[gentoo-user] Network Card not found after install

[Jacob Melgaard]

Hi Gentoo users   I’ve just installed Gentoo 1.4_rc3, and had no problems during install. My network card was found and set up automatically (my ISP uses dhcp...). My ISP also requires me to log in via a homepage that is locally available, before I gain access “out of the house” to the internet. I signed on using Lynx, and it all worked fine.   But when the installation was done, and I did a reboot, the network card was not found. /sbin/ifconfig only shows lo, there’s no eth0 anymore. How is this possible? And how can I set up my NIC again, manually?   Second, this is the first time I’ve tried to compile my own kernel. The things that I choose support for, are those the only things that will work on my computer. If I choose not to have any functions from the CryptoAPI, that doesn’t mean that I won’t be able to use cryptographi, does it??? I would expect that ssh works just the same, whether I’ve included any CryptoAPI options in my kernel or not – is that correct? Is there anyone who could point me to a guide on this subject?   Thanks in advance for your help!   Best regards Jacob Melgaard