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Date:      Wed, 26 Apr 2000 13:53:27 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
To:        Scott Rothgaber <scott@easley.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Networking
Message-ID:  <39075747.61B8BBDD@3-cities.com>
References:  <200004261909.PAA10036@s1.easley.net>

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Scott Rothgaber wrote:
> 
> Hope this isn't a dumb one...
> 
> Looking over the handbook, I see every networking topic covered
> except ye old basic LAN stuff. I'm spoiled by BSDI, having
> everything in one file: /etc/netstart. Can someone give me a
> brief overview of the FreeBSD networing file structure?

Some people even go so far as to use /stand/sysinstall to configure
/etc/rc.conf. That probably only makes a difference depending on how
many letters you can type with out a mistake. I have two different
types of NIC and found it expedient to specify both media and
mediaopt. When it doesn't work, it is obvious that you did something
wrong :).

Kent

> 
> Thanks!
> Scott
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