Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 20:19:14 -0800 From: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us> To: <c.raven@ukonline.co.uk>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ppp -nat -auto <my ISP> Message-ID: <016201bf4aa5$72d6c400$0200000a@danco.home>
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>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 <c.raven@ukonline.co.uk> To: Dan O'Connor <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us>; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Sunday, December 19, 1999 6:02 PM Subject: Re: ppp -nat -auto <my ISP> >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" <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us> >To: <c.raven@ukonline.co.uk>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 7:13 PM >Subject: Re: ppp -nat -auto <my ISP> > > >> 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
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