Re: Hello List

2004-11-12 Thread Emanuel Strobl
Am Mittwoch, 10. November 2004 11:59 schrieb Walker, Michael: > > The ADSL modem from my ISP I can't get driveers for FreeBSD for. > > I obviously do have an have an ADSL line, which has a fixed IP. > > I can ping nothing outside my own network. > > Buy a router, and please don't top post in future

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Greg Barniskis
At 02:55 PM 11/10/2004, Mike Hauber wrote: Okay, so let's look at this... ISP -- modem -- rl0 -- fbsd -- sis0 -- LAN The kernal obviously has the drivers up and running (else the output of ifconfig wouldn't have shown the interfaces) For _some_ reason, rl0 is showing a status of "no carrier." This

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Mike Hauber
On Wednesday 10 November 2004 08:20 am, Ben Haysom proclaimed: > > god# uname -a > FreeBSD god.mshome.net 5.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE > #0: Thu Jun  5 02:55:42 GMT 2003 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > i386 > > god#  ifconfig -a > rl0: flags=8843 > mtu 1500 inet 192.168.1.2

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Nikolas Britton
Ben Haysom wrote: I'm having major problems setting up my FreeBSD machine as a router/gateway type thing. Where can I go for help? http://www.m0n0.com/wall/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions

Re: Problem connecting with ADSL modem [ was Re: Hello List ]

2004-11-10 Thread Erik Norgaard
Ben Haysom wrote: > 80.229.247.29 is my static IP and also my default gateway. > Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.255 > > INTERNET > | > | >ISP > |default router: ip 80.229.247.79 > | > | > ADSLmodem > | > | > |rl0: 80.229.247.79 (DHCP but static) >FBSD > |si

Re: Problem connecting with ADSL modem [ was Re: Hello List ]

2004-11-10 Thread Ben Haysom
> > That didn't work. > > I could ping my external IP 80.227.249.79 but not others. > > Error messages on first screen of main server saying that IP wasn't valid. > > Please, I can't see your screen, I can't see what you are trying to do > or what you are actually doing, and I can't see the output

Problem connecting with ADSL modem [ was Re: Hello List ]

2004-11-10 Thread Erik Norgaard
Ben Haysom wrote: > That didn't work. > I could ping my external IP 80.227.249.79 but not others. > Error messages on first screen of main server saying that IP wasn't valid. Please, I can't see your screen, I can't see what you are trying to do or what you are actually doing, and I can't see the

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Ben Haysom
> OK, you have configured your external interface with a static ip, and > from the above line it appears to be wrong. The above ip is? your > assigned ip? or default router? or? > > Most ISP assign ip dynamically. Try running this command: > > # dhclient rl0 > > (rl0 is your external interface r

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Erik Norgaard
Ben Haysom wrote: > default router?? > My ISP IP address is 80.229.247.29. OK, you have configured your external interface with a static ip, and from the above line it appears to be wrong. The above ip is? your assigned ip? or default router? or? Most ISP assign ip dynamically. Try running this

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Ben Haysom
> > ifconfig_rl0="inet 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" > > defaultrouter="192.168.1.1" > > Are you sure this is right? have you been assigned this ip by your ISP? > can you ping default router? Try to let dhclient configure your external > interface and see if you get connection out. > > Mayb

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Erik Norgaard
Ben Haysom wrote: > ifconfig_rl0="inet 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" > defaultrouter="192.168.1.1" Are you sure this is right? have you been assigned this ip by your ISP? can you ping default router? Try to let dhclient configure your external interface and see if you get connection out. M

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Ben Haysom
> You don't need a router. I've had a setup very similar to > yours in the past (now, I'm on broadband and use OpenBSD > for my router/firewall/filter)... Any rate, I FreeBSD will > make an excellent router/more for you. It just takes a > learning process. > > Provide the outputs from the "uname

OT: Top posting [ was Re: Hello List ]

2004-11-10 Thread Erik Norgaard
Ben Haysom wrote: > What is top posting? Top posting is when you write your reply _above_ what you are replying to. This paragraph was posted _below_ the question I respond to. Among other good practices are: Remove what you are not responding to. Subject should reflect the content of the messag

OT: Top posting [Re: Hello List]

2004-11-10 Thread Svein Halvor Halvorsen
[Ben Haysom, 2004-11-10] > What is top posting? A: Because it reverses the natural flow of the conversation? Q: Why is that bad? A: To write your raply on top of the original message Q: What is top posting? (I find that qouting in a resonable manner is far more important than wheter the respo

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Mike Hauber
On Wednesday 10 November 2004 05:34 am, Ben Haysom proclaimed: > The ADSL modem from my ISP I can't get driveers for > FreeBSD for. I obviously do have an have an ADSL line, > which has a fixed IP. I can ping nothing outside my own > network. You don't need a router. I've had a setup very simil

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Ben Haysom
ASCII Sketch: ADSL---DSL-300Trl0 in Unix Box sis0 in Box---Rest of internal network. . rl0 and sis0 are network cards. What is top posting? I can't afford to 'buy a router'. The modem wiped me out. On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:40:08 + (GMT), J

RE: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Walker, Michael
> The ADSL modem from my ISP I can't get driveers for FreeBSD for. > I obviously do have an have an ADSL line, which has a fixed IP. > I can ping nothing outside my own network. > > Buy a router, and please don't top post in future. Mick Walker NAAFI Finance International

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Ben Haysom
The ADSL modem from my ISP I can't get driveers for FreeBSD for. I obviously do have an have an ADSL line, which has a fixed IP. I can ping nothing outside my own network. On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:23:49 +0100, Emanuel Strobl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 10. November 2004 11:18 schrieb

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Emanuel Strobl
Am Mittwoch, 10. November 2004 11:18 schrieb Ben Haysom: > Thing is, it should be so straightforward, but I've stumped loads of > people with it. > > I have a small home network, atm an XP PC, a XP laptop, and the > FreeBSD 5.1 machine. > I am connected to the internet with an unknown modem from my

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Ben Haysom
Thing is, it should be so straightforward, but I've stumped loads of people with it. I have a small home network, atm an XP PC, a XP laptop, and the FreeBSD 5.1 machine. I am connected to the internet with an unknown modem from my ISP. I've bought a D-Link 300 and attched it to the FreeBSD Box. I

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Svein Halvor Halvorsen
[Ben Haysom, 2004-11-10] > I've tried the hand book, it really doesn't help... Well, not to be rude, but it doesn't really help us much either, if you do not specify what exactly you tried, what you whish to accomplish, and what errors you got. ___ [

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Albert Shih
Le 10/11/2004 à 10:06:07+, Ben Haysom a écrit > I've tried the hand book, it really doesn't help... > > I think you've better chance to get help if you tell what you want to do. And I think if you just say : I need a router whitout more precision it's not good idea. Regards. -- Albert

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Ben Haysom
I've tried the hand book, it really doesn't help... On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:02:24 +0100, Emanuel Strobl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 10. November 2004 10:45 schrieb Ben Haysom: > > > > I'm having major problems setting up my FreeBSD machine as a > > router/gateway type thing. Where

Re: Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Emanuel Strobl
Am Mittwoch, 10. November 2004 10:45 schrieb Ben Haysom: > I'm having major problems setting up my FreeBSD machine as a > router/gateway type thing. Where can I go for help? First resource is http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html -Mano > __

Hello List

2004-11-10 Thread Ben Haysom
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