how to get it online
Hi, I hope this mailing list can help. I just installed freebsd 5.3-Release onto a new hard drive and I can't seem to get it online with my dhcp cable modem thru a linksys hub. Later it will be moving to a static ip, so any help with that transition now would be helpful too, but for now I have the machine at home and need to install software on it. If I give a ifconfig fxp0: flags =8802 bradcast, simplex, multicast mtu 1500 options =8VLAN_MTU ether 00:a0:c9:e6:11:b1 media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX full-duplex) status:active there'splip0 and lo0 as well... ping freebsd.org ping: cannot resolve freebsd.org: Host name lookup failure. As an aside, I'm stunned this isn't a FAQ or part of the freebsd manual: How to get your computer online. Really I'd rather not be posting this question to a mailing list. It seems so basic, yet I can't find an answer out there. If anyone has any references, I'd appreciate it. Thanks Bagus ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to get it online
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:20:21 -0600, Bagus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I hope this mailing list can help. I just installed freebsd 5.3-Release onto a new hard drive and I can't seem to get it online with my dhcp cable modem thru a linksys hub. Later it will be moving to a static ip, so any help with that transition now would be helpful too, but for now I have the machine at home and need to install software on it. If I give a ifconfig fxp0: flags =8802 bradcast, simplex, multicast mtu 1500 options =8VLAN_MTU ether 00:a0:c9:e6:11:b1 media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX full-duplex) status:active there'splip0 and lo0 as well... ping freebsd.org ping: cannot resolve freebsd.org: Host name lookup failure. As an aside, I'm stunned this isn't a FAQ or part of the freebsd manual: How to get your computer online. Really I'd rather not be posting this question to a mailing list. It seems so basic, yet I can't find an answer out there. If anyone has any references, I'd appreciate it. Hostname lookup failure sounds like a dns problem to me. Is there anything in /etc/resolv.conf ? How is fxp0 assigned an IP? DHCP? If so, do you have a line like the following in /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_fxp0=DHCP How did you setup the Linksys? Default (out-of-the-box) settings? Is the DHCP server turned on at the router? What does the status page of the router settings show? The FreeBSD Handbook is a great reference: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ -- Joshua Lokken Open Source Advocate ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to get it online
Bagus wrote: I can't seem to get it online with my dhcp cable modem thru a linksys hub. If I give a ifconfig fxp0: flags =8802 bradcast, simplex, multicast mtu 1500 options =8VLAN_MTU ether 00:a0:c9:e6:11:b1 media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX full-duplex) status:active there'splip0 and lo0 as well... As an aside, I'm stunned this isn't a FAQ or part of the freebsd manual: How to get your computer online. Really I'd rather not be posting this question to a mailing list. It seems so basic, yet I can't find an answer out there. If anyone has any references, I'd appreciate it. Thanks Bagus http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-dhcp.html -- Paul Moran Potential Technologies PH:(412)793-4257 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.potentialtech.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to get it online
Hi, From the keyboard of Bagus, written on Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 10:20:21AM -0600: ifconfig fxp0: flags =8802 bradcast, simplex, multicast mtu 1500 options =8VLAN_MTU ether 00:a0:c9:e6:11:b1 media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX full-duplex) status:active You don't appear to have an IP-address assigned. Most probably the DHCP- negotiation failed. You don't tell who your ISP is. DHCP-configurations may differ from ISP to ISP. You will have to configure your /etc/dhclient.conf I guess, e.g. with (amongst others) send host-name your-hostname-known-by-ISP. (man 5 dhclient.conf). After configuring it, retyry DHCP: # dhclient fxp0 ping freebsd.org ping: cannot resolve freebsd.org: Host name lookup failure. Right. If DHCP from your cable ISP failes, most probably your /etc/resolve.conf will not be modified/added. And therefor lookups will fail. As an aside, I'm stunned this isn't a FAQ or part of the freebsd manual: How to get your computer online. Really I'd rather not be posting this question to a mailing list. It seems so basic, yet I can't find an answer out there. If anyone has any references, I'd appreciate it. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-network-setup.html Of course, since DHCP configuration may differ from ISP to ISP, I guess it is too much work to add all those to the handbook. Maybe search engines can point you to a proper references. Or, if you name your ISP on this list, someone here might help you. Cheerz, -- Eilko Bos. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: how to get it online
Thanks, Hi, I hope this mailing list can help. I just installed freebsd 5.3-Release onto a new hard drive and I can't seem to get it online with my dhcp cable modem thru a linksys hub. Later it will be moving to a static ip, so any help with that transition now would be helpful too, but for now I have the machine at home and need to install software on it. If I give a ifconfig fxp0: flags =8802 bradcast, simplex, multicast mtu 1500 options =8VLAN_MTU ether 00:a0:c9:e6:11:b1 media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX full-duplex) status:active there'splip0 and lo0 as well... ping freebsd.org ping: cannot resolve freebsd.org: Host name lookup failure. Hostname lookup failure sounds like a dns problem to me. Is there anything in /etc/resolv.conf ? No, there is not even a /etc/resolve.conf. What should go in there? How is fxp0 assigned an IP? DHCP? I think so. That's the way it should be. If so, do you have a line like the following in /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_fxp0=DHCP That line was not in there. I added it and rebooted. The boot process now started the dhcp client, but still no actual ip address is reported in the ifconfig. How did you setup the Linksys? Default (out-of-the-box) settings? plugged it in, plugged cable modem into uplink, plugged this pc into one outlet, the freebsd box into another. PC works fine. Lights indicate connectivity to bsd box. Is the DHCP server turned on at the router? What does the status page of the router settings show? That's supposed to be http://192.168.1.1, isn't it? I can't access that even from my pc. Any advice there would be helpful. BTW, I'm using Cox as a ISP. The FreeBSD Handbook is a great reference: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ Yes... there's more information there than I saw on first perusal. Thanks, but I'm not out of the woods yet. Bagus -- Joshua Lokken Open Source Advocate ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to get it online
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:00:32 -0600, Bagus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ping freebsd.org ping: cannot resolve freebsd.org: Host name lookup failure. Hostname lookup failure sounds like a dns problem to me. Is there anything in /etc/resolv.conf ? No, there is not even a /etc/resolve.conf. What should go in there? How is fxp0 assigned an IP? DHCP? I think so. That's the way it should be. If so, do you have a line like the following in /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_fxp0=DHCP That line was not in there. I added it and rebooted. The boot process now started the dhcp client, but still no actual ip address is reported in the ifconfig. How did you setup the Linksys? Default (out-of-the-box) settings? plugged it in, plugged cable modem into uplink, plugged this pc into one outlet, the freebsd box into another. PC works fine. Lights indicate connectivity to bsd box. Is the DHCP server turned on at the router? What does the status page of the router settings show? That's supposed to be http://192.168.1.1, isn't it? I can't access that even from my pc. Any advice there would be helpful. BTW, I'm using Cox as a ISP. You can set fxp0 to use a static IP until you get the router working. # ifconfig fxp0 inet 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 # route add default 192.168.1.1 In /etc/rc.conf, you should have: ifconfig_fxp0=DHCP defaultrouter=192.168.1.1 You should be able to login to the Linksys admin page: http://192.168.1.1AFAIK, most of the Linksys home networking devices use a blank username and password 'admin' by default. Make sure that the DHCP server is enabled, and restart. HTH, -- Joshua Lokken Open Source Advocate ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to get it online
On Wed, December 22, 2004 1:30 pm, Joshua Lokken said: On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:00:32 -0600, Bagus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How did you setup the Linksys? Default (out-of-the-box) settings? plugged it in, plugged cable modem into uplink, plugged this pc into one outlet, the freebsd box into another. PC works fine. Lights indicate connectivity to bsd box. Is the DHCP server turned on at the router? What does the status page of the router settings show? That's supposed to be http://192.168.1.1, isn't it? I can't access that even from my pc. Any advice there would be helpful. BTW, I'm using Cox as a ISP. Not if you haven't reconfigured the router; the default is http://192.168.0.1. Jim -- Jim Trigg, Lord High Everything Else O- /\ \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN Hostmaster, Huie Kin family websiteXHELP CURE HTML MAIL Verger, All Saints Church - Sharon Chapel / \ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to get it online
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:42:43 -0500 (EST), Jim Trigg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, December 22, 2004 1:30 pm, Joshua Lokken said: On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:00:32 -0600, Bagus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How did you setup the Linksys? Default (out-of-the-box) settings? plugged it in, plugged cable modem into uplink, plugged this pc into one outlet, the freebsd box into another. PC works fine. Lights indicate connectivity to bsd box. Is the DHCP server turned on at the router? What does the status page of the router settings show? That's supposed to be http://192.168.1.1, isn't it? I can't access that even from my pc. Any advice there would be helpful. BTW, I'm using Cox as a ISP. Not if you haven't reconfigured the router; the default is http://192.168.0.1. [I wish I could site the exact model number] I just setup two Linksys 4-port 10/100 routers with wireless, and they were both set to 192.168.1.1 out of the box. In fact, that what's Linksys' website says, too: When the browser window opens, go to the Address bar and type in the router's IP Address and click on the Go button (192.168.1.1 is the default IP address of Linksys Routers). It's all in TFM ;) -- Joshua Lokken Open Source Advocate ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to get it online
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:00:32 -0600 Bagus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The FreeBSD Handbook is a great reference: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ Yes... there's more information there than I saw on first perusal. Thanks, but I'm not out of the woods yet. since you seem to have missed a few rather important bits of handbook on your first read, let us check one more. are you by any chance using a custom kernel? if so, please confirm that it includes 'device bpf' (which is essential for DHCP). hth, epi ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
