Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 12:31:51 -0100 From: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> To: "Tim O'Neil" <toniel@flash.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: need more net hints Message-ID: <3.0.32.19980302123150.02ff2da8@cyclone.degnet.baynet.de>
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At 09:52 01.03.98 -0800, you wrote: >At 06:38 PM 3/1/98 -0100, you wrote: >>Tim, >>please give us some facts, for exmaple your /etc/hosts file, /etc/host.conf, >>/etc/resolv.conf, the part of /etc/rc.conf that configures your network-card. >>Once again: >>1. check the device-configuration of your network card in /etc/rc.conf >> (IP and netmask) >I don't have this file in /etc. As Greg said, look for /etc/sysconfig. Check the network-config-part or provide that part of /etc/sysconfig to the list (if you still have the arp-problem). >>2. setup your /etc/hosts file. You need a hosts-file on every machine in >> your net, ALSO on the NT-box. The hosts-file on the NT-box is similiar to >> the hosts-file on your BSD-box. >Did so. Good. >>3. change /etc/host.conf that "bind" comes AFTER "hosts" What about this ? Did you change it ? >>4. if you have need for an extern nameserver, setup /etc/resolv.conf >> with an nameserver-entry pointing to a running and functional nameserver. >I don't know that I need an extern nameserver. Do I? If you want to resolve IP-addresses or DNS-names of hosts (connected to the Internet and) registered with Inter-NIC AND you have or could get connected to the Internet (probably through a provider), then you need an extern nameserver. Otherwise (in the case you just want to be able to resolve the names of the machines in your lan and nothing else) you don't need an extern nameserver and it is best you rename /etc/resolv.conf to something like /etc/resolv.conf.virgin AND don't forget to disable the named in /etc/sysconfig >>5. That's it. >Same as before. I guess I need this rc.conf file. Where can I get >a copy? As Greg said, if you are running a FreeBSD-version of <= 2.1.7, look for /etc/sysconfig Malte Lance malte@webmore.com >Thanks. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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