Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:58:20 +0000 From: Joe Dunsmore <duns0014@umn.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to get internet working on installed freebsd 5.1 Message-ID: <200501040958.21176.duns0014@umn.edu> In-Reply-To: <22139821652.20050105055753@hexren.net> References: <200501040851.59496.duns0014@umn.edu> <22139821652.20050105055753@hexren.net>
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On Wednesday, January 05, 2005 04:57 am, Hexren wrote: > JD> I installed freebsd 5.1 on my computer when it was not connected to any > JD> network (but my ethernet card was attached). Now that my computer has > a JD> network connection, I can't access any internet sites, it says it > can't find JD> the host. I've installed freebsd 5.1 on this same computer > when it was JD> connected to a network and the internet worked right away. > I also have linux JD> on this computer and it can connect to the internet > fine. > > JD> So my question is how do I get the internet working on freebsd? Is > there a JD> simple command I can run or do I edit some text file? Thanks. > JD> _______________________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------- > > How exactly is the Computer connected ? (dsl, cable, isdn) Cable, with a router and modem in between. > Have you tested simple IP conectivity ? (ping 216.136.204.21 (that is > freebsd.org)) It said there was no route to host. > If you can ping a host using IP number but not using DNS name how does > your /etc/resolv.conf look under FBSD and how does it look under Linux > ? Under debian, resolv.conf says: search nameserver 192.168.1.1 this file does not exist under freebsd. I created one with the same info as the linux one and even after reboot, it did not help.
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