From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 25 16:52:24 2006 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 8722316A4DF for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:52:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D6A743D55 for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:52:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k7PGq59i098228; Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:52:06 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060825115114.02567fc0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:51:56 -0500 To: Malcolm Fitzgerald , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <0847dd4050badea4a5b71cc160c67a51@pacific.net.au> References: <0847dd4050badea4a5b71cc160c67a51@pacific.net.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Suggestions for Recovering from messed up upgrade 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: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:52:24 -0000 If the NIC being disabled is your only problem, check your /etc/rc.conf settings. -Derek At 07:38 AM 8/25/2006, Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote: >When I upgraded from 5.x to 6 I messed things up. The first problem that I >had was that I couldn't access localhost in my web browser. I made changes >to many config files as I followed suggestions. Now it is worse, the NIC >is disabled at startup, so I have to pop into KDE control center and >enable it if I want to access the net. > >Everything else works nicely. > >What is the easiest way for me to start with a clean slate? > >malcolm > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.