Lnxbox:/home/SLUG # service network restart Shutting down network interfaces: bond0 bond0 removed slave : eth0 bond0 removed slave : eth1 done bonding_masters Interface not available and no configuration found. done eth0 device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8110SC/8169Sdonegabit Ethernet (rev 10) eth1 device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8110SC/8169Sdonegabit Ethernet (rev 10) vmnet8 No configuration found for vmnet8 Nevertheless the interface will be shut down. done Shutting down service network . . . . . . . . . . . . . done Hint: you may set mandatory devices in /etc/sysconfig/network/config Setting up network interfaces: lo lo IP address: 127.0.0.1/8 Checking for network time protocol daemon (NTPD): doneed Interface bonding_masters is not available failed eth0 device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10) eth0 Startmode is 'off' skipped eth1 device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10) eth1 Startmode is 'off' skipped vmnet8 No configuration found for vmnet8 unused bond0 bond0 enslaved interface: eth0 bond0 enslaved interface: eth1 Option 'mode' of interface 'bond0' cannot be set to 'balance-rr'. scripts/functions: line 300: echo: write error: Operation not permitted bond0 (DHCP) . IP/Netmask: 192.168.1.105 / 255.255.255.0 done Setting up service network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . done SuSEfirewall2: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ... SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface bond0 SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface bonding_masters SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface eth1 SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface vmnet8 SuSEfirewall2: batch committing... SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set