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From: "Jeff Jeter" <gsfgf@softhome.net>
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Subject: Re: I killed my network
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 23:38:21 -0400
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I tried to edit /etc/rc.conf and now the machine won't boot.  It gives me a
syntax error in the file and brings me to a shell selection in the middle of
the boot process before logon.  From this shell (doesn't matter which) i can
do some things, but i can't edit (w/ ee or vi) rc.conf nor delete it.  What
can i do?  I do have a cd.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Krueger" <benjamin@macguire.net>
To: "Jeff Jeter" <gsfgf@softhome.net>
Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: I killed my network


> * Jeff Jeter (gsfgf@softhome.net) [020419 20:04]:
> > My com restarted and i had an IP address conflict.  I didn't want to
> > restart, so i tried to see if i could restart the network.  I went to
> > /stand/sysinstall and reconfigured the network interface (i thought) i
was
> > using, faith0.  boom, no networking (except samba).  I tried doing
> > sysinstall and reconfigureing each of the other interfaces to see if i
was
> > using the worng one, but no go.  What do i do to reconfig networking.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jeff Jeter
>
> Typically, after your initial install, you don't want to play with
sysinstall
> again. sysinstall really is overdue for some time out to pasture. =)  You
want
> to configure your interfaces in /etc/rc.conf. More information about
rc.conf
> and other related configuration files in /etc can be found at:
>
>
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-tuning.html
>
> You can also read about more advanced networking topics such as gateways
and
> routing at:
>
>
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-tuning.html
>
> --
> Benjamin Krueger
>
> "Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about."
> - Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
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