New install, no internet

linuxbatm · n00b Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 8

Just installed and im now getting the eth0 cannont be brought up error. What do i need to do to fix this, i read the faw and the steps there did nothing.

fcgreg · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:42 am Post subject: Need more info

I think we'll all need more info before we can help. What exactly is the error message? What kind of NIC are you trying to route? Which kernel are you using? Have you used the NIC before (and therefore know that it works)? etc.
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barbar · Guru Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 397 Location: Austria

Basically you need the right kernel module for your nic and you have to set the parameters for your network in /etc/conf.d/net.

To check if the right kernel module is loaded use lsmod. to find out what type your nic is use lspci (emerge gentoolkit).

fcgreg · Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:13 am Post subject: FYI regarding lspci

FYI: The utility you mention, lspci, is not within the gentoolkit package. It is found within the "sys-apps/pciutils" package. More info here.

To build:

barbar · Guru Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 397 Location: Austria

Thanks fcgreg for the right package name.

But /proc/pci seems to have changeed using a 2.6 kernel. It is /proc/bus/pci/devices. And the output is a bit messy to use just cat.

fcgreg · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 6:41 am Post subject: Good tip, thanks!

Thanks barbar -- good tip on the 2.6 kernel stuff! You can tell I haven't played with it too much yet, eh? :-)

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