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Date:      Sun, 10 May 1998 15:23:48 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
To:        x5gb7uk9@wna-linknet.com
Cc:        freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: home network
Message-ID:  <199805102223.PAA19391@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <35560D1F.40F8@wna-linknet.com> from "Arnold J. Rimmer" at "May 10, 98 03:25:03 pm"

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Arnold J. Rimmer wrote:
> sorry i was imprecise. there ARE T-connectors with terminators at each
> ethernet card. but there is no hub. 
> 

	ahhhh....sorry.

> opps, actual result of ifconfig -a is:
> 
> ed0: flags=8843 <UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> 	inet 192.168.1.2  netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 192.168.1.255
> 	ether 00:00:c0:0f:62:9b

	this looks good.  what does the other machine show?

	both machines have to be on the same network, in your case
	192.168.1.x.

	what is the result of "ping 192.168.1.255"?
	you should get DUPlicate response packets, one for each
	machine on the network.  for instance:
	(on my network)

	Aspen:[11] ping 198.35.135.255
	PING 198.35.135.255 (198.35.135.255): 56 data bytes
	64 bytes from 198.35.135.3: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=239.406 ms
	64 bytes from 198.35.135.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=254 time=279.755 ms (DUP!)
	64 bytes from 198.35.135.7: icmp_seq=0 ttl=254 time=299.321 ms (DUP!)
	64 bytes from 198.35.135.6: icmp_seq=0 ttl=254 time=309.806 ms (DUP!)

 
> the addresses were assigned as per tutorial by going into /etc/hosts.
> after changes to /etc/hosts and etc/rc.conf i rebooted.
> 
> i've done nothing to rc.network. it was not mentioned in the tutorial.
> nor was multiuser mode. i boot up the box and login as root. i guess i
> am in single user mode. how is multiuser mode started?

	the machine will automatcailly boot into multiuser mode, 
	unless there is a problem that prevents it or you have
	instructed it to boot single user. (using "-s" at the boot prompt).

	in multiuser mode there is a "login: " prompt.
	in single user mode there is not.
jmb

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