From owner-freebsd-questions Thu May 29 07:08:58 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA14874 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 29 May 1997 07:08:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 1eagle1.com (1eagle1.com [192.41.5.53]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA14869 for ; Thu, 29 May 1997 07:08:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bigkahuna.1eagle1.com (ep39.1eagle1.com [192.41.82.39]) by 1eagle1.com (8.8.5) id IAA27006; Thu, 29 May 1997 08:08:37 -0600 (MDT) X-Authentication-Warning: 1eagle1.com: Host ep39.1eagle1.com [192.41.82.39] claimed to be bigkahuna.1eagle1.com Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19970529131319.00748b08@192.41.5.53> X-Sender: rosteen@192.41.5.53 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 07:13:19 -0600 To: "P. van Leeuwen" From: Rick Osteen Subject: Re: Newbee, please help Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 08:45 AM 5/29/97 +0200, you wrote: >> Hello, >> I did an install through the internet(anon. ftp) and found that after it >> booted, it did not have the ip address and such that I had put in . >> So I looked around here and there and found a spot to put them. Well it >> works for the Lan(same network) but could not ping out to the rest of the >> world. What gives? I need help there. >> >You have to edit /etc/resolv.conf to register your nameserver (you don't say >whether you're using IP numbers or hostnames to ping) >Your problem sounds like you also didn't configure your system to find your >router / gateway. Look in rc.conf/sysconfig (depending on your version of FreeBSD) >and look for the line : >defaultrouter="NO" >and fill in your routers IP address between the quotes. >Also make sure that you have filled in the IP number and netmask of your own >machine in correctly. > > Here's the rc.conf file or the network part of it anyway. ### Basic network options: ### hostname="bsd.jimsroom.com" # Set this! nisdomainname="NO" # Set to NIS domain if using NIS (or NO). firewall="NO" # Set to firewall type or NO for none. tcp_extensions="YES" # Allow RFC1323 & RFC1544 extensions (or NO). #network_interfaces="lo0" # List of network interfaces (lo0 is loopback). network_interfaces="ed0" #ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1" # default loopback device configuration. ifconfig_ed0="inet 207.123.60.6 broadcast 207.123.60.0" ### Network daemon (miscellaneous) & NFS options: ### syslogd_enable="YES" # Run syslog daemon (or NO). syslogd_flags="" # Flags to syslogd (if enabled). inetd_flags="" # Optional flags to inetd (always enabled). named_enable="NO" # Run named, the DNS server (or NO). named_flags="" # Flags to named (if enabled). kerberos_server_enable="NO" # Run a kerberos master server (or NO). rwhod_enable="NO" # Run the rwho daemon (or NO). amd_enable="NO" # Run amd service with $amd_flags (or NO). amd_flags="-a /net -c 1800 -k i386 -d my.domain -l syslog /host /etc/amd.map" nfs_client_enable="NO" # This host is an NFS client (or NO). nfs_server_enable="NO" # This host is an NFS server (or NO). weak_mountd_authentication="NO" # Running PCNFSD / other non-root nfsd (or NO). nfs_reserved_port_only="NO" # Provide NFS only on secure port (or NO). rpc_lockd_enable="NO" # Run NFS rpc.lockd (*broken!*) if nfs_server. rpc_statd_enable="YES" # Run NFS rpc.statd if nfs_server (or NO). portmap_enable="YES" # Run the portmapper service (or NO). portmap_flags="" # Flags to portmap (if enabled). xtend_enable="NO" # Run the X-10 power controller daemon. xtend_flags="" # Flags to xtend (if enabled). ### Network Time Services options: ### timed_enabled="NO" # Run the time daemon (or NO). timed_flags="" # Flags to timed (if enabled). ntpdate_enable="NO" # Run the ntpdate to sync time (or NO). ntpdate_flags="" # Flags to ntpdate (if enabled). xntpd_enable="NO" # Run xntpd Network Time Protocol (or NO). xntpd_flags="" # Flags to xntpd (if enabled). tickadj_enable="NO" # Run tickadj (or NO). tickadj_flags="-Aq" # Flags to tickadj (if enabled). # Network Information Services (NIS) options: ### nis_client_enable="NO" # We're an NIS client (or NO) nis_client_flags="" # Flags to ypbind (if enabled). nis_ypset_enable="NO" # Run ypset at boot time (or NO). nis_ypset_flags="" # Flags to ypset (if enabled). nis_server_enable="NO" # We're an NIS server (or NO) nis_server_flags="" # Flags to ypserv (if enabled). nis_ypxfrd_enable="NO" # Run rpc.ypxfrd at boot time (or NO). nis_ypxfrd_flags="" # Flags to rpc.ypxfrd (if enabled). nis_yppasswdd_enable="NO" # Run rpc.yppasswdd at boot time (or NO). nis_yppasswdd_flags="" # Flags to rpc.yppasswdd (if enabled). ### Network routing options: ### defaultrouter="206.123.60.1" # Set to default gateway (or NO). static_routes="static" # Set to static route list (or leave empty). gateway_enable="NO" # Set to YES if this host will be a gateway. router_enable="YES" # Set to YES to enable a routing daemon. router="routed" # Name of routing daemon to use if enabled. router_flags="-q" # Flags for routing daemon. mrouted_enable="NO" # Do multicast routing (see /etc/mrouted.conf) ipxgateway_enable="NO" # Set to YES to enable IPX routing. ipxrouted_enable="NO" # Set to YES to run the IPX routing daemon. ipxrouted_flags="" # Flags for IPX routing daemon. arpproxy_all="" # obsolete kernel option ARP_PROXY_ALL equiv. rc.conf (71%) Please let me know what's wrong with this picture. Rick Osteen