132768 – Gentoo Installer doesn't quite configure network correctly

Bug 132768 - Gentoo Installer doesn't quite configure network correctly

Summary: Gentoo Installer doesn't quite configure network correctly

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Release Media
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Installer (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux Installer

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Reported:	2006-05-09 02:23 UTC by Gavin Chappell
Modified:	2006-05-09 05:18 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Gavin Chappell 2006-05-09 02:23:23 UTC

If I setup the networking manually for the install phase (IP, netmask, DNS, gateway, broadcast, etc) then this isn't completely carried over to the networking section for the installed system. The IP address, broadcast and netmask are entered correctly, giving the impression that the setup has copied all settings, but the (quite crucial) gateway setting is missing.

It would be easy to miss this and end up with a system that boots, and appears to have an IP address, but couldn't do much with any traffic!

Comment 1 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-05-09 05:18:42 UTC

It looks like the installer was using the old-style /etc/conf.d/net line (gateway="eth0/1.2.3.4") to set the gateway instead of the new style (routes_eth0=( "default via 1.2.3.4" )). This is fixed in CVS. You can update to CVS by opening a terminal and running '/opt/installer/misc/updategtkfe'. Thanks for the report.