[gentoo-server] What provides net (e.g., /etc/init.d/net.eth0)?

[Collin Starkweather]

I have an interface ath0 set up and would like all the various things
that 'need net' to recognize that as something that provides it.

Per the Gentoo initscripts docs

  http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&chap=5

something in /etc/init.d should have 'provide net' in the depend()
section.  But /etc/init.d/net.eth0 has

  depend() {
          use hotplug pcmcia
  }

and a grep comes up empty.  Where is the provider of the 'net' virtual
dependency defined?  

I put a 'provide net' in /etc/init.d/net.ath0 but when I start it up,
other things that 'need net' such as sshd still don't recognize it as
something that provides the virtual 'net' dependency and try to start
eth0.

Thanks,

-Collin

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