From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 22 03:48:10 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F152F16A420 for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 03:48:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tom@trancegeek.net) Received: from jet14.hasweb.com (jet14.hasweb.com [72.29.75.63]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B3DF43D5D for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 03:48:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tom@trancegeek.net) Received: from pool-151-204-247-69.bos.east.verizon.net ([151.204.247.69] helo=[192.168.1.44]) by jet14.hasweb.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1EpHQy-0001Jf-D7; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:48:04 -0500 Message-ID: <43AA21F0.6060508@trancegeek.net> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:48:00 -0500 From: Tom Norris User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <002601c606a6$550226e0$5456d518@homeaqk797bphw> In-Reply-To: <002601c606a6$550226e0$5456d518@homeaqk797bphw> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - jet14.hasweb.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - trancegeek.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: Chris Saunders Subject: Re: Connecting to internet. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 03:48:10 -0000 Chris Saunders wrote: > Just installed FreeBSD and it seems everything went fine. > I have also recently installed Slackware Linux and it seems > to have automatically set itself up to connect to the internet. > I have had a look in the FreeBSD Handbook (not too deeply), > but didn't see a section on getting connected. I'm hoping that > someone could either give me either a method or a direction > in the documentation. > > Regards > Chris Saunders How are you connected? A wired lan, a dial up connection, a wireless lan, sattelite, gerbils that run on a wheel (you put a carrot in front of them when you need to download faster) tin cans connected with string, carrier pidgeon? -- Tom