From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 22 13:44:37 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC452106564A for ; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:44:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.186]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F80A8FC1D for ; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:44:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k31so1555189fkk.11 for ; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:44:36 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=AughfSU116cZF99gJ7HqziTewsXp1r3jC4CoOlgpg5g=; b=wmEW/RrL+nb41ExK18C67q+z4gOSaBxwuJVh0J3Rlx2Rvpfpc/5RNNoPm2LyYS6rrH arksW/HH8eq5pKcfPN1jN+qH4kxx0uNfWaGSgZskIgVBAzt46Z/wiZQgLmwggouMbmV9 MHnDkKlAYeu9U3qlFqCiLrRmTg1ZOu2Cm0Y0c= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=qGn/fosVH7WCkzxi9Sw7Whd6L4Gyeoz0ngbAB86ba9StffFyAmtxJwTlsY2zPGyR7b ZsczVx1+tC5lMk+oyvjt8/mf1G1VQTjrHXYlZ3f5K1eFvGOvxXdGypMUci6Qp/yJPydI x1wFY1KcTHWAlXv/jYr9eoJKzKf9s7X78dMtM= Received: by 10.103.11.7 with SMTP id o7mr464692mui.103.1227361475984; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:44:35 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.103.169.16 with HTTP; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:44:35 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4ad871310811220544g32fadf85t7a6330fa98ce2895@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:44:35 -0500 From: "Glen Barber" To: "Pieter Donche" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20081111192900.GA5398@icarus.home.lan> <4ad871310811220508y2b223ad4k31937f4f231b2fab@mail.gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD in VMWare box 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, 22 Nov 2008 13:44:38 -0000 On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 8:43 AM, Pieter Donche wrote: > On Sat, 22 Nov 2008, Glen Barber wrote: > >>> The PC with WMware is connect to internet. Should one configure >>> Ethernet then. If yes, what static IP parameters must one enter?? >> >> This would be contingent on how you have networking set up. Do you >> have NAT or Bridged only? If NAT, use rc.conf with the inet address >> of your choice and the netmask for your NAT. > > My PC is connected to Internet using an ADSL modem to connect to an ISP. > It uses IP 10.0.0.somevalue, netmask 255.255.255.0, no gateway specified > and two DNS server IP addresses which my ISP asked to use. > > Is this 'NAT' or 'Bridged'. > You'd have to tell me; it's your VM. Check the network settings in the management interface. > Can I enter values and then what values, for host, domain, IPV4 gateway, > Name server, IPV4 address, netmask in the screen presented during FreeBSD > install > or should i use Cancel in that screen and make changes in system files (and > what changes in what system files)? > Either will work. -- Glen Barber "If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done." --Scott Adams