Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 13:56:35 -0600 From: Rick Osteen <rosteen@1eagle1.com> To: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbee, please help; You were right! Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970529195635.00752ca8@192.41.5.53>
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It was a type-o on the default gateway. I thank you and all who put in their two cents worth. Rick Osteen type-o-newbee At 06:33 PM 5/29/97 +0300, you wrote: > > >On Thu, 29 May 1997, Rick Osteen wrote: > >> 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. > >It's hard to tell *all* the things that may go wrong without knowig your >setup (what routers you have, their addresses, your DNS server etc.), but >I'll give it a shot: > >> >> >> ### 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). > >First problem. LEAVE lo0 IN!!! Some things may go south without the >loopback interface. Same goes for the ifconfig_lo0 below. >Your network_interfaces should read "ed0 lo0" > >> 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). > >This won't work! You've set the host on the network 207.123.60. The >router must be on the same net (looks like a typoe to me...) > >> static_routes="static" # Set to static route list (or leave empty). > >Should probably be left 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. > >You probably don't need a routing daemon. Unless you know why you need >one I'd set router_enable to NO. > >> 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. > >I tried to... > >> >> Rick Osteen >> >> >Nadav > >
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