connecting a FreeBSD-4.10 to Internet using DSL with static ip address

[Luke Kearney]

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 19:27:51 -0800
"Edwin D. Vinas" <xmisoy at gmail.com> spake thus:

> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> I have tried searching the net with FreeBSD+DSL but all I can read is
> about "PPPoE" which requires a "username" and "password" which I don't
> have. My DSL account is an "always on" account with a static IP
> address and I guess it doesnt have a username/password for connection
> to the ISP.
> 
> Does FreeBSD need to detect my DSL modem if it is connected to the NIC
> using a UTP cable connected to the modem? Here's my setup:
> 
> [DSL modem]<--------->[DSL Provider] (provides static IP address)
>         |
>         |
>         |
> [FreeBSD's LAN card]
> 
> Here's the modem's technical description:
> https://secure.quicksolve.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=2991
> http://sg.hardwarezone.com/priceguide/info.php?cid=113&id=11104
> 
> Does anybody has an experience connecting FreeBSD to a DSL with a
> static IP address and has similar setup above?
> 
> Actually my real purpose is to use FreeBSD as LAN gateway using the
> DSL connection. But I wanna try first connecting the FreeBSD machine
> as a stand-alone PC which uses the simple setup above. If this setup
> works, the gateeway setup will surely work too.
> 
> Thank you very much!
> 

Just out of curiosity did your ISP give you a username and passwd ? Did
your ISP provide the DSL Modem ?  

Certainly posting the rc.conf of your freebsd machine will help as might
the output of netstat -rn

thanks


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