Need help with networking

scooter_12358 · n00b Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 8

After installing gentoo, I cannot seem to get the network configured and functional. I get some error about failing to load netmount on boot. Can someone help me figure this out, Please?

nixnut · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:56 pm Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo to Networking & Security.

ketema · n00b Joined: 17 May 2004 Posts: 31 Location: Florida

What's the exact error? When you boot from a live cd does networking work? If so then you know its just a config issue. see if you can to set it up manually:

scooter_12358 · n00b Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 8

Networking worked when I boot with the Livecd. I tried the manual configuration as you mentioned below but I still can't ping my router. I am not entirely sure what the broadcast address is but here is what I entered:
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.220 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 up

Here is the contents of my /etc/conf.d/net file excluded all commented out lines:
iface_eth0="dhcp"

The exact error which occurs during the boot process is as follows:
* Error: Problem starting needed services.
* "netmount" was not started.

ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.220 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
etc...

Mr_Ridd · n00b Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 29

Sounds like you are having a similar problem to me.

Try this, didn't work for me, but it may for you.

Set the default gateway.

After you do the ifconfig call do this:

scooter_12358 · n00b Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 8

the_mgt · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject:

0. Did you use the forum search function for similiar problems???
1. Do you have support for your network card activated in the kernel (and deactivated all non-needed ones)?
2. Are you sure the module (if you build it as module) is loaded? (Check with lsmod
3. Does the following command say something about eth? interfaces:

scooter_12358 · n00b Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 8

m_sqrd · Guru Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 367

what version of baselayout are you using do
emerge -pv baselayout
I think your /etc/conf.d/net mite be the wrong syntax
ie config_eth0=( "dhcp" ) where as you have iface_eth0="dhcp".

scooter_12358 · n00b Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 8

After emerge -pv baselayout it prints:
These are the packages I would merge, in order:

Calculating dependencies... Done!
[ebuild R] sys-apps/baselayout-1.9.4-r6 -bootstrap -build -livecd (-selinux) -static (-uclibc) 197 kB

Total size of downloads: 197 kB

When I change /etc/conf.d/net to config_eth0=("dhcp") it prints the following errors after a reboot
* Please make sure that /etc/conf.d/net has $ifconfig_eth0 set
* (or $iface_eth0 for old-style configuration)
* Error: Problem starting needed services.
* "netmount" was not started.

I thought perhaps I needed to change it to ifconfig_eth0=("dhcp") so I tried that and rebooted, which does change it so that now it only says the last two lines again about failing to start the needed services and "netmount" not started

m_sqrd · Guru Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 367

Hmm..
how old of an install is this ? the baselayout is from awhile ago so you may need the /etc/conf.d/net line the way it was (see if there is a /etc/conf.d/net.example .)

the_mgt · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject:

Yes, the tulip module is for your card, but you also need to load the module dmfe, if you didn't build it into the kernel. Try to load the module with modprobe dmfe. If it works, restart your network with

scooter_12358 · n00b Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 8

the_mgt · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:51 pm Post subject:

you restart your eth0 with "/etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart", as i wrote earlier.

Did you solve our problem?