Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 11:20:18 -0400 From: youlgok@ibm.net To: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD-Hardware <hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Questions@kr.freebsd.org" <questions@kr.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HELP: Novice 'network setup' Message-ID: <37208FB0.B203511B@ibm.net> References: <199904230235.WAA17188@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
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It's not static and it uses DHCP. Please help me to configure this. Thanks a lot. -youlgok "Crist J. Clark" wrote: > youlgok@ibm.net wrote, > > I have Linksys Ether16 LAN Card(Novell NE2000 compatible). FreeBSD > > version is 2.2.7-R. I have a cable modem connection. > > > > Please help me how do I make a connection to the Internet. > > The FAQ (http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html#INSTALL-NICS) > lists your NIC as supported. As far as FreeBSD is concerned, you are > on a Ethernet; your cable modem never comes into play at all. > > The only question is whether you have a static IP address or use > DHCP. So, do you know which it is? If you are static, you can go into > /stand/sysinstall and to post-install configuration for networks. If > you want to do it the 'hard' (i.e. do what /stand/sysinstall is up to > behind the scenes) way, just ask. > > OTOH, if you are on a DHCP net... things are a bit tougher. > -- > Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com > -- > This list contains questions and answers about use of FreeBSD in Korea. > See also the Korea FreeBSD Users Group Web pages at http://www.kr.freebsd.org > -- > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@kr.FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe questions" in the BODY of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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