thanks for the suggestion! but the other machines on this network do not use the FreeBSD machine as a router. They merely reference it as their first choice of DNS servers. So as of now networking is good to go for all machines.
best!! On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:32 AM, Michael Powell <nightre...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Tim Dunphy wrote: > >> hey listers!! sorry for all the trouble.. just as an FYI it turned out >> to NOT be a DNS issue at all!!! >> >> it was a routing issue... >> >> this command apparently did the trick... >> >> [r...@lbsd2:/usr/home/bluethundr]#/etc/rc.d/routing restart >> add net default: gateway 192.168.1.1 >> >> [r...@lbsd2:/usr/home/bluethundr]#ping google.com >> PING google.com (173.194.33.104): 56 data bytes >> 64 bytes from 173.194.33.104: icmp_seq=0 ttl=55 time=14.083 ms >> 64 bytes from 173.194.33.104: icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=14.537 ms >> 64 bytes from 173.194.33.104: icmp_seq=2 ttl=55 time=14.531 ms >> >> >> sometimes it's the simplest solutions under our noses. :) >> > > Sorry for not getting back any sooner, went camping in the mountains for a > bit. Glad to hear it is resolved. The above is accomplished via this: > > defaultrouter="192.168.1.1" in your /etc/rc.conf. > > If you are using this machine as a gateway for the other machines and it is > between your FIOS router and the other machines, the defaultrouter value for > the other machines would point to the gateway box's internal facing address. > > -Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > -- Here's my RSA Public key: gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 5A4873A9 Share and enjoy!! _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"