No Network after Install

LinuxWannabe · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 17

During Intallation, I can connect, ping, ftp everything.

But now when I boot up the Machine, network does not work.

dhcpcd eth0

doesnt even recognize the ethernet.
The Link and power lights are on on the Card, but Gentoo wont recognize it. I checked the kernel config file, and there is driver support (my netgear card isnt listed there, but a default card is selected).

Anyone know whats wrong?

tod · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 2:34 pm Post subject:

Did you compile your network card as a module? You might have to modprobe it first. You can then add it to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4
so that it is automatically loaded at boot.

hth

LinuxWannabe · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 17

How do I modprobe my nic??

adumare · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 27

You need to compile the driver for your network card into the kernel (or as a module) You need to go into your kernel configuration ([code]make menuconfig[/code] usually) choose Network Device Suport and choose the driver for your network card. I would suggest you build it as a module (if you are not sure which driver you should use you can choose mutiple drivers and just load the one that works). After you have selected the card exit from the configuration and type [code]make modules[/code] followed by [code]make modules_install[/code] (if you didn't build it as a module you will have to do [code]make dep clean bzImage install[/code] and reboot your system). Now you can type modprobe and the name of the module you built (this will not be nessary if you didn't build it as a module). If you do not know the name of the module you can find it in [code]/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net[/code] infact you might check there before you go messing in the kernel config because you may already have done this.

Once you have the module loaded you will want to add it to /etc/modules.autoload so it will be loaded everytime you boot the system.

Hopefully that makes some sense

LinuxWannabe · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 17

Also getting errors on boot, saying eth0, no such device found.

dhcp

I have it connected to my Router.

ifconfig eth0

says device not found.

Im wondering if the kernel doesnt have support for my network card.

LinuxWannabe · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 17

I have a netgear Ethernet card.

And there are no Netgear options for the Kernel NIC DEvices.

IS there a default choice that I can select to see if it will initialize my nic?

r0cket- · n00b Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 62

LinuxWannabe · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 17

I did that proc/pci and the ethernet came back as

'Lite-On Communications LNE100TX'

I have no clue what module that would be for, I modularized almost half of the available NIC Drivers on the menuconfig in hoping that one would do something. But as of now, im stumped

r0cket- · n00b Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 62

LinuxWannabe · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 17

r0cket- · n00b Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 62

Alrighty, sounds like the module wasn't compiled/installed. I'd suggest following the instructions adumare provided above, choosing Tulip as the driver for your ethernet card. That will likely fix the problem.

LinuxWannabe · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 17

im looking at the make menuconfig file now and there is no tulip or linksys NIC module in the choices...

r0cket- · n00b Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 62

adumare · n00b Joined: 27 Apr 2003 Posts: 27

The tulip driver is under the EISA,VLP,PCI Controller section (in Network driver support). and it is called DECChip Tulip dc21x4x I would build it as a module then insmod it.