Re: Network setup.

[Michael Ablassmeier <abi@grinser.de>]

On 2004-03-20, Jonathan Daugherty <cygnus@cprogrammer.org> wrote:
> The hurd install guides say that I must watch carefully during boot to
> see if my network card (a linksys card) is detected.  Is there no log
> which I can check for the same messages?  

cat /dev/klog to get a dmesg like log.

> That is, ifconfig shows no
> interfaces other than lo.  If mach does not detect my card during
> boot, must I rebuild the kernel -- or is there a way to dynamically
> load a driver module?

afaik you have to set up your /hurd/pfinet server in order to get your
network devices (ethx) .. look here:
 
 http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-doc-server#pfinet

and here:

 http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install
 (see Configuration-> The Network)

bye,
    - michael