Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:41:45 -0800 From: "Aaron Burke" <aburke@nullplusone.com> To: "Derek Zeanah" <derek@zeanah.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: internet setup Message-ID: <AMEMKJNMFLJCJDLFIEDBIECLFAAA.aburke@nullplusone.com> In-Reply-To: <3FA06CF6.5060804@zeanah.com>
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> B F wrote: > > >Can someone just tell me step by step how to get my internet > running starting from a FreeBSD clean install? I have spent days > trying different things I've read on websites and books, but have > yet to get it working. Thanks. > > > I'm new to BSD, but if it was Windows I'd just tell you to enable DHCP > on the FreeBSD box to get your network settings from your cable modem, > and be happy. If that's not your style, then give your BSD box the > network settings manually (probably 192.168.x.y for the IP address, with > 255.255.255.0 as a subnet mask. Just pick something with a different > final number than either of your other machines. ;) ) If you get the address via DHCP, run the following (my interface is ed0). alpha# dhclient ed0 And if you want it to get the address on boot, add the following to /etc/rc.conf ifconfig_ed0="DHCP" #internet connection If you want it to be a router as well, add the following to rc.conf gateway_enable="YES"
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