Why does a network interfaces fail to start on boot?
Issue
- After a server boots up, a DHCP based network interface is not working and has no IP address
- The following error may be found in /var/log/dmesg:
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- DHCP based networking
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