Problem Configuring my network and Internet Connection

Linux_Bat · n00b Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 9

Hi guys

I'm a linux newbie and I've just installed Gentoo after Mandrake because they say Gentoo is the best
anyway I have some problems with it but let's start with my Internet Connection

I use an Ethernet Modem (Compaq NC3121 Fast Ethernet NIC) and to configure it in Windows or Mandrake I had to enter only 5 IPs
My IP, Netmask (255.255.255.0), Gateway, DNS Server 1 and DNS Server 2

I modified /etc/conf.d/hostname to enter a hostname let's say HOSTNAME="tux"
and /etc/conf.d/domainname to set the domain name let's say DNSDOMAIN="homenetwork"
then I did this rc-update add domainname default

then I modified /etc/conf.d/net

config_eth0=( "192.168.1.127(myip) netmask 255.255.255.0" )
routes_eth0=( "default gw 192.168.0.1" )

without (myip) of course
then I executed this command

rc-update add net.eth0 default

I don't remember where I entered DNS Servers but I'm sure I did and still didn't get it to work
and I get that error "didn't find eth0" at startup

please help !

erikm · l33t Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 634

Is there an init script called /etc/init.d/net.eth0? If not, do

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject:

Linux_Bat,

It looks like the kernel is missing the module for your ethernet card. That will cause eth0 not to exist.
Does it show in

Linux_Bat · n00b Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 9

the script /etc/init.d/net.eth0 exists

Windows Says that the Ethernet Card is Compaq NC3121 Fast Ethernet NIC but when I tried lspci it said that it's Ethernet Controller: Intel Corp 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05)

and when I tried ifconfig it didn't show anything about my Ethernet card it only showed things like this

Link encap: Local Loopback
inetaddr: 127.0.0.1 mask:-------------
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but it didn't mention anything about my card

Linux_Bat · n00b Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 9

Guys please help fast, I'm very tired of gentoo it've taken so much time only to boot it from the Hard Disk and now I have alot of problems and this is one of them so please help

erikm · l33t Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 634

Here is some suggested reading. Did you configure your network card driver as a kernel module ('Device Drivers ---> Network device support ---> Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) ---> <M> Intel(R) PRO/100+ support' in 'make menuconfig') or compiled in ('---><*> Intel(R) PRO/100+ support' )?