On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 01:46:48 +0100, Danny Browne
<danny_browne at eircom.net> wrote:
> Still cant get connect. Any help would be much appreciated, i've gaone as far as i can with this myself.
>> Ok so i've made some progress,
>> running dual boot freeBSD & winXP
>> Ive figured out how most of this works. I have configured my ethernet card for for DCHP and pointed it at my router (set IPv4 Gateway to 192.168.1.254) The Host name is correct, but i've left the domain empty (although i've tried it with the domain set to eircom.net)
>> i can log into my router using my browser, i can ping the router, and i can also ping the other machine which is attatched to the USB port on my NETOPIA modem. But i cant connect to the web.
Is DNS gettting configured automatically (cat /etc/resolv.conf)? If
not, just add "nameserver 192.168.1.254" to your /etc/resolv.conf
(almost certain this is correct for BSD). Try puttting '66.102.11.104'
into a browser (it's Google). What output does 'route' give?
Rob
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