Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 13:17:50 -0500 From: Eric F Crist <ecrist@ardent-hacker.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Attaching to new Cable Modem Message-ID: <00080213194504.15527@armageddon.ardent-hacker.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1000802085807.27026A-100000@sloth> References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1000802085807.27026A-100000@sloth>
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Really simple, actually: 1) connect modem to wall and computer like directions say 2) edit your rc.conf file so that it says: ifconfig_<insert interface here>="DHCP" 3) Make sure there isn't any other references to that same interface in the rc.conf file. 4) do a (as root) /etc/netstart 5) you should be good to go. On Wed, 02 Aug 2000, you wrote: > Check out http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd > > David > Software Engineer - NetManage > Work email: david.daugherty@netmanage.com > Home email: doc@wcug.wwu.edu > ICQ 21106703 > Washington State Resident > > > On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Bruce Petro wrote: > > > Any one have some help for this? I don't see a > > section in gregg's book on this (though mine > > might be an old ver)- I mostly see serial info. > > > > This is new (Time Warner's road runner) and according > > to the setup appears to be not a serial conn at all. > > (the cable modem that is). > > > > You reach the CM via a nic, the windows directions that > > come with it show you set up the nic with no IP address > > you go out to DHCP to get your address. You set > > no DNS (evidently gets negotiated via DHCP), no > > gateways, no WINS, etc ... > > > > How would this get configured? > > > > If anyone can help with the above, that's where > > I believe I must start, just in case, however > > let me describe the big picture after this step... > > All of above, I guess is step 1, then I gotta add a > > second nic with an internal IP and THEN I'll have > > a nice internal network, with the FreeBSD > > handling all the external for my machines (well, > > once I set BSD up to do the proxy or masc. stuff > > anyway). Its my impression I must go with dual > > nics since otherwise the address given my BSD > > machine will change constantly and internal > > machines would not know how to contact > > it - correct? > > > > Thanks, > > Bruce. > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com > > Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Eric F Crist System Administrator Ardent-Hacker.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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