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#! rnews 1809 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!not-for-mail From: David Henshaw <dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: where to put ed0's IP Date: Sun, 01 Jun 1997 13:57:06 +1000 Organization: Monash University Lines: 30 Message-ID: <3390F312.41C67EA6@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> References: <5mnu6d$qn5@nntp02.primenet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ascendp-int-48.cc.monash.edu.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NNTP-Posting-User: root X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE i386) To: Soren Ragsdale <soren@primenet.com> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41962 Soren Ragsdale wrote: > > I've unintentionally installed FreeBSD 2.2.2 from the ground up off a > completely empty drive (damn you, makefs), and I've noticed that some > things in /etc have changed. Most notably, I can't seem to find where I > activate the ed0 interface, or tell it which IP to take. I saw something > promising in /etc/rc.conf, but I haven't been able to get the syntax > correct. Where is this information to be added? > > (This is the first time I've had to do this - normally I install over > ethernet and set up PPP, but this time I installed over PPP and am setting > up ethernet.) > > -- > quality computers made from wattle and pitch, patiently hand-crafted by > skilled artisans using time-honored techniques -- soren@primenet.com > <http://www.cs.arizona.edu/people/soren/> *smile* - "Been there done that" Answer : /etc/sysconfig network_interfaces="lo0 ed0" ifconfig_lo0="inet localhost" ifconfig_ed0="inet x.x.x.x netmask y.y.y.y broadcast x.x.x.255" -- David Henshaw dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au