From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 2 14:59:40 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 9CBD816A4DE for ; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 14:59:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C289A43D5A for ; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 14:59:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.28]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 02 Sep 2006 10:59:38 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.08,202,1154923200"; d="scan'208"; a="291601495:sNHT29148420" Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.7.5a-GA) with ESMTP id GVV27148; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 10:59:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 207-172-209-180.c3-0.bkl-ubr2.sbo-bkl.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO skepsi.net) ([207.172.209.180]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with SMTP; 02 Sep 2006 10:59:35 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.08,202,1154923200"; d="scan'208"; a="269365582:sNHT33064894" Received: (qmail 81839 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2006 14:59:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO crichton.skepsi.net) (10.0.0.101) by aeryn.skepsi.net with SMTP; 2 Sep 2006 14:59:47 -0000 Received: (nullmailer pid 81836 invoked by uid 1000); Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:59:47 -0000 Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 10:59:47 -0400 From: Jason Morgan To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060902145947.GB81806@sentinelchicken.net> References: <000701c6ce48$ef2fc410$0601010a@BB3500> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000701c6ce48$ef2fc410$0601010a@BB3500> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14 X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A090207.44F99AFA.0016,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=207.172.4.11, so=2006-05-09 23:27:51, dmn=5.2.4/2006-05-04 Subject: Re: Is the new version going to be easier to get working? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:59:40 -0000 On Sat, Sep 02, 2006 at 02:33:13PM +1000, NoIP (exemail) wrote: > Hi, > > Two mornings ago I was feeling pretty good. I had downloaded and > burnt to disc freebsd, pcbsd and also desktopbsd. But not now > > Having 21 computers here I figured I would finally be rid of > MSwindows, and have a complete LAN system that was more reliable. > > Seven computers I have tried with all three BSDs and not one of them > managed to produce a working network connection. The only thing I achieved > was that now I can almost visualise every screen from the installations. > > I am baffled by how anyone is able to get a bsd networked system > working. I guess I just have to stick with a windowsOS. > > Regards ... > > Ian Galloway Hello Ian, Perhaps you could offer more information explaining what you've tried, a bit about your network setup, and the results of running dmesg and ifconfig on one of your problem systems? Without that, it will be tough to help you. Cheers, Jason