Thanks Simon, DHCP works.
On 29/02/2008, Simon 'corecode' Schubert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Colin Adams wrote: > > Meanwhile, I have managed to install 1.12 in a virtual machine on my > > Linux 64-bit quad core box. I didn't attempt to configure the network > > when I did the installation, thinking that as I was running under KVM, > > I would not need to (that was the case when I set up FreeBSD 6.3 last > > weekend). However I can't ping 10.0.2.2 (which is the virtual DHCP > > server that KVM provides to the guest), so I guess I should have done > > it. > > > > But I don't know what command to type to bring up those configuration > > menus again - I can't find it mentioned in the DragonFly handbook > > (flight manual?). > > Please help. > > > I guess that kvm provides a DHCP client? In this just add a line > ifconfig_XXX0="DHCP" to /etc/rc.conf. > > XXX stands for the interface name, you can get an overview by typing > "ifconfig". > > If you need to configure a fixed address, use > ifconfig_XXX0="inet 10.0.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up". > > More details can be found in rc.conf(5) and the handbook, available on the > wiki. > > cheers > simon > > > -- > Serve - BSD +++ RENT this banner advert +++ ASCII Ribbon /"\ > Work - Mac +++ space for low €€€ NOW!1 +++ Campaign \ / > Party Enjoy Relax | http://dragonflybsd.org Against HTML \ > Dude 2c 2 the max ! http://golden-apple.biz Mail + News / \ > >
