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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 23:02:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Alex Kiaos <akiaos@wr.com.au>
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Subject: Re: How do I set a up a peer to peer network
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On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Alex Kiaos wrote:

> My name is Alex Kiaos and I have a question regarding networking.
> 
> I want to set up peer to peer networking using FreeBSD using RJ-45
> and a cross-over cable.
> 
>  At the moment, the system detects my SMC card as ed0,
> however, what steps do I need to take from here to make it TCP/IP
> aware?

It is automatically.  All you have to do is assign the interface an IP and
netmask using ifconfig and you should be set to go.

Note that a point-to-point Ethernet is kinda pointless; I'd suggest buying
a hub instead, just to give you room for expandability.


But this is a good setup:

node 1:
`ifconfig 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0`

node 2:
`ifconfig 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0`

Now you should be able to `ping` the other side, if your cable works.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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