Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 10:18:17 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Brandon helsley <brandon.helsley@hotmail.com> Cc: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com>, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: bsd install Message-ID: <20200506101817.5769bfea.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CY4PR19MB16554B11E6145F056718FA2DF9A70@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> References: <CY4PR19MB1655820FA292B20DA336AA5BF9A70@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <20200505203456.8b85330a.freebsd@edvax.de> <CY4PR19MB1655334BCB7E5F814DEA58BCF9A70@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <20200505211848.b6d81e98.freebsd@edvax.de> <CY4PR19MB16556F76E06A213A6B4AC7D5F9A70@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <CAGBxaXmTBySzLPBcQrHkpbSPKRUry2NR3MQLg-9BksycGWUyZg@mail.gmail.com> <CY4PR19MB1655C91390A3FE0E8ECF2359F9A70@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <CAGBxaXkQ=_Eds9%2BVfrZh%2BCCibgxgp11PHHtd%2Bp%2BkD5EivnfOAQ@mail.gmail.com> <CY4PR19MB16554B11E6145F056718FA2DF9A70@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com>
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On Tue, 5 May 2020 23:56:35 +0000, Brandon helsley wrote: > I'm a complete noob, I don't understand any of this. First you need to know what you're dealing with. :-) First of all, _what_ is your system connected to? A router or something like that? One that goes to your ISP, or one that encloses you into a local network? Then find out if that device offers DHCP, i. e., if it will assign you a local IP if you ask for it. Then find out the name of your network interface you use to connect. Check the output of # ifconfig -a as it will be one of those entries. For every entry, you can use "man <entry>" to find out what it is. BEside a "lo0" interface you'll probably only have one or two others. One has an attribute like "media: Ethernet" and "status: connected". That's the one you need to configure. Depending on if you can have DHCP (automatic) or need to configure things manually - in this case, ask your installation about _what_ you have to set up -, go to work. DHCP ---- Let's say you network interface is bge0. Edit /etc/rc.conf and add the following: ifconfig_bge0="DHCP" Reboot. That's it. Manual ------ Get all information you need: my IP, my gateway, my resolver. Let's assume bge0 again, and your IP is 192.168.123.100, the gateway's address is 192.168.123.1, and it also acts as a name server (name resolution) with the same IP 192.168.123.1. Edit /etc/rc.conf and add: ifconfig_bge0="inet 192.168.123.100 netmask 0xffffff00" defaultrouter="192.168.123.1" Edit /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 192.168.123.1 Again, allow me to point you to the relevant section of the FreeBSD handbook where this topic is covered. https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/config-network-setup.html Keep in mind: You don't have to deal with most things anyway if you can use DHCP, but it doesn't hurt to know the basics of networking. ;-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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