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Date:      Sat, 24 May 2003 08:12:22 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        pat bey <phaza7@yahoo.com>
Cc:        FREEBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: lan problem
Message-ID:  <3ECF61A6.30701@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030524014646.60014.qmail@web41208.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20030524014646.60014.qmail@web41208.mail.yahoo.com>

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Can you ping www.yahoo.com from the FreeBSD box?

Can you ping 64.58.76.231 from the FreeBSD box?

pat bey wrote:
> 
> I can't ping the xp box from the bsd one or vice versa :)
> But while looking in the router config files I notice in the dhcp 
> clients list that the xp box isn't listed in the client list but it was 
> before I installed namedb.  Could this be the problem.  Basically I have 
> a router connect to the two machines with the router set as the dhcp 
> server. is also has built-in NAT.  i can open my browser in the FBSD box 
> but I can't go beyond the home page.   Looking at the router's web page I
> have to have at least Mozilla 5.0 or higher, Opera lastet browser or It 
> will never happen the M$ Internet Explorer 6.0 for it to work with the 
> router.  I try a dig www.freebsdforum.org <http://www.freebsdforum.org>; 
> and I got a reply but if I dig anything else I get no response.  I'm at 
> the point now where I just want to experience and enjoy the joy of FBSD 
> on the internet.
> */Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     pat bey wrote:
>      > # netstat -rn
>      > Internet:
>      > Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use Netif
>      > default 192.168.0.1 UGSc 2 1 sis0
>      > 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 0 382 lo0
>      > 192.168.0 link#1 UC 4 0 sis0
>      > 192.168.0.105 00:09:5b:1b:89:0d UHLW 1 241 lo0
>      > 192.168.0.184 link#1 UHLW 0 5 sis0
>      > 192.168.0.255 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff UHLWb 1 77 sis0
>      > I left out the expire part sense their was nothing under it.
>      > I left out the Internet6 part cause when installing I configured
>     it for ipv4.
>      > I don't know if I have ICMP enable on the router or not I have
>     ports 20-2999 open on the router. Strange thou the router says
>     192.168.0.184 is the win xp box why is it in my my netstat. I tried
>     telneting to the router it won't let me
> 
>     Do you see this eighty-foot line ^^^^^
> 
>     Do you think you can learn to use the "enter" key?
> 
>     192.168.0.184 shows up in the list because the FreeBSD box heard it
>     on the local
>     network and thus created an ephemeral route so it knows where to
>     find it. This
>     is A Good Thing.
> 
>     Cany you ping 192.168.0.184 from the FreeBSD box? Can you ping
>     FreeBSD from
>     the XP box? If so, it sounds like your "router" is misconfigured.
> 
>      >
>      > pat bey wrote:
>      >
>      >>Can anyone help me solve this problem??
>      >>
>      >>I have two boxes win xp and FreeBSD 4.6 and a DLink 704P router
>     which has built-in
>      >>nat and dhcp server. Here is a diagram of my setup.
>      >
>      > [code] -----------------------------
>      >
>      >>| dsl modem |
>      >>-------------------------------
>      >>|
>      >>--------------------------------
>      >>| router |
>      >>-------------------------------
>      >>| |
>      >
>      > --------------------------------| |------------------------------
>      > | |
>      > ---------------------- ------------------ ------------------- |
>     |Win XP box | | FBSD4.6 box |
>      > ---------------------- ------------------------- [/code]
>      >
>      >>I followed the online handbook to setup this box, everything is
>     configured for dhcp.
>      >>Using the GENERIC kernel. I tried pinging 127.0.0.1 & my nic
>      >>which had 0% packet loss. But when I try to ping the router I get
>     a message of route
>      >>to host down. I have Bind running as a caching server . I updated
>     the firmware for
>      >>a unix sys and I can't get out to the world from this box. The
>     windows box have no
>      >>problem getting out to the world. On the router I have ports
>     tcp,udp 20-2999 open
>      >>for both mac address. The router sees both MAC's but the FBSD box
>     can't even access
>      >>the routers web page. I have another nic card should I install it
>     and put the BSD
>      >>box in front of the router. Or can anyone help me solve this problem.
>      >
>      >
>      > Can you ping 192.168.0.105?
>      >
>      > Can you ping the IP of the Win XP machine?
>      >
>      > Do you have ICMP packets blocked on the "router"?
>      >
>      > Are you pinging IP addys or names? (start with IPs, once that
>     works, then try names)
>      >
>      > Can you post the output of 'netstat -rn'?
>      >
>      >
>      >>:D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:D
>      >># ifconfig
>      >>sis0: flags=8843 mtu 1500
>      >>inet 192.168.0.105 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
>      >>ether 00:12:34:56:78
>      >>media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX )
>      >>status: active
>      >>lo0: flags=8049 mtu 16384
>      >>inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
>      >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>      >># rc.conf
>      >>blanktime="300"
>      >>hostname="phaza"
>      >>ifconfig_sis0="DHCP"
>      >>defaultrouter="192.168.0.1"
>      >>named_enable="YES"
>      >>inetd_enable="YES"
>      >>kernel_secure_level_enable="YES"
>      >>kepmap="us.unix"
>      >>keyrate="normal"
>      >>linux_enable="YES"
>      >>and the rest is just set to the default.
>      >>I had Redhat Linux 7.2 installed before and it work with no
>     problem straight
>      >>out of the box. I been working on this for a 2 months with no
>     luck. Can
>      >>anyone help me out. I chose the 4.6 version cause it was all that
>     my local
>      >>comp had as far as BSD that came with a handbook.
>      >
>      >
> 
> 
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>     Potential Technologies
>     http://www.potentialtech.com
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