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> I'm setting up my NIC in fbsd 6 and I can't find where I saved my 
> ISP's
> domain address.

> It used to be something like "westln01.mi.comcast.net" (without the 
> quotes)
> but that doesn't work. I've tried some variations but nothing so far.

Doesn't Comcast use DHCP to configure hosts?

Does putting

       ifconfig_<nic_device>="DHCP"

in your /etc/rc.conf work?


> Comcast was very unhelpful.

Just keep saying over and over: "It's Comcastic..."  :-)

~Dan