Sorry for the intrusion, I did not find an OracleLinux Forum and I am getting nowhere at the official Oracle Forums. If anyone is willing to help, I have built OracleLinux 7 in my vmware lab but network comes up as unknown. I didn't see anything in the anaconda log but I do have a couple of boot warnings. Other than the network everything is fine and the install went without incident. I will be happy to collect more info if anyone is willing to help.

Thanks
Dana
"Linux Newbie"

We will be glad to try to help you, but we do need details..please read the "Question Guidelines" link in my posting signature.

Unless you can tell us what the warnings/errors actually say, what kind of hardware you're using, or what you've done/tried so far, there's little we can tell you. From what you've posted, all we know is that you're using Oracle Linux 7, and the network doesn't work. You mention VMware...is this a 'real' machine or a VMware guest? Have you enabled networking on that VMware container?

Thanks TB0ne so much for the reply, I was scant on the details because I was asking a favor of CentOS folks about another distro.

I built a VM of oracle linux enterprise 7 in vmware player, the install went fine but the network applet comes up as unknown and attempts to add a bridge adapter for instance do not work. I have built CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora and several windows VM's in much the same way so i do not believe the environment is a factor.

Anaconda Log
GNU nano 2.3.1 File: anaconda.log

12:03:31,695 INFO anaconda: /usr/sbin/anaconda 19.31.79-1
17:03:32,493 INFO anaconda: 1048576 kB (1024 MB) are available
12:03:32,493 INFO anaconda: check_memory(): total:1024, needed:512, graphical:512
12:03:32,605 INFO anaconda: anaconda called with cmdline = ['/usr/sbin/anaconda']
12:03:32,606 INFO anaconda: Default encoding = ascii
12:03:34,120 INFO anaconda: Display mode = g
17:03:34,123 INFO anaconda: 1048576 kB (1024 MB) are available
12:03:34,123 INFO anaconda: check_memory(): total:1024, needed:512, graphical:512
12:03:36,032 INFO anaconda: using only installclass Oracle Linux
12:03:37,732 INFO anaconda: bootloader GRUB2 on X86 platform
12:03:37,735 INFO anaconda: bootloader GRUB2 on X86 platform
12:03:37,836 DEBUG anaconda: network: devices found ['HostBridge0']
12:03:38,137 DEBUG anaconda: updating hostname localhost.localdomain
12:03:38,310 INFO anaconda: Running Thread: AnaStorageThread (140621954860800)
12:03:38,410 INFO anaconda: Running Thread: AnaTimeInitThread (140621945415424)
12:03:38,444 INFO anaconda: Running Thread: AnaWaitForConnectingNMThread (140621937022720)
12:03:38,502 DEBUG anaconda: updating hostname localhost.localdomain
12:03:38,507 INFO anaconda: Running Thread: AnaPayloadThread (140621725562624)
12:03:38,562 INFO anaconda: got 0 NTP servers from DHCP
12:03:38,631 INFO anaconda: Thread Done: AnaWaitForConnectingNMThread (140621937022720)
12:03:38,659 ERR anaconda: Geolocation refresh failed - no connectivity
12:03:47,272 INFO anaconda: Thread Done: AnaStorageThread (140621954860800)
07:03:48,010 INFO anaconda: Thread Done: AnaTimeInitThread (140621945415424)
07:03:49,097 INFO anaconda: Thread Done: AnaPayloadThread (140621725562624)

The only boot warnings
systemd[1]: Failed to insert module 'autofs4'
systemd[1]: Failed to insert module 'ipv6'
piix4_smbus 0000:00:07.3: Host SMBus controller not enabled

The host is a Lenovo T410 Laptop with Intel 82577LM NIC and Intel Advanced-N 6200 AGN NIC

It appears to be the NICs were not found on install because in the Network Applet shows an X (disconnected) and the settigns list the adapter as "Unknown" with a MAC of all Zeros and the loopback IP. Attempt to add adapters result in an adapter being created and staying in the "connecting" state, tried NAT, Bridge, direct host connect all with the same results.

Observations
1. There is no hwconf DB at /etc/sysconfig
2. The /etc/sysconfig/network was empty, I added
# Created by anaconda
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=Oracle Enterprise Linux
3. The /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-etho was empty, I added
DEVICE=eth0
TYPE=ethernet
UUID=f43a5160-c889-46a0-9f4d-39497aee2e90
ONBOOT=yes
NM_CONTROLLED=yes
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
HWADDR=2A:7D:FB:BE:69:A1
DEFROUTE=yes
PEERDNS=yes
PEERROUTES=yes
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes
IPV6INIT=no
NAME="System eth0"
#
4. I tried so ifdown ifup's to know avail, I did not touch ifup scripts
[root@localhost NetworkManager]# ifup eth0
../network: line 3: Enterprise: command not found
Error: no device found for connection 'System eth0'.

$ ifconfig -a
lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
loop txqueuelen 0 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 2 bytes 140 (140.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 2 bytes 140 (140.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

NetworkManager.conf

[main]
plugins=ifcfg-rh

/etc/resolv.conf
domain localdomain
search localdomain
nameserver 192.168.91.2
#

Thanks
Dana

just for some clarification
there IS a real need and use for using RHEL and Oracles cloned version
for Oracle linux that is for running ORACLES database !!!

oracle fine tuned their os to run their database VERY WELL
better than on RHEL or cent


for say HOME use
i WOULD recommend using CentOS over oracle or RHEL

ALSO
cent ADDS software that IS MISSING from RHEL and Oraclelinux
software that is for use on desktops and laptops

as for getting the wireless to work (from inside A VM )
-- you do not

a vm uses a "bridge"( a simulated wired connection) so you can NOT set up the Oracle linux installs wireless
-- there is none to set up

the server class os Oracle and RHEL normally do not have a use for "Network-Manager"
they use a static "network" , one that you need to manually configure

GREAT for a server
not so if it is a laptop and every time you turn it on you have a NEW ip address

Good morning and thanks for your comments. Don't get me wrong, I love CentOS and have been using it as my server choice for years whenever I had the need of Linux (I am Microsoft Trained). I work performing various sorts of IT Security Assessments for government agencies and we have built up a bunch of virtual machines that we copy to laptops for testing purposes, pentest, vulnerability, info gathering etc. To this end we have virtually every OS and DB under the sun. I downloaded the OracleLinux 6.5 Virtualbox VM and had no issues but since we have standardized on Vmware, I wanted to try this, i first tried the conversion methods but they failed so I decided to build from ISO and here I am. I hope it is clear now that what I am trying to and I am doing it because our clients are using it. In terms of the interfaces "wired" also is a no go. Thanks for any help...

Dana

did you turn off "network" and turn on "network-manager" in the services ?
if both are on they can cause problems
one or the other , not both .