[buug] Freebsd 5.3 and internet access problems.

[Rohan Mendonca]

Hi Brian,

Sorry for the delay in replying.

I made the following changes based on your
suggestions:

1.

/etc/resolv.conf 

RM# cat resolv.conf
nameserver      192.168.0.1

what does cat resolv.com do?
Is the nameserver the same as the router?

2.

 /etc/rc.conf

defaultrouter="192.168.0.1"
ifconfig_ed0="inet 192.168.0.153  netmask
255.255.255.0"

My /etc/rc.conf already had the ethernet card in it.
I just added the defaultrouter line.
What is the host name? I did not add that.

Anyway,after these changes, I just did a reboot and
everything seems to work.
I can connect to the internet.

I really appreciate your help. This really helps me
feel confident that I can break out of the cukoo's
nest (windows) without being strangled.

I am not sure which of the changes helped. I am glad
it did, but would like to know, what was the problem.

Thanks again.

You guys will most likely hear from me again as I
slowly move to freebsd.

Rohan Mendonca




--- Brian Sobolak <brian at planetshwoop.com> wrote:

> Rohan Mendonca wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I am new to freebsd. I want to move from windows
> to
> > freebsd.
> 
> Sweet!
> 
> > I have just installed 5.3 on my computer.
> > I am running this computer behind a router which
> is
> > connected to a cable modem. The router has dhcp
> > disabled and I assign ip addresses to all the
> > computers attached to it. 
> > I managed to configure the ethernet card with a
> static
> > ip.
> > I am able to ping the card. I can also ping the
> > router.
> > I can ping the freebsd computer from a windows
> > computer on the network.
> > 
> > I have 2 problems.
> > 
> > 1. I cannot access the internet using opera in
> > xwindows.
> > It say's "hosts not found" for any web site even
> > though 
> > I can ping the router, the ethernet card.
> > what am I doing wrong?
> > I do not think I have icfw enabled.
> > Please help!
> 
> Have you checked to see that DNS is working
> properly?  If you type 'ping 
> weak.org', do you get an IP address or do you just
> get the same errors 
> as above?
> 
> Generally speaking there are two ways to resolve
> your problems:
> 
> 1.  As root, type
> 
> /stand/sysinstall
> 
> This is the configuration manager not unlike the
> installation of 
> FreeBSD.  To configure networking, try Configure ->
> Networking -> 
> Interfaces.
> 
> You should have a list of the ethernet cards on your
> system.  Pick the 
> one you want to configure, and make sure that you
> enter all of the 
> relevant information about your network
> configuration, esp. your DNS server.
> 
> That should do it.  After exiting, try again - it
> should work if the 
> configuration is correct.
> 
> 2.  Check for the files.
> 
> /etc/resolv.conf contains where the DNS server is
> listed.  Mine is 
> configured as:
> 
> mymagenta# cat resolv.conf
> nameserver      206.141.251.2
> 
> If you want to ensure that the interface (your
> network card) is 
> configured at run time, you can check /etc/rc.conf
> 
> The relevant lines are:
> 
> defaultrouter="192.168.0.1"
> hostname="YOUR.HOSTNAME.HERE"  #fill in with the
> real hostname
> ifconfig_sis0="inet 192.168.0.4  netmask
> 255.255.255.0"
> 
> The bit above - ifconfig_sis0 - should match your
> card's driver.  If 
> this is configured, then the card should start up at
> boot.
> 
> Generally speaking it's better to use
> /stand/sysinstall (esp. if you're 
> new) as it makes sure all the appropriate pieces are
> done correctly; it 
> leaves less room for typos.
> 
> > 2. I seem to need to enable the ethernet card
> > everytime I logon/restart the computer. How do I
> set
> > it up so that it is enabled permanently.
> > 
> 
> See above....
> 
> If this doesn't help, then attach the contents of
> dmesg (type 'dmesg > 
> filename') and uname -a, which is pretty standard
> for BSD questions on 
> BSD mailing lists.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> brian
> 
> 



		
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