Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 14:29:26 -0600 From: Scott Corey <scott@bsdprophet.org> To: AlCapone <chicago30s@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adding freebsd box to home lan Message-ID: <3C2B84A6.FD06B1FB@bsdprophet.org> References: <20011227163259.46295.qmail@web14408.mail.yahoo.com>
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You need to add the other boxes in /etc/hosts file on your FreeBSD box. However, It would be much better to use the FreeBSD box as a gateway and let the window boxes just be desktops, since that is about all they are good for. In the long run you will find that your FreeBSD box a much better gateway. Scott AlCapone wrote: > > Okie, I have just installed freebsd on one of my boxes > and I would like to add it to my home lan. I have read > handbook part about networking and it seems that my > configuration is fine. > > /etc/rc.conf (part with networking) > defaultrouter="192.168.0.1" #my winxp gateway box > hostname="gangster.chicago30s.com" #complitely fake, I > do not have a domain > ifconfig_ep0="inet 192.168.0.3 netmask 255.255.255.0" > > ifcoinfig -m ep0 (ep0 my network, 3com 3c509) > ep0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 > inet 192.168.0.3 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast > 192.168.0.255 > inet6 fe80::220:afff:fe58:e700%ep0 prefixlen 64 > scopeid 0x1 > ether 00:20:af:58:a7:00 > media: Ethernet 10baseT/UTP > > supported media: > media 10baseT/UTP > media 10base5/AUI > > OK. I am using box with winxp on it as a gateway, > another box with win98 is in the lan and works fine - > can use internet, pings, all nice. My freebsd 4.4 box > pings itself as 192.168.0.3, but does not ping gateway > (192.168.0.1) and another lan box (192.168.0.2), those > 2 win boxes do not ping bsd either. > NIC is fine, just checked by plugging into another pc, > physical connection is fine too - my hub's light is > led showing that. > > Bottom line - I wan to add my freebsd box to home lan > (2 more win boxes) and then use my winxp box as a > gateway for freebsd's internet. > > As mail-list-name implies, I am new to both freebsd > and unix, so don't blame me if I missed something > important :) > > cheers, > AlCapone > ----------------------------------------------- > What is difficult takes time, what is impossible takes > a little longer. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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