From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 22 13:40:10 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 46EB516A41F for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:40:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from evas@mountaincable.net) Received: from ns1.mountaincable.net (ns1a.mountaincable.net [24.215.0.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B809C43D58 for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:40:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from evas@mountaincable.net) Received: from homeaqk797bphw (dhcp-0-10-dc-82-ec-78.cpe.mountaincable.net [24.213.86.84]) by ns1.mountaincable.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 886AF189C0; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:40:06 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002201c606fc$c8047b60$5456d518@homeaqk797bphw> From: "Chris Saunders" To: "h p" , "Chris Hill" References: <001701c606b2$0a8b8960$5456d518@homeaqk797bphw><20051221235148.M48710@tripel.monochrome.org> <43AA9BD8.80704@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:36:55 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 Cc: ruben@bloemgarten.demon.nl, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 13:40:10 -0000 Thanks so much Helge. Tried this and everything is working fine now. Regards Chris Saunders > Works very simple: In sysinstall, when you configure your network card, > you simply answer 'yes' to the question whether you want to use DHCP. In > my case, that sets the gateway to the internet correctly, and everything > works out of the box, at home and in my office. > I don't know about something such as adsl-setup though. Best bet is to > choose a provider whose ADSL-modem functions as a DHCP server, i think. > > Helge