[huskerlug] Re: Gentoo Network Help

Did you compile it as a module or as part of the kernel?
If it is a module, you need to add the module name to 
/etc/modules.autoload (ie: #echo "8139too" >> /etc/modules.autoload)

David Anthony wrote:

>I'm a very new user of Linux, and decided to switch from Redhat to
>Gentoo, mainly to experience a different distro.  I have run into
>problems accessing my network however.  I managed to compile and install
>the kernel, however when I first booted it up I got the error:
>
>SIOCSIFNETMASK: No Such Device
>Failed to bring eth0 up
>Netmount was not started
>
>I have been to the Gentoo forums, and can't seem to find a satisfactory
>solution.  My installation process after the preliminary steps went
>something like this:
>
>I ran make menuconfig, and under the network devices, I added support
>for PCI/ISA/Onboard devices, 10/100 support, and then checked the option
>for Realtek 8139 support.  I have a D-Link 550TX network card.
>
>After finishing the configuration I ran 
>make dep && make clean bzImage modules modules_install
>cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot
>
>emerge app-admin/metalog
>rc-update add metalog default
>
>emerge sys-apps/vcron
>rc-update add vcron default
>
>emerge sys-apps/reiserfsprogs
>
>Modified fstab, change root password, /etc/conf.d/net, etc.
>
>rc-update add net.eth0 default
>
>At this point I rebooted and got the errors.  If anyone has any
>suggestions, I would really appreciate them.  This is frustrating me a
>lot.
>
>Dave Anthony
>
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