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From: Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no>
To: "Keith Spencer" <bsd@smmc.qld.edu.au>
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In-reply-to: "Keith Spencer"'s message of Thu, 25 Sep 1997 18:31:57 +1000
Subject: Re: Installed...I must be close!...but
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> What my new fbsd box can't do... :^(
> a) The boot finds my NIC it seems and I have de0 interface listed and 
> ifconfig_de0 set in RC.CONF to the local NIC IP and netmask...BUT
> ifconfig -a reports only...
> de0: flags=8020<Broadcast multicast simplex>mtu 1500
>          ether xx:xx:xx:xx (whatever the address is)
> .......but no inet IP & no netmask etc!
> It doesn't say RUNNING nor UP.
> Does this mean the NIC stuff ain't working?
> P.S. I don't have the NIC connected on the LAN presently....does it 
> matter? 

It shouldn't.

> b) I don't have syslogd working ...Greg, doesn't matter how often I 
> mkfifo /var/run/log   the next time I log on it won't exist again!
> Can I work around the problem or should I continue my fix fest?

/etc/rc should create that for you automatically.

> ##############################################################
> ###  Network configuration sub-section  ######################
> ##############################################################
> 
> ### Basic network options: ###
> hostname="station1.smmc.qld.edu.au"		# Set this!
> nisdomainname="NO"		# Set to NIS domain if using NIS (or NO).
> firewall="NO"			# Set to firewall type or NO for none.
> tcp_extensions="YES"		# Allow RFC1323 & RFC1544 extensions (or NO).
> network_interfaces= "lo0 tun0 de0"		# List of network interfaces (lo0 
> is loopback).
> ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1"	# default loopback device 
> configuration.
> ifconfig_tun0=
> ifconfig_de0="inet 203.56.180.200 netmask 255.255.255.0"

Your configuration of tun0 looks suspicious.  tun0 is auto-configured
by ppp, and should not need this line.  You shouldn't be running a
plain ifconfig on it, I think.

Eivind.