Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 14:34:25 -0700 () From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@direct-source.com> To: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP and Win95 Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.3.95.980703142525.-174601A-100000@direct-source.com.direct-source.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.96.980703120140.9513B-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz>
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> > I'm trying to replace a Linux Modem Server with a FreeBSD 2.2.6 > > modem server. The problem I'm having is that my Win95 boxes won't connect > > to the FreeBSD machine. > > Can you ping your FreeBSD box from your Win95 boxes? Not at all, they don't see each other at all. The Linux box had DHCP enabled, do I maybe need that? Right now the two 95 machines don't even seen each other, which leads me to believe that possibly DHCP needs to be loaded. I've got TCP/IP loaded on both those. > >I made the /windows/hosts file as was suggested in > > the handbook, and have changed the Windows Networking stuff as suggested, > > except for one thing. The DNS server asked for and host name should be my > > ISP, or the FreeBSD box? > > Depends. If you've got a DNS running on your FreeBSD box you'd enter > it that. If not, use your ISP's. That maybe part of the problem, I'm not sure if I have DNS running right. Would that also be the 192.168.1.4 number? > Also make sure that /etc/rc.conf has the line: > > gateway_enable="YES" I do have this enabled. Thanks for the help. :0 Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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