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Error: Connection activation failed: No suitable device found for this connection (device lo not available because devic

Post by srijanstha123 » 2021/05/19 06:52:21

I am getting the above error while using the command. Screenshots of the error has been attached.

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ifup ens160

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vim /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ens160
[*]TYPE=Ethernet
PROXY_METHOD=none
BROWSER_ONLY=no
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
DEFROUTE=yes
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=no
IPV6INIT=yes
IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes
IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes
IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL=no
IPV6_ADDR_GEN_MODE=stable-privacy
NAME=ens160
UUID=1fca267c-dcfc-4560-b8fa-f3bb26948133
DEVICE=ens160
ONBOOT=yes

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Re: Error: Connection activation failed: No suitable device found for this connection (device lo not available because d

Post by TrevorH » 2021/05/19 11:52:12

And does ip link show show an interface called ens160?
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
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