From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 12 16:57:01 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B527716A4CE for ; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:57:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay2-dav18.bay2.hotmail.com [65.54.246.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8C0043D49 for ; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:57:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from whitevamp47@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:57:01 -0700 Received: from 4.4.71.78 by bay2-dav18.bay2.hotmail.com with DAV; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:57:01 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.4.71.78] X-Originating-Email: [whitevamp47@hotmail.com] X-Sender: whitevamp47@hotmail.com From: "whitevamp" To: "Glyn Tebbutt" , "Freebsd-Newbies Mailinglist" References: <1089650530.11432.9.camel@frozen.lazarus.net> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:57:58 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jul 2004 16:57:01.0500 (UTC) FILETIME=[4051B7C0:01C46831] Subject: Re: Realtek RTL-8139 Nic & FreeBSD 5.2.1 Install X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:57:01 -0000 just a thought try this .. in /etc/sysctl.conf place this line net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glyn Tebbutt" To: "Freebsd-Newbies Mailinglist" Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 9:42 AM Subject: Realtek RTL-8139 Nic & FreeBSD 5.2.1 Install > Hi all > Im completely new to Freebsd and bsd in general, have been using linux > for the past 2years and windows for work reasons but i have recently > made room for freebsd on 1 of my pcs. This box has a Realtek RTL > 8139/8139C/8139C+ (according to lspci) nic. On the linux kernel and obv > windows, i have no problem, but when i pop in the freebsd install disc > and start the install process the nic indicator on my router goes from > green to orange. I can ping the box and ping from the box around my lan > but when i try and ping the outside world, i get nothing. I've searched > around on google but i cant find that much information regarding freebsd > and this nic. i did read it was supported but i cant seem to get it to > work. If im best off buying a new card then ill do that but id rather > not have to. > > Thanks for any replies > > ps this maybe not the best place to post this but i thought it was worth > a try > -- > *-----------------------------------------------------* > | Glyn Tebbutt | d3c3it-linux@ntlworld.com | > |--------------' http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d3c3it | > | Lisa, if you dont like your job you dont strike, | > | You just go in everyday and do it really half-assed | > | Thats the American way. -Homer Simpson | > *-----------------------------------------------------* > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >