Re: Totally confused by Install Network Settings

[Bryan Pierce <bdpierce3%bdpierce.com@localhost>]

Chavdar Ivanov wrote:
> 2008/6/18 Bryan Pierce <bdpierce3%bdpierce.com@localhost>:
>   
> >       OK, I know this one!!!
> >
> > IPv4 gateway:
> >       I think I know this one, but I could be wrong
> >       I believe this question wants my wireless routers IP            (But
> > from what I understand - the internet doesn't see my router's IP
> >              but my cable internet's "gateway's" IP address )
> >     
>
>
> OK, just a brief summary.
>
> Put your hostname in /etc/myname.
>
> Put your router IP address in /etc/mygate.
>   

Are you saying that I should interupt the install process and set these 
values (files)
or is this for after the install is complete?
> If your network interface is, say, xyz0, create /etc/ifconfig.xyz0
> with the contents:
>
> up
> !dhclient xyz0
>
>   
This is over my head a bit, since I don't know what xyz0 would be ( I 
suppose
that by 'network interface' you mean the ethernet connection)
( I interupted the sysinstall and tried to look at the ifconfig file, 
but it looked
like binary code - although I don't know a bleeping thing about Ed so it 
could be me)

> Make sure /etc/nsswitch.conf has 'files dns' for hosts.
>
> Your resolv.conf will be created by dhclient.
>
> That's about it.
>   


Although I'm still not sure if you're talking about setting up my system
after the install, or interupting the install and setting these values 
(and since
learning to this will be time-consuming, it makes sense to me to
ask  before getting knee deep in trying to mess with the system
settings (?)


After messing around for a couple more evenings, I'vd made some progress...


The IP for the network -- OK, I can't seem to turn DHCP off on my 
router, but
   what I was able to do is limit the DHCP range to 2 address - forcing 
the IP
   to a single, easily verifyable address.

Th IP of the of my ISP's name server
   svl-ans-01.inet.qwest.net = 205.171.14.195


I found instructions saying to interrupt the installer with '^y" and
perform the following.
   # ifconfig -a
Doing this confirmed my IP and submask settings, so I think I'm good there!




While I was here, I played around a bit and found out that that this 
works...
   #ftp 204.152.190.13
while this doesn't work...
   #ftp ftp.NetBSD.org
So one thing that I know - The network connection is working fine!!




It seems pretty clear from these results, along with the fact that I'm 
seeing...
    "no address associated with host-name"
that the the problem there is a 99% chance that if I could get the 
system resolving
'domain names' that my problems would be solved.

There are still some questions, especially with "Host Name" and "Domain 
Name."
I really don't think it's looking for "www" and "qwest.net" in some 
order, but
I think I'll leave off here, and hope that this will get me close enough 
that
I can figure the rest out on my own. :-)

And as always, your help so far is really, really, appreciated, and 
thanks in advance
for your future responses!!

Best Regards,

Bryan Pierce