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> ifconfig_fxp0="inet 192.168.2.72/24"
> defaultrouter="192.168.2.1"

Ok thanks.  I actually figured it out after I sent question but used 
/stand/sysinstall to cinfigure my network interface and ended up with 
these two settings in my rc.conf:

ifconfig_fxp0="inet 192.168.2.72  netmask 255.255.255.0"
defaultrouter="192.168.2.1"

what's the diference between ifconfig_fxp0="inet 192.168.2.72/24" and 
ifconfig_fxp0="inet 192.168.2.72  netmask 255.255.255.0"?