From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 24 03:01:18 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A9F01065698 for ; Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:01:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from list@sheringeorge.co.cc) Received: from mail-pw0-f44.google.com (mail-pw0-f44.google.com [209.85.160.44]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEFDF8FC0A for ; Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:01:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pwi15 with SMTP id 15so1740546pwi.3 for ; Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:01:17 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.141.101.4 with SMTP id d4mr1156265rvm.225.1264302076343; Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:01:16 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20100123180227.Y50932@familysquires.net> References: <7f14551c1001230122q155fadadscf1575f9795fa871@mail.gmail.com> <20100123180227.Y50932@familysquires.net> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:31:16 +0530 Message-ID: <7f14551c1001231901u6e8d0e52y2c064b3d7fe216b8@mail.gmail.com> From: Sherin George To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Strange network issue in freebsd 8 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: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:01:18 -0000 Hello, Thanks for the reply. Please see the rc.conf file given below. =========== myserver# cat /etc/rc.conf defaultrouter="XXX.XXX.XXX.241" hostname="myserver.net" ifconfig_em0="inet XXX.XXX.XXX.242 netmask 255.255.255.248" nfs_client_enable="YES" nfs_server_enable="YES" rpcbind_enable="YES" sshd_enable="YES" zfs mount -a inetd_enable="YES" ========== Note: I have replaced first three octets. -- Regards, Sherin On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 4:39 AM, Michael L. Squires wrote: > I am using an "em0" card with 7.2-STABLE, no problems. > > My guess is that there is something wrong with the ifconfig commands in > rc.conf for the em0 card. What do they look like? > > Mine are (DHCP via a Comcast cable modem) > > network_interfaces="fxp0 bge0 lo0" > hostname="familysquires.net" > ifconfig_fxp0="DHCP" > ifconfig_em0="inet 10.1.5.1 netmask 255.255.255.0" > gateway_enable="YES" > firewall_enable="YES" > firewall_type="simple" > natd_enable="YES" > natd_interface="fxp0" > natd_flags="" > # other > > For a system inside the firewall with a fixed IP I have > > defaultrouter="10.1.5.1" > ifconfig_em0="inet 10.1.5.160 netmask 255.255.255.0" > inetd_enable="YES" > > (System 1 connects to outside via a cable modem (fxp0); the em0 interface > connects to a gigabit switch. System 2 is on the switch and uses System 1 > as its router). > > Mike Squires > >