i found the link on connecting bsd gnome to dsl internet darn helpful.i connected to dsl using the code written by mr doug i believe to work correctly inside a freebsd guest os inside vmware player using which i connected gnome to dsl internet .in between i had the tryst with vi typing code into rc.conf file had good fun there .typing this email from gnome bsd 8 internet email as a result .odes of gratitude _______________________________________________ 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"