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From: lk on 23 Feb 2010 09:45 Hi sorry if this isn't the best place to ask this. I've just installed FreeBSD and something's gone wrong - it's not brought up the networking. Rather than reinstall, is there a config command I can just run to fix this? I think if I can bring up the networking I can take it from there. Thanks in advance.
From: mikea on 23 Feb 2010 09:59 lk <gofyself(a)wrong.address.com> wrote in <4b83e9fb$0$2531$da0feed9(a)news.zen.co.uk>: > Hi sorry if this isn't the best place to ask this. > > I've just installed FreeBSD and something's gone wrong - it's not brought up > the networking. Rather than reinstall, is there a config command I can > just run to fix this? I think if I can bring up the networking I can take > it from there. As root: sysinstall->configure->networking -- Mike Andrews, W5EGO mikea(a)mikea.ath.cx Tired old sysadmin
From: Warren Block on 23 Feb 2010 12:23
lk <gofyself(a)wrong.address.com> wrote: > Hi sorry if this isn't the best place to ask this. > > I've just installed FreeBSD and something's gone wrong - it's not brought up > the networking. Even the tiniest scrap of detail would be helpful here. A good start would be describing whether it's wired or wireless, the make/model of network card, connecting through a switch or directly to another computer, and exactly what doesn't work. > Rather than reinstall, is there a config command I can just run to fix > this? I think if I can bring up the networking I can take it from > there. There are lots of networking commands, but which to use really depends on the problem. Reinstalling... well, if you've just installed it and have nothing to lose, it would give you the chance to enter different options. But FreeBSD is consistent; if you reinstall it the same way, it'll do the same thing. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |