inet addr missing after ifconfig

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I am making a cloud server and am following this video tutorial. Everything went FUBAR when I used the ifconfig command in the terminal and did not receive the IP of my server. I have also tried ifconfig -a with no success. I require the IP address to move on to the next step.

I typed exactly, ifconfig:

There is IPv6 (inet6) address assigned to the interface eth0, isn't it? — pa4080, Dec 03 '17 at 10:54
Yes. I have no idea what I am doing. Im afraid Im a chemist not a code monkey — Jmap Inc., Dec 03 '17 at 11:00
Assigning an ip address to a NIC does not require one to be a _code monkey_. Have a look over at https://www.swiftstack.com/docs/install/configure_networking.html. — mattias, Dec 03 '17 at 12:05

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 17 '18 at 19:38

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The reason why the inetaddr is missing could be that you're not connected to the internet.

As was in my case, if your Linux is hosted in a VM, ensure you have enabled networking.

edited Jul 17 '18 at 19:38

Martin Thornton

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answered Jul 17 '18 at 16:02

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inet addr missing after ifconfig

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