Re: [gentoo-user] Re: net-setup package

[Net Warrior]

Yes, I could set up my ethernet manually :), just wondering if the
setup-eth0 utils was a part of a packages I missed to install, cuz after
loging in to the new installed system could not find it, but, is not matter
of death and life :)

Gentoo seems to be ( my humble opinion  withing my first 24 usage hours ) a
very robust system, I come from a freebsd land, and so, in my need to use a
linux distro ( tried ubuntu, a mess ) gentoo has all I have in freebsd, the
portage is what I like most, the way to be up to date with ports ans system,
emerge does a good job, like portsnap/pkg_tools does for freebsd.

The only think I found, how can I say, weird, is the installation, the need
to do all the stuff by hand, just a basic install like bsd does ( 100 MB )
and then install the rest fro  the network, would be nice, I'm too lazy to
do paritioning/swap/choot :)

I'll needto go deeper with the FLAGS features, still do not understand some
things, I have things by default by the moment, eventhough it's a powerfull
feature, I know that I can screw it up the howle system.

Anyway, I'm almost done, I'm still compiling my stuff, and I'm happy the way
it does things, great job.

Thank you for your time and support.


2008/4/23, Chris Brennan <xaero@××××××××××.net>:
>
> did you symlink net.lo to net.YOUR_ETH_DEVICE ?
>
> did you add said new symlink to the boot/default runtime?
>
>
> C-
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Net Warrior <netwarrior863@×××××.com>
> wrote:
> > Yes, I did it manually as stated in the handbook, I'll take a look if I
> can
> > copy net-setup from the install CD.
> >
> > Thank you very much.
> >
> >
> > 2008/4/23, reader@×××××××.com <reader@×××××××.com>:
> >
> > > "Net Warrior" <netwarrior863@×××××.com> writes:
> > >
> > > > HI there guys.
> > > > I've already installed gentoo, and wanting to setup the ethernet ,
> > trying to
> > > > use net-setup seems not to be installed, which package do I nneed to
> > install
> > > > in order to have this util?
> > > > It seems I missed something.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your time and support.
> > > > Greets,
> > >
> > >
> > > The net-setup tool is on the install cd.  Not sure if its a separate
> > > installable utility in portage.. but an `eix' search of the portage
> > > database comes up empty.
> > >
> > > The way I do is establish a network running the install image cd or
> > > iso then transfer those settings to the actual install.
> > >
> > > But if you've already moved to the fresh install you should be able to
> > > setup the ethernet by hand with `ifconfig' and `route'.
> > >
> > > Then put those setting into /etc/conf.d/net
> > >                             /etc/conf.d/domainname
> > >                             /etc/resolv.conf
> > >
> > > For manual setup:
> > >    (assuming eth0 is the device you are going to use)
> > >
> > > ifconfig eth0 my.ip.address (in numeric notation like 192.168.0.2) up
> > > route add default gw my.gateway.addr (in numeric notation)
> > >
> > > (if /etc/resolv.conf does not already contain a nameserver to use)
> > >
> > >    echo "nameserver my.nameserver.address" > /etc/resolv.conf
> > >
> > > And finally, if all goes well.. complete the setup so that it starts
> > > on bootup with rc-update
> > >
> > >   rc-update add net.eth0 default  (to add it to the default run level)
> > >
> > > See if that gets you going...
> > >
> > >
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