ifconfig and netstat programs return an error: error fetching interface information: Device not found

Issue

• When trying to view network details with ifconfig or netstat, an error is returned instead:

  [root@localhost ~]# ifconfig -a
  active: error fetching interface information: Device not found
  
  [root@localhost ~]# netstat -i
  Kernel Interface table
  Iface      MTU    RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR    TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR Flg
  active: error fetching interface information: Device not found
  missing interface information: No such device