on 2/28/99 11:32 PM, Dan McMahill was rumored to have said...

>
>On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, Greg Eavns wrote:
>> on 2/28/99 10:22 PM, Ken Nakata was rumored to have said...
>> 
>> >Actually, I can't tell what your problem is, from what you described
>> >in the previous message you posted to port-mac68k.  I can't from this,
>> >either.  One problem is you didn't tell us how you've set up your
>> >network interface.  What are the relevant lines in your /etc/rc.conf,
>> >/etc/ifconfig.*, etc.?
>> 
>> Ken,
>> 
>> Heh, not really sure what the relevent lines are, but  Iwil give it a 
>> shot if it might help fix the problem :)
>> 
>> 
>> ===from rc.conf====
>> hostname="krakatau"
>> domainname=""
>> defaultroute="216.132.32.40"
>
>I have nothing listed for 'defaultroute' for my cable modem.
>
>> ===from ifconfig.sn0===
>> inet krakatau netmask 255.255.255.0
>> ===
>If you're running dhcp on sn0, you don't want a /etc/ifconfig.sn0 file.

I took out the DHCP stuff to try static

>If you want to try running with a static IP,  I'd try it not with the
>modem as a router, but with your computer set up with the static IP.  Ie,
>ifconfig.sn0 would have
>inet 216.132.32.40 netmask 255.255.255.0

out of curiosity, since I don't know much about this, why would I put .40 
instead of .41 (my actual IP addy) in the ifconfig.sn0??

>and you'd have nothing listed for 'defaultroute' in rc.conf.
>
>In addition, if you're not using DHCP, you have to create an
>/etc/resolv.conf file which lists IP addresses for the name servers.
>basically, the format is:

got that :)

>
>I'm grasping at staws with whats not working right though.  Also, for the
>record, Ken's more likely to be right than me, so if you get conflicting
>stories from us, try his first.

Regards,

Greg