From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 5 06:07:29 2005 Return-Path: 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 D154516A4CE for ; Wed, 5 Jan 2005 06:07:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from helium.webpack.hosteurope.de (helium.webpack.hosteurope.de [217.115.142.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65E0343D31 for ; Wed, 5 Jan 2005 06:07:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from me@hexren.net) Received: by helium.webpack.hosteurope.de running Exim 4.34 using asmtp helo=hexren.steenbuck.net) id 1Cm4KN-0001d9-HE; Wed, 05 Jan 2005 07:07:28 +0100 Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 07:07:26 +0100 From: Hexren X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.62i) Business X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <69143995314.20050105070726@hexren.net> To: Joe Dunsmore In-Reply-To: <200501040958.21176.duns0014@umn.edu> References: <200501040851.59496.duns0014@umn.edu> <22139821652.20050105055753@hexren.net> <200501040958.21176.duns0014@umn.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: How to get internet working on installed freebsd 5.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Hexren List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 06:07:29 -0000 JD> On Wednesday, January 05, 2005 04:57 am, Hexren wrote: >> JD> I installed freebsd 5.1 on my computer when it was not connected to any >> JD> network (but my ethernet card was attached). Now that my computer has >> a JD> network connection, I can't access any internet sites, it says it >> can't find JD> the host. I've installed freebsd 5.1 on this same computer >> when it was JD> connected to a network and the internet worked right away. >> I also have linux JD> on this computer and it can connect to the internet >> fine. >> >> JD> So my question is how do I get the internet working on freebsd? Is >> there a JD> simple command I can run or do I edit some text file? Thanks. >> JD> _______________________________________________ >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> >> How exactly is the Computer connected ? (dsl, cable, isdn) JD> Cable, with a router and modem in between. >> Have you tested simple IP conectivity ? (ping 216.136.204.21 (that is >> freebsd.org)) JD> It said there was no route to host. >> If you can ping a host using IP number but not using DNS name how does >> your /etc/resolv.conf look under FBSD and how does it look under Linux >> ? JD> Under debian, resolv.conf says: JD> search JD> nameserver 192.168.1.1 JD> this file does not exist under freebsd. I created one with the same info as JD> the linux one and even after reboot, it did not help. JD> _______________________________________________ --------------------------------------------- What ip adresses are used by the router, the debian install and the FBSD install, how do the routing tables under debian and FBSD look like ? (netstat -nr)