mitchell1078
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Hi.. I am new user in FreeBSD. I have no knowledge about any variations of unix and linux. I have already installed FreeBSD version 5.2.1. I would like to know how to access internet.
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Have you successfully configured you network interfaces?
If not?
% /stand/sysinstall
If so?
Can you ping an outside server?
Is an IP address bound to working interface when doing
% ifconfig?
If not?
% /stand/sysinstall
If so?
Can you ping an outside server?
Is an IP address bound to working interface when doing
% ifconfig?
You don't mention the type of connection you have (i.e., dial-up, broadband), but if you have broadband, you can add a line in your /etc/rc.conf file that reads:
interface_sl0="DHCP" (if sl0 is the interface; 'ifconfig -a' will show you the interface it found; or 'dmesg | grep -i ether' may also show you)
If you are behind a router then you can put 'interface_sl0=192.168.1.2' in /etc/rc.conf, or whatever the IP range is that you have configured for the router (NAT).
If you have dial-up, you will have to configure PPP which will require you to change your kernel and recompile.
interface_sl0="DHCP" (if sl0 is the interface; 'ifconfig -a' will show you the interface it found; or 'dmesg | grep -i ether' may also show you)
If you are behind a router then you can put 'interface_sl0=192.168.1.2' in /etc/rc.conf, or whatever the IP range is that you have configured for the router (NAT).
If you have dial-up, you will have to configure PPP which will require you to change your kernel and recompile.
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