From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 1 14:23:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA13297 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 1 Mar 1998 14:23:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA13221 for ; Sun, 1 Mar 1998 14:22:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA07332; Mon, 2 Mar 1998 08:52:47 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id IAA07481; Mon, 2 Mar 1998 08:52:46 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19980302085246.15557@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 08:52:46 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: "Tim O'Neil" , questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: need more net hints References: <3.0.32.19980301183850.02ff3c54@cyclone.degnet.baynet.de> <3.0.3.32.19980301095200.00ae5630@pop.flash.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89i In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19980301095200.00ae5630@pop.flash.net>; from Tim O'Neil on Sun, Mar 01, 1998 at 09:52:00AM -0800 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, 1 March 1998 at 9:52:00 -0800, Tim O'Neil wrote: > At 06:38 PM 3/1/98 -0100, you wrote: >> Tim, >> >> please give us some facts, for exmaple your /etc/hosts file, /etc/host.conf, >> /etc/resolv.conf, the part of /etc/rc.conf that configures your network-card. >> Once again: >> 1. check the device-configuration of your network card in /etc/rc.conf >> (IP and netmask) > > I don't have this file in /etc. Ah. What version of FreeBSD are you running? (See, this information is useful :-) It's probably called /etc/sysconfig. >> 2. setup your /etc/hosts file. You need a hosts-file on every machine in >> your net, ALSO on the NT-box. The hosts-file on the NT-box is similiar to >> the hosts-file on your BSD-box. > > Did so. > >> 3. change /etc/host.conf that "bind" comes AFTER "hosts" >> 4. if you have need for an extern nameserver, setup /etc/resolv.conf >> with an nameserver-entry pointing to a running and functional nameserver. > > I don't know that I need an extern nameserver. Do I? No. >> 5. That's it. > > Same as before. I guess I need this rc.conf file. Where can I get > a copy? It comes with the system, starting with 2.2.2 (I think). Before that it was /etc/sysconfig. Take whatever you have. Another thing you need to check is that you *don't* have an /etc/resolv.conf. If you do, rename it. Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message