[gentoo-user] Re: Heads Up - sys-apps/net-tools-1.60_p20120127084908 might break your system

[Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@gmail.com>]

On 12/03/12 10:32, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> Hi,
> I've just been bitten by sys-apps/net-tools-1.60_p20120127084908.
>
> After reboot, the network doesn't come up:
>
> localhost /etc/init.d/net.lo[3463]: ERROR: interface lo does not exist
> localhost /etc/init.d/net.lo[3464]: Ensure that you have loaded the
> correct kernel module for your hardware
> localhost /etc/init.d/net.lo[3381]: ERROR: net.lo failed to start
> localhost /etc/init.d/net.eth0[3549]: ERROR: interface eth0 does not exist
> localhost /etc/init.d/net.eth0[3550]: Ensure that you have loaded the
> correct kernel module for your hardware
> localhost /etc/init.d/net.eth0[3466]: ERROR: net.eth0 failed to start
>
> It's NOT a kernel matter since stepping back to
> sys-apps/net-tools-1.60_p20111120203157 with the same kernel does work.

I've anyone is hit by this and doesn't have a way to download an older 
version anymore, the solution is fairly simple:

   ln -s /bin/ifconfig /sbin/
   /etc/init.d/net.lo restart
   /etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart
   rm /sbin/ifconfig
   [sync and update world]

(Substitute "eth0" with whatever you're using.)