Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:35:36 +0700 From: Bachilo Dmitry <root@solink.ru> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: network settings Message-ID: <200509190935.36658.root@solink.ru> In-Reply-To: <D8CDC6DA-840B-47BD-AFFC-D653AB21E280@redry.net> References: <D8CDC6DA-840B-47BD-AFFC-D653AB21E280@redry.net>
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=F7 =D3=CF=CF=C2=DD=C5=CE=C9=C9 =CF=D4 =F7=CF=D3=CB=D2=C5=D3=C5=CE=D8=C5 18= =F3=C5=CE=D4=D1=C2=D2=D8 2005 22:10 eoghan =CE=C1=D0=C9=D3=C1=CC(a): > Hello > Im pretty new the freeBSD. Im working with 5.3. Each time I start up > the computer I have to go to /usr/sbin/sysintall and configure it to > use my network. I plugged directly in and Im not sure why I have to > set this up each time. > Also, when I go to configure -> networking -> interfaces it shows my > network card (3COM) but gives an error about not finding the > dhcpclient (but it still works). Wondering if theres a way to make it > save my changes? Or is the issue related to the dhcp client? > Thanks > Eoghan You should write all the stuff to /etc/rc.conf (see man rc.conf for that), = but=20 in my opinion if you actually did /stand/sysinstall many times, your rc.con= f=20 "got cancer" if i can say so, because it writes the changes all the time in= =20 rc.conf not deleting previous. You should just write once something like: ifconfig_xl0=3D"inet <your_ip> netmask <your netmask>"' defaultrouter=3D"<your gateway>" and write down to the /etc/resolve.conf: nameserver <your ISP's DNS> or simply write down to /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_xl0=3D"DHCP"
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