From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 2 16:53:17 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 85FCA16A4DA for ; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 16:53:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from pi.codefab.com (pi.codefab.com [199.103.21.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C42A43D45 for ; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 16:53:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7362C5D5D; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 12:53:16 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at codefab.com Received: from pi.codefab.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pi.codefab.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 0rNJURktc5nK; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 12:53:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.251] (pool-68-161-96-195.ny325.east.verizon.net [68.161.96.195]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 240215C6D; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 12:53:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <44F9B6F3.8030209@mac.com> Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 12:53:07 -0400 From: Chuck Swiger User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Windows/20060719) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "NoIP (exemail)" References: <000701c6ce48$ef2fc410$0601010a@BB3500> In-Reply-To: <000701c6ce48$ef2fc410$0601010a@BB3500> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Is the new version going to be easier to get working? 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: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:53:17 -0000 NoIP (exemail) wrote: [ ... ] > Seven computers I have tried with all three BSDs and not one of them > managed to produce a working network connection. The only thing I achieved > was that now I can almost visualise every screen from the installations. > > I am baffled by how anyone is able to get a bsd networked system > working. I guess I just have to stick with a windowsOS. The simplest thing to try is the command: "dhclient". If you've got a DHCP server on your network (perhaps via your ISP or via a broadband hub or firewall), this should get your network going. Then follow the Handbook lists others have posted to make your network config permanent. -- -Chuck