Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 23:02:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Alex Kiaos <akiaos@wr.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I set a up a peer to peer network Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809132300320.1111-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <35FBA9D0.9A27B2C9@wr.com.au>
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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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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