network-config. (eth0; /etc/conf.d/net; /etc/resolv.conf)

Annie Versary · n00b Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Posts: 10

Hi there,

after a - at least - surprisingly successful gentoo 2004.3 installation (only stage3 ;-)

) I am now facing the following problem:

I am 'wired' to the W3 via router and therefore have to send my legitimation data using a web interface. Doing this works properly. I manage to send my password pp. and can later on establish an internet connection but - that's it. Adressing to any other (real) url than that one of my router (i.e. www.gentoo.org) fails.

ifconfig eth0 leads to the following message:

adaptr · Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject:

Check and post:

Annie Versary · n00b Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Posts: 10

@ adaptr:

using the suggested commands under the current 'configuration' eads to this output:

adaptr · Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:01 pm Post subject:

The outputs of ifconfig and route contradict each other; this is not possible under normal circumstances.
Are you sure they were taken from the same configuration ?

The best thing to do is to reconfigure /etc/conf.d/net and reboot the network.

Does the router use DHCP ?
If so, then it is possibly misconfigured.
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Ateo · Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:12 pm Post subject:

Your last output for "route -n" shows a default gateway of 192.168.0.1 while eth0 is configured with 192.168.1.2. As far as eth0 is concerned, it has no default gateway due to the fact that your default gateway is on a different network.

Your gateway IP, the last line in /etc/conf.d/net, should be the same exact IP as your LAN interface on your router.

So, your choices are:

1. Change your eth0 IP to 192.168.0.x

OR

2. Change your default gateway to 192.168.1.x and change the router LAN interface to be the same.

In other words, both the computer IP and the gateway IP must be either 192.168.1.x OR 192.168.0.x

NOTE: x = any number between 1 and 254.

Annie Versary · n00b Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Posts: 10

@ adaptr:

Annie Versary · n00b Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Posts: 10

Setting iface_eth0="dhcp" in /etc/conf.d/net (although DHCP is disabled in the routers interface?!?) and disabling the obviously unnecessary default gateway at the end of the same file finally made it.

So: first time in the W3 with Gentoo :-D

!

Once again: thanks to adaptr and Ateo!

Annie[/b]

mserms

Am I able to set the nameserver alongside my network settings somehow? Having different network settings is all very well, but if I need to edit /etc/resolv.conf everytime I change networks, it's a little annyoing.