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>>>>> "Dave" == SANDELD  <G> writes:

    Dave> Hi FreeBSD --- How do I manually tell freebsd what my
    Dave> gateway address is WITHOUT using stand/sysinstall ???

Type:

   % su
   Password:  <enter root password>
   % route add default <address>

To make it permanent, edit /etc/sysconfig as root, look for the lines
that say

   # Set to the host you'd like set as your default router, or NO for none.
   defaultrouter=NO

and change it to

   # Set to the host you'd like set as your default router, or NO for none.
   defaultrouter=<address>

where <address> is the gateway address.

-- 
Sean Kelly                          
NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory    kelly@fsl.noaa.gov
Boulder Colorado USA                http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~kelly/