Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:35:52 +0100 From: eoghan <freebsd@redry.net> To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: network settings Message-ID: <4332A528.8050703@redry.net> In-Reply-To: <20050922055638.GA26345@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org> References: <D8CDC6DA-840B-47BD-AFFC-D653AB21E280@redry.net> <200509190935.36658.root@solink.ru> <432E86D5.7000109@redry.net> <20050922055638.GA26345@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org>
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Andreas Klemm wrote: > On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 10:37:25AM +0100, eoghan wrote: > >>[... rc.conf ...] >>Also, my network assign ip's to each pc on the network. >>I noticed in the conf the ip was specified, which can >>change... is there any way of doing this in the rc.conf? > > > So you have a DHCP server in your network. > > You can configure the interface in FreeBSD, so that it makes > use of the DHCP service. To get ip address, network mask, > default route, DNS servers automatically. > > All you need to do is to configure the interface in > /etc/rc.conf with > ....="DHCP" > > You may also configure everything static for your machine > if you know, if there are some IPs in your network reserved > for static IPs. > > Typically Servers get static IPs and DNS entries on a network. > > If you are working with a laptop and have to use different > settings for your system, lets say in one network DHCP, in > another location you need a certain static ip, then you > can have a look at the port sysutils/personality. > > It helps you to add system files to kind of a "flat file > repository". Then you can save these file under a name > of your choice. > > You simply restore the settings, whenever you change to > a location which needs different settings and reboot. > > Another method is to put it very early in a system > startup file. But this method is tricky. Not too early > and not too late in the system boot process ... It needs > surely some fiddeling and trial and error ... > > Andreas /// > Thanks Andreas... I have actually got it sorted. As suggested my rc.conf was full of bad entries because i kept going to sysinstall to setup my network again and again. Newbie error :). I edited it removing everything bad and now i have it working perfect. Thanks for the tips. On a different note... I tried the upgrade from the sysinstall and used the main ftp freebsd site... but it chocked at a perl install. I assume this is for the ports tree? Now on shutdown i get stuff like: Not Found. Not Found. Not Found. I cant exactly remember what the message is but it is something like this. Im in work and my freebsd machine is at home. Any clues? Eohgan
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