> > /etc/mygate      contents:   192.168.0.1
> > /etc/myname    contents:   netbsd
> > /etc/defaultdomain  contents:   unix
> > /etc/resolv.conf      contents:
> > nameserver  218.248.255.145
> > nameserver  61.1.96.69
> > search netbsd

> i would leave these all empty the first time. after succesfull ping..use
> this. no mygate myname defaultdomain resolv.conf before a succesfull
> ping..but/and them are not used/needed for such a succesfull ping.
>
> allso, exact output from
> ifconfig var0
> and
> netstat -r
> would be handy for us to help.



sorry but i have reinstalled my whole system. now it is
NetBSD/BLAG-LiInux dual-boot box so that i can keep on having a
conversation with you folks to solve the trouble. :-)

i just installed NetBSD & did the following in this order:

1.) "sshd=YES" in "/etc/rc.conf"
2.) "ifconfig -a" gave the following OUTPUT:

vr0:   flag=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
       address: 00:13:d4:c4:ba:f3
       media: Ethernet autoselect(100baseTX full-duplex)
       state: active

lo0:   flag = 8009<UP,LOOPBACK,MULTICAST> mtu 33192
       inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
       inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
       inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2

3.) "ifconfig var0" gave this:

ifconfig:  SIOCGIFFLAGS
var0: Device not configured

4.) "hostname" & "domainname" gave me blank lines.


5.) "netstat -r"
----------------- start ------------------------------

Routing Tables

Internet:
Destination Gateway  Flags  Refs Use Mtu  Interface
loopback/8  localhost  UGRS  0   0   33192  lo0
localhost   localhost  UH    1  40   33192  lo0

XNS:
Destination Gateway  Flags  Refs  Use Mtu  Interface

ISO:
Destination Gateway  Flags  Refs  Use Mtu  Interface

X.25:
Destination Gateway  Flags  Refs  Use Mtu  Interface

AppleTalk:
Destination Gateway  Flags  Refs  Use Mtu  Interface

Internet6:

(NOTE: LH stands for "localhost")

Destination  Gateway  Flags Refs Use Mtu  Interface
::             LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0 =>
::             LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
localhost      LH       UH    12   0  33192 lo0
::127.0.0.0    LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
::224.0.0.0    LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
::255.0.0.0    LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
::ffff:0.0.0.0 LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
2002::         LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
2002:7f00::    LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
2002:e000::    LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
2002:ff00::    LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
fe80::         LH       UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
fe80::%lo0   fe80::1%lo0  U   0    0    -   lo0
fe80::1%lo0  link#2     UHL   0    0    -   lo0
fec0::        LH        UGRS  0    0    -   lo0
ff01::        LH        UC    0    0    -   lo0
ff02::%.lo    LH        UC    0    0    -   lo0
----------------- end -------------------------------


------ contents of "/etc/hosts" (comments removed) --------

::1           localhost  localhost.
127.0.0.1     localhost  localhost.


------ contents of "/etc/rc.conf" (comments removed) --------

if   [  -r  /etc/defaults/rc.conf];then
        .  /etc/defaults/rc.conf
fi

rc_configured=YES
sshd=YES
wscons=YES
------------------------------------------------------------


-- arnuld
http://arnuld.blogspot.com/