Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 15:08:38 +1000 From: Andrew Robinson <andrewr@uidaho.edu> To: scottkey@comcast.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Problem regarding dhcp and FreeBSD 4.10 on a laptop Message-ID: <20041005050838.GC76624@uidaho.edu>
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When I've had a problem like this it's usually my firewall. Are you running a firewall at all? Also, can you ssh in to the BSD box from inside the network? Andrew Scott Key wrote: > I have a Toshiba Satellite that used to run Win 98 until I got fed up and +installed FreeBSD. This is my first FreeBSD installation, though I received +help from a few people more knowledgable than I. The problem I am having is +this: I have comcast broadband internet on a Linksys Wireless-G Gateway +Modem/Router. I have two other computers that run windows, both of which have +no problem using dhcp to obtain their IP addresses. For reasons that I have +been unable to figure out after days of searching the internet, DHCP will +assign a proper IP when pccard_ifconfig is set to use it in the rc.conf. The +problem is that I am unable to get past the network. I can ping within the +network to my hearts content, and if pinging my router and other computers was +entertaining for more than five seconds, I'd be dandy. I have tried setting +static IP's, I've tried manually adding the route's needed into the routing +table, but NOTHING thus far has allowed be get outside the network. I contacte d my cable company, who dutifully reported to me that they have no idea what +FreeBSD is, anything other than Windows or Mac, and they are useless. In any +event, I hope that some help can be provided in this matter. Everything else +with FreeBSD works wonderfully, but for some reason, it simply will not allow +me access the internet. Just to clarify, the PCcard is being recognized by +FreeBSD, I added it in, it works fine. I have configured rc.conf to include a +pccard_ifconfig (currently it's set to DHCP, which seems to be setting the +appropriate ip address). Any help that could be offered would be most +appreciated. -- Andrew Robinson Ph: 208 885 7115 Department of Forest Resources Fa: 208 885 6226 University of Idaho E : andrewr@uidaho.edu PO Box 441133 W : http://www.uidaho.edu/~andrewr Moscow ID 83843 Or: http://www.biometrics.uidaho.edu No statement above necessarily represents my employer's opinion.
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