Date: Wed, 14 Oct 98 10:35:15 +0200 From: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr To: nerohj@california.com, frumpler@hotmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: simple networking problem...(hopefully :) ) Message-ID: <H000057c0190e4f3@MHS> In-Reply-To: <19981014073019.12672.qmail@hotmail.com>
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> Hi.
> I'm using FreeBSD 2.2.6 with a 3com 905BTX network card, and I got
> the driver compiled and it appears to be working ok (autoneg connects
> to the hub correctly).. but I am having a problem... here are some
> snips of rc.conf and the output of netstat -rn
>
> rc.conf:
> --------
> network_interfaces="lo0 xl0" # List of network interfaces (lo0 is
> ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1" # default loopback device configuratio
> fconfig_xl0="inet x.x.107.204 netmask 0xffffffff" # the 3com 905BTX
^^^^^^^^^^
this is not a correct netmask (try 0xffffff00 for example)
TfH
>
> <snip>
>
> defaultrouter="x.x.107.206" # set to default gateway ( or NO )
>
>
> netstat -rn
> -----------
> Internet:
> Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif
> 10.2.5.1 x.x.107.204 UH 1 1090 tun0
> localhost localhost UH 0 461 lo0
> x.x.107.200 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff UHLWb 0 3 xl0 =>
> x.x.107.200/29 link#1 UC 0 0
> x.x.107.206 0:e0:29:15:56:ac UHLW 0 14 xl0 34
>
>
> BTW - 10.2.5.1 is me ppp'd in :)
>
> Ok, now the problem is, whenever I ping x.x.107.206 I get no response..
> (206 is an ISP hooked up to this machine through a hub..there is a
win95
> machine plugged into the same hub that is working ok ) ping just sits
> there. Same result any way I try to access it any other way (as default
> route, dns, etc)..
>
> I'm pretty new to networking, so hopefully I'm just overlooking some
> step...
>
> Please respond to nerohj@california.com
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated!
>
> thanks,
> form
>
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