From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 19 20:48:52 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.greatbasin.net (mail.greatbasin.net [207.228.35.39]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 359221506E for ; Sun, 19 Dec 1999 20:48:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dan@jgl.reno.nv.us) Received: from jgl.reno.nv.us (rno-max3-41.gbis.net [207.228.60.233]) by mail.greatbasin.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA14960; Sun, 19 Dec 1999 20:48:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from danco (danco.home [10.0.0.2]) by jgl.reno.nv.us (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id UAA05596; Sun, 19 Dec 1999 20:48:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dan@jgl.reno.nv.us) Message-ID: <016201bf4aa5$72d6c400$0200000a@danco.home> From: "Dan O'Connor" To: , Subject: Re: ppp -nat -auto Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 20:19:14 -0800 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 4.72.3155.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >Sorry for being such a dufus and, cheers to everyone for all the help ! >Thats why FreeBSD is so great .... you get a better class of people here >:o)) No, problem! Glad to hear you figured it out! --Dan ** The thing I like most about Windows 98 is... ** You can download FreeBSD with it! -----Original Message----- From: c.raven@ukonline.co.uk To: Dan O'Connor ; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Sunday, December 19, 1999 6:02 PM Subject: Re: ppp -nat -auto >Doh ! >Can't believe I am so dense (maybe I can)! >I tried first using a network 10.0.0.x but windows refused to use it so, I >changed it to 192.168.0.x ...... only I didn't change the gateway address >.... windows still thought it was 10.0.0.1 !!! > >OK - everything is working now ...... > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dan O'Connor" >To: ; >Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 7:13 PM >Subject: Re: ppp -nat -auto > > >> Hi, Chris! >> >> Check this: >> >> Open Control Panel | Network, select the TCP/IP protocol for your adapter >> card, click on Properties, go to the Gateway tab, and make sure you have >> your FreeBSD machine's network IP address listed in Installed Gateways. >> >> Otherwise, enter it in the New Gateway text box and click on Add. >> >> Hope this solves it! >> >> --Dan >> >> ** The thing I like most about Windows 98 is... >> ** You can download FreeBSD with it! >> >> >> >I am having problems with Windows '98 and FreeBSD running ppp -nat. >> > >> >Basically, The FreeBSD box with the connection is configured to use >> >ppp -nat, this works fine for the other FreeBSD boxes on the network, >they >> >can reach the internet no problem. However, the Win '98 box can't. >> > >> >The Win '98 box can telnet, FTP and ping the gateway machine but, can't >> even >> >so much as ping any external addresses. >> > >> >I have set the 'HOSTS' file up in windows, the network card is configured >> to >> >use the bsd box as gateway, they all have the same subnet 192.168.0.xxx >and >> >mask 255.255.255.0. I have tried setting DNS servers to the gateway box >and >> >alternatively, the ISP boxes without avail. >> > >> >I can see the Win'98 box pinging away on the network but its just not >> >getting through. Is this a Windows 'known' problem or have I made some >> major >> >boo boo? I read the FAQ, the Handbook and Gregs Complete FreeBSD to no >> avail >> >here. >> > >> >Any ideas what could be going on? >> >> >> > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message