Albert Hopkins <marduk@(protected):

>> So what is the correct procedure here?
>
> Did you try
>
> # /etc/init.d/net.eth0 zap

It has no effect whatsoever:

root # /etc/init.d/net.eth0 zap
* Manually resetting net.eth0 to stopped state

(In fact it is not stopped I can ping www.gentoo)

root # /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start
 * ERROR: net.eth0 has been started by something else

root # /etc/init.d/net.eth0 stop
 * WARNING: net.eth0 is already stopped

(In fact it is not stopped... ping works)

All the while netstat and ifconfig report eth0 to be up and in fact a
viable connection is in place throughout.

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