lan problem

Bill Moran wmoran at potentialtech.com
Fri Jun 6 19:29:11 PDT 2003


pat bey wrote:
> I tried changing the nic card to a reltek card that made by D-Link and 
> the problem still exists.   What could I be doing wrong  ifconfig
> rl0: flags=8802<Broadcast, simplex, multicast> mtu 1500
> ether 00:05:5d:2f:b8:6d
> media: ethernet autoselect(10baseT/UTP)
> status: active
>  
> rc.conf
> hostname="tweaxordef.net"
> ifconfig_rl0="DHCP"
> defaultrouter="192.168.0.1"
> named_enable="YES"
> inetd_enable="YES"

Try adding:
network_interfaces="lo0 rl0"
to /etc/rc.conf
Does that help?  Does ifconfig show rl0 as UP and RUNNING after that?

>  
> resolv.conf
> nameserver="151.164.1.8"
> nameserver="206.13.28.12"
>  
> I tried changing the cables too with a new one, which didn't seem to 
> help what could I be doing wrong.
> 
> */Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     pat bey wrote:
>      > I can not ping anything but my loopback and nic right now
> 
>     I would double-check the link-layer stuff. Try a different
>     patch cable, different port on the hub, different NIC. sounds
>     like you don't have any connectivity.
> 
>      >
>      > */Bill Moran /* wrote:
>      >
>      > Can you ping www.yahoo.com from the FreeBSD box?
>      >
>      > Can you ping 64.58.76.231 from the FreeBSD box?
>      >
>      > pat bey wrote:
>      > >
>      > > I can't ping the xp box from the bsd one or vice versa :)
>      > > But while looking in the router config files I notice in the dhcp
>      > > clients list that the xp box isn't listed in the client list but
>      > it was
>      > > before I installed namedb. Could this be the problem. Basically I
>      > have
>      > > a router connect to the two machines with the router set as the
>     dhcp
>      > > server. is also has built-in NAT. i can open my browser in the
>      > FBSD box
>      > > but I can't go beyond the home page. Looking at the router's web
>      > page I
>      > > have to have at least Mozilla 5.0 or higher, Opera lastet browser
>      > or It
>      > > will never happen the M$ Internet Explorer 6.0 for it to work
>      > with the
>      > > router. I try a dig www.freebsdforum.org
>      > > and I got a reply but if I dig anything else I get no response.
>      > I'm at
>      > > the point now where I just want to experience and enjoy the joy
>      > of FBSD
>      > > on the internet.
>      > > */Bill Moran /* wrote:
>      > >
>      > > pat bey wrote:
>      > > > # netstat -rn
>      > > > Internet:
>      > > > Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use Netif
>      > > > default 192.168.0.1 UGSc 2 1 sis0
>      > > > 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 0 382 lo0
>      > > > 192.168.0 link#1 UC 4 0 sis0
>      > > > 192.168.0.105 00:09:5b:1b:89:0d UHLW 1 241 lo0
>      > > > 192.168.0.184 link#1 UHLW 0 5 sis0
>      > > > 192.168.0.255 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff UHLWb 1 77 sis0
>      > > > I left out the expire part sense their was nothing under it.
>      > > > I left out the Internet6 part cause when installing I configured
>      > > it for ipv4.
>      > > > I don't know if I have ICMP enable on the router or not I have
>      > > ports 20-2999 open on the router. Strange thou the router says
>      > > 192.168.0.184 is the win xp box why is it in my my netstat. I tried
>      > > telneting to the router it won't let me
>      > >
>      > > Do you see this eighty-foot line ^^^^^
>      > >
>      > > Do you think you can learn to use the "enter" key?
>      > >
>      > > 192.168.0.184 shows up in the list because the FreeBSD box heard it
>      > > on the local
>      > > network and thus created an ephemeral route so it knows where to
>      > > find it. This
>      > > is A Good Thing.
>      > >
>      > > Cany you ping 192.168.0.184 from the FreeBSD box? Can you ping
>      > > FreeBSD from
>      > > the XP box? If so, it sounds like your "router" is misconfigured.
>      > >
>      > > >
>      > > > pat bey wrote:
>      > > >
>      > > >>Can anyone help me solve this problem??
>      > > >>
>      > > >>I have two boxes win xp and FreeBSD 4.6 and a DLink 704P router
>      > > which has built-in
>      > > >>nat and dhcp server. Here is a diagram of my setup.
>      > > >
>      > > > [code] -----------------------------
>      > > >
>      > > >>| dsl modem |
>      > > >>-------------------------------
>      > > >>|
>      > > >>--------------------------------
>      > > >>| router |
>      > > >>-------------------------------
>      > > >>| |
>      > > >
>      > > > --------------------------------| |------------------------------
>      > > > | |
>      > > > ---------------------- ------------------ ------------------- |
>      > > |Win XP box | | FBSD4.6 box |
>      > > > ---------------------- ------------------------- [/code]
>      > > >
>      > > >>I followed the online handbook to setup this box, everything is
>      > > configured for dhcp.
>      > > >>Using the GENERIC kernel. I tried pinging 127.0.0.1 & my nic
>      > > >>which had 0% packet loss. But when I try to ping the router I get
>      > > a message of route
>      > > >>to host down. I have Bind running as a caching server . I updated
>      > > the firmware for
>      > > >>a unix sys and I can't get out to the world from this box. The
>      > > windows box have no
>      > > >>problem getting out to the world. On the router I have ports
>      > > tcp,udp 20-2999 open
>      > > >>for both mac address. The router sees both MAC's but the FBSD box
>      > > can't even access
>      > > >>the routers web page. I have another nic card should I install it
>      > > and put the BSD
>      > > >>box in front of the router. Or can anyone help me solve this
>      > problem.
>      > > >
>      > > >
>      > > > Can you ping 192.168.0.105?
>      > > >
>      > > > Can you ping the IP of the Win XP machine?
>      > > >
>      > > > Do you have ICMP packets blocked on the "router"?
>      > > >
>      > > > Are you pinging IP addys or names? (start with IPs, once that
>      > > works, then try names)
>      > > >
>      > > > Can you post the output of 'netstat -rn'?
>      > > >
>      > > >
>      > >
>      >
>      >>:D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:D
>      > > >># ifconfig
>      > > >>sis0: flags=8843 mtu 1500
>      > > >>inet 192.168.0.105 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
>      > > >>ether 00:12:34:56:78
>      > > >>media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX )
>      > > >>status: active
>      > > >>lo0: flags=8049 mtu 16384
>      > > >>inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
>      > >
>      >
>      >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>      > > >># rc.conf
>      > > >>blanktime="300"
>      > > >>hostname="phaza"
>      > > >>ifconfig_sis0="DHCP"
>      > > >>defaultrouter="192.168.0.1"
>      > > >>named_enable="YES"
>      > > >>inetd_enable="YES"
>      > > >>kernel_secure_level_enable="YES"
>      > > >>kepmap="us.unix"
>      > > >>keyrate="normal"
>      > > >>linux_enable="YES"
>      > > >>and the rest is just set to the default.
>      > > >>I had Redhat Linux 7.2 installed before and it work with no
>      > > problem straight
>      > > >>out of the box. I been working on this for a 2 months with no
>      > > luck. Can
>      > > >>anyone help me out. I chose the 4.6 version cause it was all that
>      > > my local
>      > > >>comp had as far as BSD that came with a handbook.


-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
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