Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 18:03:50 EST From: "C.Joseph Pena" <mrmet@ibm.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Configure Interface for Ethernet LAN Message-ID: <199810210054.AAA176696@out2.ibm.net>
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Although my FreeBSD installation went smoothly I have been unable to configure a 'normal' interface for an Ethernet LAN; the only interface my PC has is the loopback. At the time of installation there was no Ethernet adapter installed on the machine; it was added AFTER installation. I have tried to configure the interface 'manually' as in... ifconfig lp0 192.xx.yy.zz ..but I get the error "Destination address required" Then I ran /stand/sysinstall, chose "Networking", then "Interfaces" and saw that lp0 is an interface for a parallel port connection, and that what I needed was an Ethernet connection, as in ep0. However, there was NO ep0 entry in sysinstall -- only lp0, sl0 and ppp0! My hostname has been defined, as well as the HOSTS table for the LAN but the PC remains on the outside, like Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Diagnostic commands like netstat -ain also show ep0 missing, although they show lp0, tun0, sl0, etc. Ping only works with localhost-- any other host on the network results in error "No route to host". If I can just get this machine connected, he just might guide the sleigh. Thank you. --------------- cjpena mrmet@ibm.net --------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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