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Subject: TCP/IP startup difficulties
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 12:25:23 -0600
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     Hello all.

     We are converting from IPX and NETBluey to TCP/IP.  So far we have an
     NT server running TCP/IP with one connected NT client (works fine).
     However, we have no router, nor a DNS (we are not yet connected to the
     net).

     My FreeBSD box is P/75 32MB RAM, with 3C509 NIC at 340/IRQ 10.  On
     boot FreeBSD finds the NIC no problem, and does not pause on the add
     gateway or sendmail startups, "ifconfig -a" shows the following:

       lp0: flags=8810(POINTTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
       ep0: flags=863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX> mtu 1500
               inet 164.144.6.80 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 164.144.6.255
               ether 00:a0:24:25:e4:59
       lo0: flags=8009<UP,LOOPBACK,MULTICAST> mtu 552
       sl0: flags=c010<POINTTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 552
       tun0: flags=8010<POINTOTPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1500

     while "netstat -n" gives nothing.

     Another netmask I have tried is 255.255.254.0, since we'll be using
     two class-C nets.  I can send or post sysconfig, etc. on request.

     We have a Compass Network Analyzer which I have not been able to make
     see my FreeBSD machine.  When attempting ping, the Compass unit says
     "Specified IP host does not response to ARP requests."  I'm bummed.

     Someone said something about the NT server using DEC-encompassed
     (Frame_II) IP packets as opposed to Frame_802.2.  Is this a potential
     problem?

     Since we have no DNS or router set up (we're still using IPX/NETBEUI
     for everthing else) is this the problem?  Don't remember this kind of
     problems setting up FreeBSD before on a Novell net.

     TVeryMuchIA
     Glen