Re: internet

> I've gotten gentoo installed fine but, I can't get my Ethernet card set
> up.  I  have a (according to Device Manager) SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI
> (SMC1211TX). 

I have the same card.  You want the REALTEX8139TOO.

CONFIG_8139TOO=y
# CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO is not set
# CONFIG_8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER is not set
# CONFIG_8139TOO_8129 is not set
# CONFIG_8139_NEW_RX_RESET is not set

I always compile it in, never seems to work as module.

Make sure the other cards are all turned off.

> How do I get my internet working?  I enabled the PPP support, PPP
> support for async serial ports, PPP support for sync tty ports and the
> compression options and PPP over Ethernet as modules.  Would those need
> to be built into the kernel (I mean, not modules)?

If you don't need those things don't enable them.  If you have DSL you might 
need the Ethernet stuff and/or sync ports.  If you only have a real dial up 
MODEM then you only want the async stuff.  

This is what I have for my dial up MODEM:
CONFIG_PPP=m
# CONFIG_PPP_MULTILINK is not set
# CONFIG_PPP_FILTER is not set
CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC=m
# CONFIG_PPP_SYNC_TTY is not set
CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE=m
CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP=m
# CONFIG_PPPOE is not set


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