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From: Eric F Crist <ecrist@ardent-hacker.net>
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Subject: Re: Attaching to new Cable Modem
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 13:17:50 -0500
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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
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> 
> 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.
> > 
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