From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 13 04:45:50 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0C3216A4D0 for ; Sun, 13 Mar 2005 04:45:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E7B043D3F for ; Sun, 13 Mar 2005 04:45:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) j2D4job81577; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:45:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Cheezy Vines" , Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:45:41 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal Subject: RE: connecting a FreeBSD-4.10 to Internet using DSL with static ipaddress X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 04:45:50 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Cheezy Vines > Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 7:04 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: connecting a FreeBSD-4.10 to Internet using DSL with static > ipaddress > > > Hello everyone! > > I have a FreeBSD-4.10 machine and a newly connected DSL with static ip > address. The DSL connection setup uses an ADSL modem (SMC7901BRA) > which has 1 connection to my phone line and 1 connection to my LAN > card using UTP cable. In Windows XP setup, the process of setting up > Internet is just as easy as configuring the TCP/IP prpoerties with the > static ip address given to me and other details such as gateway, dns, > subnet mask etc. > If that is the kind of DSL connection you have then in FreeBSD it is just as easy. > My machine has a dual-boot WinXP and FreeBSD-4.10. As I've said above, > I can easily connect to the Internet using the WinXP. But, I want to > try FreeBSD to connect to the Internet, but it doesn't work. > > Here's what I did to test if I can connect to Internet via DSL > using FreeBSD: > 1. Reboot or boot to FreeBSD-4.10 > 2. Login as root > 3. /stand/sysinstall to assign IP address, gateway, and dns > 4. Reboot machine to make sure new IP settings take effect > 5. Do an ifconfig and see that the IP settings are correct > 6. I can ping my own IP address (static IP address of the DSL assigned > by my ISP) > 7. When I try to ping the ISP's given gateway, I receive "ping to: > Host is down". > 8. Seeing the modem status, the "LAN" and "SYNC" signals are up but > the "DATA" is off. > That doesen't help us because the manual for this DSL router/modem is not online, we can't know what this light does. Have you set your default gateway IP address? Please post the contents of your /etc/rc.conf Ted