RE: internet setup
B F wrote: Can someone just tell me step by step how to get my internet running starting from a FreeBSD clean install? I have spent days trying different things I've read on websites and books, but have yet to get it working. Thanks. I'm new to BSD, but if it was Windows I'd just tell you to enable DHCP on the FreeBSD box to get your network settings from your cable modem, and be happy. If that's not your style, then give your BSD box the network settings manually (probably 192.168.x.y for the IP address, with 255.255.255.0 as a subnet mask. Just pick something with a different final number than either of your other machines. ;) ) If you get the address via DHCP, run the following (my interface is ed0). alpha# dhclient ed0 And if you want it to get the address on boot, add the following to /etc/rc.conf ifconfig_ed0=DHCP #internet connection If you want it to be a router as well, add the following to rc.conf gateway_enable=YES ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: internet setup
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:16:30 -0800 (PST) B F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just started using FreeBSD and am new to all things non-Windows so please bear with me. I am having trouble getting my internet connection working. I have installed FreeBSD 4.8. It shares a switch with my Windows machine: FreeBSD machine | | \|/ Switch--Cable modem-internet /|\ | | WindowsXP machine Do you have 2 routable ips ? You want be able to use both boxes in the same time otherwise. Provide more info: 1. Did you manage to set-up your network card ? 2. If yes, can you ping the win box ? 3. What isn't working ? -- IOnut FreeBSD unregistered ;) user ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: internet setup
On Oct 29, 2003, at 4:16 PM, B F wrote: FreeBSD machine | | \|/ Switch--Cable modem-internet /|\ | | WindowsXP machine I have Roadrunner cable service ( i know, it sucks, but i get it for free). Can someone just tell me step by step how to get my internet running starting from a FreeBSD clean install? I have spent days trying different things I've read on websites and books, but have yet to get it working. Thanks. If your switch is something like a Linksys broadband router, which runs it's own DHCP server and maybe PPPOE, you should be able to just do a dhclient on the FreeBSD machine and be good to go. Otherwise, you can set up your own local subnet on the switch, and then set up internet connection sharing on one machine or the other, but you'll need to add a second NIC, run NAT and PPPOE, and so forth. -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: internet setup
B F wrote: Can someone just tell me step by step how to get my internet running starting from a FreeBSD clean install? I have spent days trying different things I've read on websites and books, but have yet to get it working. Thanks. I'm new to BSD, but if it was Windows I'd just tell you to enable DHCP on the FreeBSD box to get your network settings from your cable modem, and be happy. If that's not your style, then give your BSD box the network settings manually (probably 192.168.x.y for the IP address, with 255.255.255.0 as a subnet mask. Just pick something with a different final number than either of your other machines. ;) ) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
