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Date:      Tue, 22 Oct 2002 11:24:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
To:        Walter <walterk1@earthlink.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Mac can't connect to Internet
Message-ID:  <20021022112154.B7681-100000@babelfish.pursued-with.net>
In-Reply-To: <3DB586F7.E9F8D3DC@earthlink.net>

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On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Walter wrote:

> Hi,
>
>    I was wondering what the resolution was to this, as
> I (a *nix "newbie") am trying to accomplish a very
> similar thing: OS 10.1 via hub to a Pentium running
> FBSD 4.6.2 to a cable-modem internet connection.
> I can't get past the FBSD box from the Mac though
> the FBSD box can see the internet just fine. (The
> firewall is disabled. And I can ping, telnet, & FTP
> from the Mac to FBSD just fine.)
>
> Thanks.
>
> Walter

Two things:

- Is the FreeBSD box set to act as a router (packet forwarding on)?
  If another machine behind the BSD box can connect to the Internet
  it would answer that question.

- Is the FreeBSD box set as the default router in the OS X box' settings?

KeS


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