Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Thanasis <thanasis@××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Cc: Paul Stear <gentoo@××××××××××××.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] eth3 - how to set up?
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:17:53
Message-Id: 4D4FEABA.8080301@asyr.hopto.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] eth3 - how to set up? by Paul Stear
1 on 02/07/2011 02:00 PM Paul Stear wrote the following:
2 > Hi,
3 > I have just changed my motherboard and processor and am having trouble with my
4 > network connection.
5 > I am having to enter in a root terminal the following each time I boot the
6 > system:-
7 >
8 > ifconfig eth3 192.168.1.6 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
9 > After this everything works as it should.
10 > Where is this setting help?
11 > I have read the guide but nothing seems to make a difference.
12 > I'm sure this is a lack of understanding on my part so please help.
13 > Paul
14 Have you made a symlink in /etc/init.d (net.eth3 -> net.lo) ?
15
16 Put in /etc/conf.d/net
17
18 config_eth3=( "192.168.1.6/24 brd 192.168.1.255" )
19
20 Add to runlevel:
21
22 rc-update add net.eth3 default