cant get the network config to work :(

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

Hi i just installed gentoo

..but am doing something wrong because i cant get my network up.
I have edited my /etc/conf.d/net like this :

config_eth0=( "192.168.123.123" )
routes_eth0=( "default via 192.168.123.254" )

or

config_eth0=( "192.168.123.123 netmask 255.255.255.0" )
routes_eth0=( "default gw 192.168.123.254" )

or

config_eth0=( "192.168.123.123 netmask 255.255.254.0" )
routes_eth0=( "default gw 192.168.123.254" )

my resolf.conv :

search deven1.ov.nl.home.com
nameserver 213.51.129.37
nameserver 213.51.144.37

or

search deven1.ov.nl.home.com
nameserver 192.168.123.254 (my routers adress)

And i try'd so many more .. but still am doing something very wrong. could someone plz tell me what. :idea:

I really really would like to go on whit installing Gentoo ..so i need a connection...some help would be very appriciated.

bunsen · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 105

Do you really mean /etc/init.d/net and not /etc/confd.d/net ?

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

yeah sorry .. i mean /etc/conf.d/net

bunsen · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 105

OK, your first two config lines look similar to mine.
How does

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

nope does not work
but it does not give errors of any kind it says:

bringing up eth0 192.168.123.123 [ok]
Adding routes default gw 192.168.123.254 [ok]

and it also gives me a mac adress

bunsen · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 105

Not sure about the 'default gw' in your routes_eth0. What I meant was that your first two of your listed config lines resembled mine, e.g.,

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

/sbin/route
gives not output

dmesg says :

addrconf(netdev_up) : eth0: link is not ready
eth0 : no link during initialization

bunsen · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 105

Is your network hardware being identified? Try

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

dmesg | grep eth0

yes gives same result

kocoorek · n00b Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Brzeg, Poland

First of all make sure if right module for you network card is loaded. Then check if you've got link to net.lo

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

My router ( & tested the kabel ) aint broken because my other box on that router does work.
Pinging my network card works fine ... but i cant ping my router or www.google.nl or do anything else that requires a connection.
+ When i use the minimal cd ... and start up sshd then i can login from my other box to install & configure gentoo ..so the cabel & router must be oke.
But after the reboot to continue the install ..i cant get the connection back.

kocoorek · n00b Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Brzeg, Poland

Pleas post your ifconfig output(after eth0 is up) and if you've got iptables installed post output of iptables -L.

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

ifconfig output :

whit eth0_config =192.168.123.123 ( the ip that i used to install whit ssh and thats the ip that port of the router normally uses )

the output is:

internet adress : 192.168.123.123
Bcast : 192.168.123.255
mask 255.255.255.0

or when i use 192.168.123.254 as u told me to
the ifconfig output is :

internet adress : 192.168.123.254
Bcast : 192.168.123.255
mask 255.255.255.0

So i mean.... i can ping 192.168.123.123 from the same gentoo box ..not from the other box.
And i can ping 192.168.123.254 only when i use eth0_config =192.168.123.254 but than am not pinging my router but the networkcard.

No i do not got iptabels installed yet...

I checkt the cabel by using it on my other box...works fine.

kocoorek · n00b Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Brzeg, Poland

Sorry, my mistake I don't know why I told you to set your IP to 192.168.123.254. You can not use it obviously because it's your getaway address (router address), but I understand that when you set IP to 192.168.123.123 your card doesn't work neither. So the last thing I can suggest you it's to try with another card. Maybe it's something wrong with it.

kocoorek · n00b Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Brzeg, Poland

One more suggestion. Did you try to boot with some LiveCD and checked if network works ?

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

I have replaced my network card... i didn't think it would make any difference ..but i hoped it would..but unfortunely it did not. ...& when i boot a live cd whit any of those cards the internet works.
I did everything i know that suppose to make my net config work .. but there must be something i dont know or see..but wtf is it.

Anyway thanx for al the help so far

kocoorek · n00b Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Brzeg, Poland

So now we know that the problem is not related with hardware. If your network work when you are booting from live cd maybe your router has build in dhcp server. Try set your card for dhcp.
In /etc/conf.d/net only:

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

I try'd using config_eth0=( "dhcp") earlyer but it didn't work it says :

kocoorek · n00b Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Brzeg, Poland

If you've got portage installed link for right source is in ebuild file /usr/portage/ net-misc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-xxx.ebuild. When you download it copy it to /usr/portage/distfiles/ and then simply run

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

emerge dhcp succeded ... but i think that already was oke ...

when i do

kocoorek · n00b Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Brzeg, Poland

Did you run lspci as a root ?

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

yes.. the command does not exist yet ...when i do tab....it does not show

kocoorek · n00b Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Brzeg, Poland

Did you compile kernel by yourself ?
What type a network card do you have ? (chipset)

kraay · n00b Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 24

I compiled the kernel by using the guide.

chipset networkcard : RTL 8029as
(89162T1)

kocoorek · n00b Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Brzeg, Poland

Did you build driver for your card into a kernel or as a module ?

If it's possible post your kernel config file.