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Bagus wrote:

>I can't seem to get it online with my dhcp cable modem
>thru a linksys hub.
>
>If I give a
>  
>
>>ifconfig
>>    
>>
>fxp0: flags =8802 <bradcast, simplex, multicast> mtu 1500
> options =8<VLAN_MTU>
> ether 00:a0:c9:e6:11:b1
> media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
> status:active
>there's    plip0 and lo0 as well...
>  
>
>
>As an aside, I'm stunned this isn't a FAQ or part of the freebsd manual:
>"How to get your computer online". Really I'd rather not be posting this
>question to a mailing list. It seems so basic, yet I can't find an answer
>out there. If anyone has any references, I'd appreciate it.
>
>Thanks
>
>Bagus
>

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-dhcp.html

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