Why do I get “network unreachable” under Slackware?
There are a couple of possibilities. For most users, things work right out of the box. However, if you’re running into this problem here are two workarounds you can try: • Reverse the broadcast and netmask arguments (and their variables) in the call to ifconfig in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1. Make sure you are not trying to route your own IP address – you shouldn’t have to. • Make sure /etc/networks is properly configured. • You may want to try the ‘netconfig’ script. It’s not perfect, but does a pretty good job. • Make sure the kernel you’re using supports your hardware. Most of the kernels provided with Slackware include a /boot/config file where you can look up the compilation options.
