Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 21:30:13 +0000 (GMT) From: Otter <otterr@telocity.com> To: "Raymundo M. Vega" <RaymundoVega@home.com> Cc: amassaro@elyxir.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DSL Config w/ FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006142128020.9582-100000@kashmir.telocity.com> In-Reply-To: <3947E0F6.CB5EAFBD@home.com>
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On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Raymundo M. Vega wrote: > Andrew Massaro wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I am running FreeBSD and have recently obtained DSL. My local ISP (which > > supports the DSL) does /not/ support FreeBSD; in short, I need to know > > how to configure my FreeBSD machine to run the DSL. I know the lines > > probably go into the /etc/rc.conf file but I'm not sure exactly what to > > put in there... > > your ISP must give you an IP address, netmask, default gateway > and DNS server. > consider also that many dsl providers assign an ip via dhcp. to give your nic an ip via dhcp at bootup, just put a line in your /etc/rc.conf (if it's an fxp0 device) ifconfig_fxp0="DHCP" ...and your gateway they assign you in the same file. -Otter > first try it manually, as root type: > > ifconfig rl0 <IP address here> netmask <real IP mask here> > route add default <default gateway address> > > If your ethernet card is not a realtek, then replace rl0 > with the appropriate driver. At this moment you should be able > to connect anywhere if you happen to know the IP address. > the only missing thing is the DNS, so edit /etc/resolv.conf > and insert a line like: > > nameserver <put here the nameserver address> > > > i think this is about it, that should do it. > > raymundo > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Andrew Massaro > > amassaro@elyxir.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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