                  PREFIX=24
                  GATEWAY=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
                  DNS1=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
                  DNS2=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
                  

                  Finally, restart the network stack.

                  sudo systemctl restart network
                  

                  Let's see weather that works.

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                  • NerdyDadN
                    NerdyDad
                    last edited by

                    I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

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                    • travisdh1T
                      travisdh1 @NerdyDad
                      last edited by

                      @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                      I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                      Well, that's even easier, it's a hardware problem. Nothing should ever effect the blinking lights.

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                      • NerdyDadN
                        NerdyDad @travisdh1
                        last edited by

                        @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                        @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                        I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                        Well, that's even easier, it's a hardware problem. Nothing should ever effect the blinking lights.

                        Possibly a driver issue then?

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                        • travisdh1T
                          travisdh1 @NerdyDad
                          last edited by

                          @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                          @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                          @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                          I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                          Well, that's even easier, it's a hardware problem. Nothing should ever effect the blinking lights.

                          Possibly a driver issue then?

                          While possible, it's unlikely. The only real exceptoin that comes to mind is Debian with certain closed-source Broadcom drivers. What kind of network card is it, and was it working before?

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
                            last edited by

                            @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                            I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                            Your OS does not change the hardware.

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                            • NerdyDadN
                              NerdyDad @travisdh1
                              last edited by

                              @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                              @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                              @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                              @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                              I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                              Well, that's even easier, it's a hardware problem. Nothing should ever effect the blinking lights.

                              Possibly a driver issue then?

                              While possible, it's unlikely. The only real exceptoin that comes to mind is Debian with certain closed-source Broadcom drivers. What kind of network card is it, and was it working before?

                              It used to work before as it was my first coming to this company. I later switched to a newer laptop and put this one in the back for storage.

                              driver: e1000e
                              version: 3.2.5-k
                              firmware-version: 0.12-1
                              bus-info: 0000:00:19.0
                              supports-statistics: yes
                              supports-test: yes
                              supports-eeprom-access: yes
                              supports-register-dump: yes
                              supports-priv-flags: no

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                              • NerdyDadN
                                NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                                Your OS does not change the hardware.

                                I get that, but wasn't sure if Linux would handle the hardware differently. Thought it was a nuance of Linux vs. Windows.

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                                • NerdyDadN
                                  NerdyDad @NerdyDad
                                  last edited by

                                  @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                  @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                  I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                                  Your OS does not change the hardware.

                                  I get that, but wasn't sure if Linux would handle the hardware differently. Thought it was a nuance of Linux vs. Windows.

                                  That's like saying that the recent iOS upgrade for your iPhone now made your iPhone water proof. Software doesn't change hardware.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
                                    last edited by

                                    @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                    @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                    @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                    I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                                    Your OS does not change the hardware.

                                    I get that, but wasn't sure if Linux would handle the hardware differently. Thought it was a nuance of Linux vs. Windows.

                                    That's like saying that the recent iOS upgrade for your iPhone now made your iPhone water proof. Software doesn't change hardware.

                                    Are you mocking yourself? LMAO

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                                    • travisdh1T
                                      travisdh1 @NerdyDad
                                      last edited by

                                      @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                      @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                      @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                      @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                      @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                      I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                                      Well, that's even easier, it's a hardware problem. Nothing should ever effect the blinking lights.

                                      Possibly a driver issue then?

                                      While possible, it's unlikely. The only real exceptoin that comes to mind is Debian with certain closed-source Broadcom drivers. What kind of network card is it, and was it working before?

                                      It used to work before as it was my first coming to this company. I later switched to a newer laptop and put this one in the back for storage.

                                      driver: e1000e
                                      version: 3.2.5-k
                                      firmware-version: 0.12-1
                                      bus-info: 0000:00:19.0
                                      supports-statistics: yes
                                      supports-test: yes
                                      supports-eeprom-access: yes
                                      supports-register-dump: yes
                                      supports-priv-flags: no

                                      An Intel e1000e should be fine. Any lights showing on the switch port? No lights on either end = no network.

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                                      • NerdyDadN
                                        NerdyDad @travisdh1
                                        last edited by

                                        @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                        @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                        @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                        @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                        @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                        @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                        I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                                        Well, that's even easier, it's a hardware problem. Nothing should ever effect the blinking lights.

                                        Possibly a driver issue then?

                                        While possible, it's unlikely. The only real exceptoin that comes to mind is Debian with certain closed-source Broadcom drivers. What kind of network card is it, and was it working before?

                                        It used to work before as it was my first coming to this company. I later switched to a newer laptop and put this one in the back for storage.

                                        driver: e1000e
                                        version: 3.2.5-k
                                        firmware-version: 0.12-1
                                        bus-info: 0000:00:19.0
                                        supports-statistics: yes
                                        supports-test: yes
                                        supports-eeprom-access: yes
                                        supports-register-dump: yes
                                        supports-priv-flags: no

                                        An Intel e1000e should be fine. Any lights showing on the switch port? No lights on either end = no network.

                                        No lights.

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                                        • travisdh1T
                                          travisdh1 @NerdyDad
                                          last edited by

                                          @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                          @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                          @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                          @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                          @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                          @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                          @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                          I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                                          Well, that's even easier, it's a hardware problem. Nothing should ever effect the blinking lights.

                                          Possibly a driver issue then?

                                          While possible, it's unlikely. The only real exceptoin that comes to mind is Debian with certain closed-source Broadcom drivers. What kind of network card is it, and was it working before?

                                          It used to work before as it was my first coming to this company. I later switched to a newer laptop and put this one in the back for storage.

                                          driver: e1000e
                                          version: 3.2.5-k
                                          firmware-version: 0.12-1
                                          bus-info: 0000:00:19.0
                                          supports-statistics: yes
                                          supports-test: yes
                                          supports-eeprom-access: yes
                                          supports-register-dump: yes
                                          supports-priv-flags: no

                                          An Intel e1000e should be fine. Any lights showing on the switch port? No lights on either end = no network.

                                          No lights.

                                          Well, we know where the problem is now, but I doubt you'll be able to change the network card in a laptop 😞

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                                          • NerdyDadN
                                            NerdyDad @travisdh1
                                            last edited by

                                            @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                            @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                            @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                            @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                            @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                            @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                            @travisdh1 said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                            @NerdyDad said in Can't connect CentOS 7 to network:

                                            I am also not getting any activity lights on the network card. Is this normal in Linux?

                                            Well, that's even easier, it's a hardware problem. Nothing should ever effect the blinking lights.

                                            Possibly a driver issue then?

                                            While possible, it's unlikely. The only real exceptoin that comes to mind is Debian with certain closed-source Broadcom drivers. What kind of network card is it, and was it working before?

                                            It used to work before as it was my first coming to this company. I later switched to a newer laptop and put this one in the back for storage.

                                            driver: e1000e
                                            version: 3.2.5-k
                                            firmware-version: 0.12-1
                                            bus-info: 0000:00:19.0
                                            supports-statistics: yes
                                            supports-test: yes
                                            supports-eeprom-access: yes
                                            supports-register-dump: yes
                                            supports-priv-flags: no

                                            An Intel e1000e should be fine. Any lights showing on the switch port? No lights on either end = no network.

                                            No lights.

                                            Well, we know where the problem is now, but I doubt you'll be able to change the network card in a laptop 😞

                                            Well crap. I guess I'll use this for a study machine to learn with. I have a few more laptops here that I haven't installed CentOS on yet. I'll test their cards before I install CentOS.

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