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. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
