ifconfig -a em0: flags .......lot of data ..................... status: active
( I'm guessing this is the ethernet interface) netstat -rn routing tables: Internet : 127.0.0.1 ..followed by some IPs, flags(UH), etc .. Internet6 expire followed by some hex-values and flags would this do or more specifics needed ? On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Christopher Cowart < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 04:29:49PM -0500, Bhuvaneswari Ramkumar wrote: > > I'm a newbie FreeBSD user, I've just installed the 5.5 version. > > I know this is a very silly question but I've searched the archives and > any > > suggestions are welcome. > > > > I think my system is not connected to the internet or any external > network, > > ping dosent work ( nor ftp or dig) > > > > When I try to do a post-install configuration and choose to enable the > inetd > > daemon option from the sysinstall, it doesnt invoke the editor to change > the > > inetd.conf at all, so I did a root-login and enabled ftp, even pftp and > > other services in the file as mentioned in the installation document. > > This file affects running an ftp server, not an ftp client from the > command line. > > > But still I'm unable to ftp to any server, the message I get is ftp: > > hostname or servname not known or not provided. > > > > Do you guys have any ideas ? > > Send the list the output of the following commands: > # ifconfig -a > # netstat -rn > > With that info, we can probably help you out better. > > -- > Chris Cowart > Network Technical Lead > Network & Infrastructure Services, RSSP-IT > UC Berkeley > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
