no network available

[robak]

I installed gentoo with stage1 packeges. but after installation i have no outgoing network available. here's how i configured my networkcard:

ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.5 netmask 255.255.255.0
route add -net default gw 192.168.0.1 netmask 0.0.0.0 metric 1 eth0

i can ping myself but not my router (192.168.0.1)
i have an nForce2 MB with onboard realtek networkchip.
i have the nForce-net modules installed during the gentoo-installation.

pls help!

thx in advance

[Dillinger]

Well first things first, do you have ip forwarding enabled on your router? Secondly, did you use the nforce-net ebuild? I never had any succss with that on a 2.6 kernel, I always had to use an external module. 2.6.2 has built in support now, maybe you should look into that. Thirdly, you should edit your /etc/conf.d/net for configuring eth0 so it stays perminant. You should also include the broadcast ip.

[sarumont]

And don't forget to add eth0 to the default runlevel:

rc-update add net.eth0 default

[robak]

i already have done this. eth0 is enabled on startup,
/etc/conf.d/net is right and i have installed nforce-net driver.
but i still can't ping out.

i tried to load the nforce-net modules but i got an error message that it doesn't work.

modprobe nvnet

bsw: i have the 2.4.22 kernel, but i'm trying the 2.6.2 now

[Dillinger]

The module is called forcedeth, it took me a while to find but its pretty much in the middle of the 10/100 page.

[robak]

i think i found ne problem:

i have two onboard network controller, 1st is the realtek 8139, 2nd is the nforce
the nforce controller is eth0, but it doesnt work proparly, and eth1 is the realtek. now, i want that eth0 is the realtek controller and that the nforce controller isn't in my config, because i have deactivated it in BIOS. what have i to do?

BTW: Dillinger wrote:

"The module is called forcedeth,... "

i couldn't load this module but nvnet is working now