From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 22 17:56: 0 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B099637B401 for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:55:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net (harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AE6143E65 for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:55:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from walterk1@earthlink.net) Received: from user-0cal9lq.cable.mindspring.com ([24.170.166.186] helo=earthlink.net) by harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1849oT-0000pS-00 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:55:57 -0700 Message-ID: <3DB5F39B.462A9489@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:55:57 -0500 From: Walter X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77C-CCK-MCD {C-UDP; EBM-APPLE} (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: Mac can't connect to Internet References: <20021022112154.B7681-100000@babelfish.pursued-with.net> <200210221938.54688.dkelly@HiWAAY.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I had actually tried it with the firewall enabled previously, but because that had not worked either, had disabled hoping it would work after (mis-?)reading a post here. But it seems now that I failed to recompile the kernel with IPFIREWALL and IPDIVERT, so I'll check back once that's done and tested. (Fwiw, the configuration I'm trying to implement is: Cable-Modem <=> FBSD <=> hub <=> Mac, PC, etc.) Walter David Kelly wrote: > On Tuesday 22 October 2002 01:24 pm, Kevin Stevens wrote: > > > > 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? > > To which I'll add that it was not obvious in the original posting > whether or not the FreeBSD system had two NICs or whether everything > was connected to the hub/switch including cable modem. > > Walter said the firewall was disabled. So I'm guessing he is a long way > from getting the Mac connected. Would be surprised if he has more than > one IP address from his ISP (earthlink?), which would be required > without NAT. And the firewall is needed to apply the divert rule to get > NAT. > > In setting up my firewall I found this URL very handy: > http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/ > > Specifically is this one which I believe was the most help: > http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/ipfw.html > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message