Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:15:57 -0800 From: "Clark Mankin" <cmankin@harbornet.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: BSD network hired guns? Message-ID: <000a01c19fac$ebd3c480$0301a8c0@clicknetwork.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C19F69.DD5C9820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I've been using various Linux platforms for 5 years with excellent = results. I have an oddly configured network because it's on a rented = netblock inside another netblock. The resulting netmask being 255.248. BSD apparently has some difficulty with this (I'm not certain what the = problem is, just guessing.) Under Linux, the OS asks all the right questions, has places to input = all the required information, and even as a bright green newbie I = brought up a fairly complicated network first try and it has run for 5 = years in spite of various upgrades, changes in the underlying platform = etc. FreeBSD networking refuses to run. I can't input the required = information by manual means (following the instructions in Greg Lehey's = book) and the /stand/sysinstall script does not collect enough = information from the user to make the network fly. For example, whereas it's true my "default router", as you call it, is = at IP 209.180.198.22 I can only get there on eth0 (xl0 - ep0 ??) via the = gateway of 0.0.0.0 and unfortunately BSD is completely unwilling to accept this = information. It's as though BSD expects me to have a hard wired direct = connection to the gateway device. That's not how I'm configured. I = have an ethernet router connected to a switch that feeds the other = machines on the network. \\ At any rate, I have exhausted the limits of my expertise (which is = limited by my Linux experience of 5 years), and I'm now ready to hire = somebody. Can you recommend anyone in the greater Seattle area? This individual = will not be able to telnet in because I can't bring up a network to get = him inside. If I could bring the network up I wouldn't need him. So he = may have to drive to my site and do some local console keyboarding. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02 ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C19F69.DD5C9820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Hello,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>I've been using various Linux platforms = for 5 years=20 with excellent results. I have an oddly configured network because = it's on=20 a rented netblock inside another netblock. The resulting netmask = being=20 255.248.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>BSD apparently has some difficulty with = this (I'm=20 not certain what the problem is, just guessing.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Under Linux, the OS asks all the right = questions,=20 has places to input all the required information, and even as a bright = green=20 newbie I brought up a fairly complicated network first try and it has = run for 5=20 years in spite of various upgrades, changes in the underlying platform=20 etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>FreeBSD networking refuses to = run. I can't=20 input the required information by manual means (following the = instructions in=20 Greg Lehey's book) and the /stand/sysinstall script does not collect = enough=20 information from the user to make the network fly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>For example, whereas it's true my = "default router",=20 as you call it, is at IP 209.180.198.22 I can only get there on eth0 = (xl0 - ep0=20 ??) via the gateway of 0.0.0.0</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>and unfortunately BSD is completely = unwilling to=20 accept this information. It's as though BSD expects me to have a = hard=20 wired direct connection to the gateway device. That's not how I'm=20 configured. I have an ethernet router connected to a switch that = feeds the=20 other machines on the network. \\</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>At any rate, I have exhausted the = limits of my=20 expertise (which is limited by my Linux experience of 5 years), and I'm = now=20 ready to hire somebody.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Can you recommend anyone in the greater = Seattle=20 area? This individual will not be able to telnet in because I = can't bring=20 up a network to get him inside. If I could bring the network up I = wouldn't=20 need him. So he may have to drive to my site and do some local = console=20 keyboarding.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><BR>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified = Virus=20 Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<A=20 href=3D"http://www.grisoft.com">http://www.grisoft.com</A>).<BR>Version: = 6.0.314 /=20 Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C19F69.DD5C9820-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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