Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 07:07:26 +0100 From: Hexren <me@hexren.net> To: Joe Dunsmore <duns0014@umn.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: How to get internet working on installed freebsd 5.1 Message-ID: <69143995314.20050105070726@hexren.net> In-Reply-To: <200501040958.21176.duns0014@umn.edu> References: <200501040851.59496.duns0014@umn.edu> <22139821652.20050105055753@hexren.net> <200501040958.21176.duns0014@umn.edu>
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JD> On Wednesday, January 05, 2005 04:57 am, Hexren wrote: >> JD> I installed freebsd 5.1 on my computer when it was not connected to any >> JD> network (but my ethernet card was attached). Now that my computer has >> a JD> network connection, I can't access any internet sites, it says it >> can't find JD> the host. I've installed freebsd 5.1 on this same computer >> when it was JD> connected to a network and the internet worked right away. >> I also have linux JD> on this computer and it can connect to the internet >> fine. >> >> JD> So my question is how do I get the internet working on freebsd? Is >> there a JD> simple command I can run or do I edit some text file? Thanks. >> JD> _______________________________________________ >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> >> How exactly is the Computer connected ? (dsl, cable, isdn) JD> Cable, with a router and modem in between. >> Have you tested simple IP conectivity ? (ping 216.136.204.21 (that is >> freebsd.org)) JD> It said there was no route to host. >> If you can ping a host using IP number but not using DNS name how does >> your /etc/resolv.conf look under FBSD and how does it look under Linux >> ? JD> Under debian, resolv.conf says: JD> search JD> nameserver 192.168.1.1 JD> this file does not exist under freebsd. I created one with the same info as JD> the linux one and even after reboot, it did not help. JD> _______________________________________________ --------------------------------------------- What ip adresses are used by the router, the debian install and the FBSD install, how do the routing tables under debian and FBSD look like ? (netstat -nr)
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