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From: Stephen Reynolds <stev.john.reynolds@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Net work cards
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 04:30:07
Message-Id: CANbdgKgesR_j0PbfOMvZHstwuMuhvUNwQkti8YocPGZQQ+Qs=w@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Net work cards by Amankwah
1 Okay thanks, I got network working it was just a cable issue.
2
3 thanks for all the help
4
5
6 On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 6:23 AM, Amankwah <amankwah7@×××××.com> wrote:
7
8 > On Mon, Feb 03, 2014 at 07:15:34PM +0000, Stephen Reynolds wrote:
9 > > if I run ifconfig -a this currently what I get.
10 > > I have completed the installtion, but Kernel Modules I am not sure about.
11 > >
12 > > eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
13 > > inet 192.168.1.105 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast
14 > 192.168.1.255
15 > > inet6 fe80::be5f:f4ff:fee8:5914 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
16 > > ether bc:5f:f4:e8:59:14 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
17 > > RX packets 435 bytes 234999 (229.4 KiB)
18 > > RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
19 > > TX packets 476 bytes 90064 (87.9 KiB)
20 > > TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
21 > >
22 > > lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 16436
23 > > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
24 > > inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
25 > > loop txqueuelen 0 (Local Loopback)
26 > > RX packets 4 bytes 300 (300.0 B)
27 > > RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
28 > > TX packets 4 bytes 300 (300.0 B)
29 > > TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
30 > >
31 > > wlan0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
32 > > ether 00:0e:2e:e4:fb:cd txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
33 > > RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
34 > > RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
35 > > TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
36 > > TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
37 > >
38 >
39 > According to your result of the ifconfig -a, your device dirver should
40 > be OK.
41 >
42 > First, the eth0 interface, that is your wired connection, has already
43 > been configured. If it's done automaticly, it should be worked. If it
44 > doesn't work, you should check your network setting and if the cable is
45 > connected in right way.
46 >
47 > Second, the wlan0, the wirelesss adpater, maybe you need a wireless
48 > network management application. you can just check the basic
49 > configurations by the command iwconfig and iwlist first, if it's OK,
50 > and your wireless has encryption, you should configrue the
51 > wpa_supplicant correctly or using the NetworkManager to manage your
52 > wirless connection.
53 >
54 > > On 2/3/14, Amankwah <amankwah7@×××××.com> wrote:
55 > > > On Mon, Feb 03, 2014 at 02:36:29PM +0200, Stephen Reynolds wrote:
56 > > >> Hi all
57 > > >>
58 > > >>
59 > > >>
60 > > >> I am doing a new Gentoo installation and I cannot get my network
61 > cards to
62 > > >> work.
63 > > >> I have two cards
64 > > >>
65 > > >>
66 > > >>
67 > > >> 1)爀th0 =牋Realtek RLTl8111e
68 > > >>
69 > > >> 2)爓lan0 = RaLink RT2561/RT61
70 > > >>
71 > > >>
72 > > >>
73 > > >> Gen Kernel has support for both.
74 > > >>
75 > > >>
76 > > >>
77 > > >> Please advise爉e as to what steps I can take to fix this?
78 > > >>
79 > > >
80 > > > You should comfirm that the drivers of the adapters are compiled and
81 > > > loaded correctly. And for the wireless network, relys on you AP
82 > settings
83 > > > you may need the application like the net_wireless/wpa_supplicant.
84 > > >
85 > > >
86 >
87 >