Cannot get networking functioning in RHEL8

I am running RHEL8. My computer has two new micro connector nic connections. When I type "ifconfig" or "ip address" the IP address does not print, only the MAC address prints. I used the NetworkManager to configure the ports with IP addresses, Netmask etc. Saved these settings and rebooted the computer. Checking the config scripts in /etc/ the setting that I just set are there. but still only the MAC address appears at "ifconfig" and I cannot ping myself from the command line. Getting error, network not available.