From owner-freebsd-newbies Sun Jan 6 13: 7:59 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from its-mail1.massey.ac.nz (its-mail1.massey.ac.nz [130.123.128.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4107437B417 for ; Sun, 6 Jan 2002 13:07:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from its-mm1.massey.ac.nz (its-mm1.massey.ac.nz [130.123.128.45]) by its-mail1.massey.ac.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA17372 for ; Mon, 7 Jan 2002 10:07:24 +1300 (NZDT) Received: from its-xchg2.massey.ac.nz (not verified[130.123.128.28]) by its-mm1.massey.ac.nz with MailMarshal (4,2,5,0) id ; Mon, 07 Jan 2002 10:07:24 +1300 Received: by its-xchg2.massey.ac.nz with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2655.55) id ; Mon, 7 Jan 2002 10:07:24 +1300 Message-ID: <98B01D2717B9D411B38F0008C7840931057F34D8@its-xchg2.massey.ac.nz> From: "Defryn, Guy" To: FreeBSD-Newbies@freebsd.org Subject: connecting to the network Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 10:07:23 +1300 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2655.55) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C196F6.2319D020" Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C196F6.2319D020 Content-Type: text/plain Hi there, I have installed freebsd and I want to connect to the network. I ran \stand\sysinstall\ and chose the network configuration option. I got a few options pointing to com ports, a parallel port and an unknown NIC( this one also had faith0 in front of it) I went for this one as I have a SMC nic. Is it supposed to say SMC instead of unknown nic? I did configure my SMC card when I installed freebsd. I get two options IPv6 or dhcp. The network is using DHCP. When I choose DHCP I get a message that the address protocol is not supported. After a while I get some options there but I am not sure what to do. Can someone help me? My computername is fnh-unix1. The domainname is Massey. What do I do with the other configurations? Do you still need to enter the subnetmask etc? I am a windows man so forgive me that this is a stupid question Guy Defryn, mcp & A+ IT-support & webdesign Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health Private Bag 11 222 Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand Ph: 06-3504336 ext 2037 E-mail: g.p.defryn@massey.ac.nz ------_=_NextPart_001_01C196F6.2319D020 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi there,

I have installed freebsd = and I want to connect to the network.

I ran \stand\sysinstall\ = and chose the network configuration option.

I got a few options pointing to com ports, a = parallel port and an unknown NIC( this one also had faith0 = in front of it)

I went for this one as I have a SMC nic. Is it supposed to say SMC instead of = unknown nic?

I did configure my SMC card when I installed freebsd.

I get two options IPv6 or dhcp.

The network is using DHCP. =

When I choose DHCP I get a message that the address = protocol is not supported.

After a while

I get some options there but I am not sure what to = do.

Can someone help me?

My computername is = fnh-unix1. The domainname is = Massey.

What do I do with the other = configurations?

Do you still need to enter the subnetmask etc?

I am a windows man so forgive me that this is a = stupid question

Guy Defryn, mcp & A+

IT-support & webdesign

Institute of = Food, Nutrition and Human = Health

Private Bag 11 222

Massey = University<= /st1:PlaceType>

Palmerston North, = New = Zealand

Ph: 06-3504336 ext 2037

E-mail: g.p.defryn@massey.ac.nz

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