On Mon, May 11, 1998 at 06:42:08AM -0400, Hugh Lindley wrote:

> rc.conf
> 
> hostname="abulafia"
> domainname="87elm.com"
> defaultroute=""

Domainname isn't related to DNS... You probably want to have your fully
qualified domain name in the "hostname" field.

> resolve.conf
> 
> domain 87elm.com
> lookup file bind

FWIW, you don't have a name server listed. Maybe that's a problem? Maybe
you could try it without the "bind" bit, for starters?

> hosts
> 
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> 100.100.100.1 abulafia abulafia.87elm.com

Just another random note... If you change your internal addresses to
10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x you won't collide with anyone in the "real world."
Just a thought.

> ifconfig.sn0
> 
> inet 100.100.100.1 netmask 255.255.255.0

Do you have

auto_ifconfig=YES

in /etc/rc.conf?

Good luck. I hope this has been helpful. Caveat: Suspect crossover cables.
They're infamously bad. Don't trust them. That said, I don't *think* they'd
be causing your current problems.

-- 
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