Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 17:46:06 -0600 From: lanehol@bellsouth.net To: <cjclark@alum.mit.edu> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.1 and ethernet devices Message-ID: <001001c0694c$b1299fe0$9bcf3fd0@home> References: <000701c068b7$9fdf76a0$33b93dd0@home> <20001217221434.R96105@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
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Whoops! Guess I neglected to mention a few things! What is working is TCP/IP from the Windows Box to the Mac Machine and vice-versa. What is not working is TCP/IP from the FreeBSD box "beyond" (to the Windows or Mac box) or TCP/IP from either of these to the FreeBSD box. I can ping from Windows to Mac and Mac to Windows but I cannot ping from either of these to the FreeBSD box or from the FreeBSD box "beyond" (to the Windows or Mac box) using hostname or IP address. When I use tcpdump i get: tcpdump: /dev/bpf0 : Device not configured. How do I configure this? I haven't found that reference in the manual. I have verified the function of the card in the BSD box by exchanging it (and the cable) with a working card from my Windows box. After the exchange my windows box is still able to ping various addresses but the BSD box still is not able. I'm not sure what is meant by "CAT5". I am using an SMC 4-port dual-speed hub, if that is relevent. Thanks for your help, so far. I now have a new term to research: tcpdump ... Oh .. .and bpf0! Lane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net> To: <lanehol@bellsouth.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 12:14 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.1 and ethernet devices > On Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 11:59:03PM -0600, lanehol@bellsouth.net wrote: > > I have an existing Mac/Windows network and I want to add my FreeBSD box to > > the party ... but something doesn't seem to work. > > And that something would be... You never really told us what is not > working. Can you ping the other machines? By hostname? By IP address? > If you do a tcpdump on rl0 and try to make some traffic, do you see > anything? > > > I have assigned the FreeBSD box the ip address of 192.168.0.4 and I can ping > > that address from FreeBSD as well as it's standard localhost address. > > That tells us your routing table is probably OK, but does not tell us > anything about the actual performance of the NIC. > > > However I cannot see beyond the box or from Windows or Mac to the > > box. > > "See beyond?" > > > The > > card and cable check out fine; > > How did you check them out? What is your physical setup? Some CAT5 and > a hub? > > > /etc/rc.conf has my host name > > "lane.unix.home"; and /etc/hosts has an entry for each of the three boxes > > ... > > > > On bootup the Real Tech ethernet card is identified and ifconfig -a reports > > the correct ip, subnetmask and status ... > > Looking good/ > > > I'm not real familiar with unix so I'm not sure where to go next ... I did > > notice that there is no device named /dev/rl0* ... could this be an issue? > > No. That is normal. > > > P.S. I'm still trying to figure out how to subscribe to this list, so if > > you could point me in the right direction there, too, I'd appreciate it. > > Well, this, > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Might be a pretty good hint. If you still need help, > > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/eresources.html#ERESOURCES-MAIL > > -- > Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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