RE: connecting a FreeBSD-4.10 to Internet using DSL with static ipaddress

From: Ted Mittelstaedt (tedm_at_toybox.placo.com)
Date: 03/13/05

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    To: "Cheezy Vines" <chisoy@gmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:45:41 -0800

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
    > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Cheezy Vines
    > Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 7:04 PM
    > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
    > Subject: connecting a FreeBSD-4.10 to Internet using DSL with static
    > ipaddress
    >
    >
    > Hello everyone!
    >
    > I have a FreeBSD-4.10 machine and a newly connected DSL with static ip
    > address. The DSL connection setup uses an ADSL modem (SMC7901BRA)
    > which has 1 connection to my phone line and 1 connection to my LAN
    > card using UTP cable. In Windows XP setup, the process of setting up
    > Internet is just as easy as configuring the TCP/IP prpoerties with the
    > static ip address given to me and other details such as gateway, dns,
    > subnet mask etc.
    >

    If that is the kind of DSL connection you have then in FreeBSD it is
    just as easy.

    > My machine has a dual-boot WinXP and FreeBSD-4.10. As I've said above,
    > I can easily connect to the Internet using the WinXP. But, I want to
    > try FreeBSD to connect to the Internet, but it doesn't work.
    >
    > Here's what I did to test if I can connect to Internet via DSL
    > using FreeBSD:
    > 1. Reboot or boot to FreeBSD-4.10
    > 2. Login as root
    > 3. /stand/sysinstall to assign IP address, gateway, and dns
    > 4. Reboot machine to make sure new IP settings take effect
    > 5. Do an ifconfig and see that the IP settings are correct
    > 6. I can ping my own IP address (static IP address of the DSL assigned
    > by my ISP)
    > 7. When I try to ping the ISP's given gateway, I receive "ping to:
    > Host is down".
    > 8. Seeing the modem status, the "LAN" and "SYNC" signals are up but
    > the "DATA" is off.
    >

    That doesen't help us because the manual for this DSL router/modem is
    not online, we can't know what this light does.

    Have you set your default gateway IP address?

    Please post the contents of your /etc/rc.conf

    Ted
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