From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jul 31 10:12:23 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f26.law9.hotmail.com [64.4.9.26]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EDE437B401 for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:12:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jfzonev@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:12:20 -0700 Received: from 205.236.147.60 by lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 31 Jul 2001 17:12:20 GMT X-Originating-IP: [205.236.147.60] From: "=?iso-8859-1?B?SmVhbi1GcmFu529pcyBMYWNoYW5jZQ==?=" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [freebsd-questions] Internet Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 17:12:20 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Jul 2001 17:12:20.0880 (UTC) FILETIME=[F56B3900:01C119E3] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Well I can ping the gateway but I can't ping something else. I have a linux box used as a firewall and a router. It's like I try to connect for example: ftp ftp.microsoft.com and it shows no error messages, it justs freezes like if I was blocked by the firewall. maybe I should check out the firewall rules. But I don't think it's this problem. Any ideas? John F Lachance >From: Lowell Gilbert >Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >To: jfzonev@hotmail.com (Jean-François Lachance) >Subject: Re: [freebsd-questions] Internet >Date: 30 Jul 2001 10:58:02 -0400 > >jfzonev@hotmail.com (=?iso-8859-1?B?SmVhbi1GcmFu529pcyBMYWNoYW5jZQ==?=) >writes: > > > I just installed FreeBSD 4.3 and when I go on /stand/sysinstall and go >on > > Networking options, I use Configure Interface. I tried with IPv4 and >DHCP > > but it's not working. I entered the machine's IP address and the gateway >but > > it's still not working. When I test to see if the computer is connected >to > > internet, I type: ftp ftp.microsoft.com or I try to ping another server >and > > it's still not working. Any ideas? > >This may either mean that you don't have IP working, or that IP is >working, but that domain name resolution doesn't work. If you can >ping the gateway by IP address, then IP itself is working, and you can >concentrate on domain name system (DNS) configuration. If you can't >ping by IP address, then you neeed to make that work before you start >on domain names. > >I hope I've given you a few hints to start with. You will probably >find the handbook's section on "Network Communications" to be quite >helpful; try to become familiar with all of the relevant parts of it. >If you need more help, then your next message should include your >configuration: if IP itself seems to be the problem, then include the >output if ifconfig(8) and netstat(1) in your question (use the -rn >options to netstat); if the problems seem to be DNS, then the contents >of your /etc/host.conf file will be the critical pieces. > >Good luck. _________________________________________________________________ Téléchargez MSN Explorer gratuitement à l'adresse http://explorer.msn.fr/intl.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message