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Re: modprobe module netmask not found
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Wed Nov 18 18:09:31 1998
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 17:46:52 -0500
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
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Pete Jackson wrote:
> Newbie needs help.
> I installed R.H.5.1 no problem.Had network going and ppp.Downloaded all
> the updates for 5.1.Rebuilt the kernel rebooted,and the system comes
> up.But..........
> I can't get the network to work anymore.I see the statement "modprobe
> module netmask not found"
> when I check dmesg.
> If I try to install an ethernet adapter nothing shows up in netstat or
> route.
> Everything seems to still be as it was before the upgrade in Network
> Configuration.that is default gateway ,ip's, routes....but none are
> reflected in the output from netstat..ifconfig ..etc.
> I've gone through all the files I think are relevant but obviously don't
> Know enough...any help more than welcome.
Did you do these?
# make modules
# make modules_install
If that does not solve it, you could try this:
# cd /lib/modules
# ln -s your_new_modules_directory preferred
This is not supposed to be necessary if you have all the upgrades
installed, I'm not sure.
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Jan Carlson
janc@iname.com Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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