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−	~~Here are common problems with setting up the network, and solutions.~~

−	~~==etc/==~~
−	Except for a few exceptions, be sure that custom ''[[etc/]]'' settings are located under ''/usr/local/etc/''. /etc configurations can be updated by running processes. This explains why functionality can break, and may have to be updated if only relying on network configuration files in ''/etc'' .
−
−	~~===rc.conf===~~
−	~~''[[rc.conf]] is an exception and it belongs in ''/etc'' to be customized by the user.~~
−
−	~~Be sure to have the lines:~~
−	~~defaultrouter="192.168.[your gateway ip address here]"~~
−	~~hostname="[your computer's host name]"~~
−
−	~~To check your hostname, you may type at the command line:~~
−	~~# uname -a~~
−
−	~~These are common settings used for a wireless card; [[WPA Supplicant]] is used here:~~
−	~~wlans_ath0="wlan0"~~
−	~~ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"~~
−
−	~~===hosts===~~
−	~~Edit the file at /usr/local/etc/hosts~~
−
−	~~The commented out line in ''[[hosts]]'' is artificially added here for explanation:~~
−	~~#gateway ip localhost localhost.namedgateway~~
−	~~192.168.x.x localhost localhost.yourgatewayname.com~~
−	~~#the localhost variable can optionally be replaced with the name of your computer~~
−
−	~~===resolv.conf===~~
−	~~Edit the file /usr/local/etc/[[resolv.conf]] . A line containing "DNS" may have to be commented out from it, depending on your hardware.~~
−	~~resolv.conf should look something like this:~~
−	~~search gateway.yourgateway.com # search + gateway. and the word name of your gateway ("gateway" is its localhost)~~
−	~~nameserver 192.168.x.x # nameserver + numerical ip of gateway~~
−
−
−	~~==See also==~~
−	* [[Gateway]]
−	* [[Network Configuration (basic)]]
−	* [[Network Configuration (manual)]]
−	* [[Network Configuration (Advanced)]]
−	* [[Network Address Translation]]
−
−	~~==References==~~
−	* Thanks to those who both ask and help answer relevant questions at FreeBSD related forums.
−
−	~~[[Category:Configuring FreeBSD]]~~
−	~~[[Category:FreeBSD for Servers]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Important Config Files]]~~

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   # uname -a
-These are common settings used for a wireless card:
+These are common settings used for a wireless card; [[WPA Supplicant]] is used here:
   wlans_ath0="wlan0"
   ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"
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 ===resolv.conf===
-Edit the file /usr/local/etc/resolv.conf . A line containing "DNS" may have to be commented out from it.
+Edit the file /usr/local/etc/[[resolv.conf]] . A line containing "DNS" may have to be commented out from it, depending on your hardware.
 resolv.conf should look something like this:
   search gateway.yourgateway.com     # search + gateway. and the word name of your gateway ("gateway" is its localhost)
   nameserver 192.168.x.x             # nameserver + numerical ip of gateway
-See also [[resolv.conf]]
 ==References==

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 ==References==
-* Thanks to those who both ask and help answer questions at FreeBSD related forums.
+* Thanks to those who both ask and help answer relevant questions at FreeBSD related forums.
 [[Category:Configuring FreeBSD]]
 [[Category:FreeBSD for Servers]]
 [[Category:Important Config Files]]

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 ==etc/==
-Except for a few exceptions, be sure that custom settings are located under ''/usr/local/etc/''. /etc configurations can be updated by running processes. This explains why functionality can break, and may have to be updated if only relying on network configuration files in ''/etc'' .
+Except for a few exceptions, be sure that custom ''[[etc/]]'' settings are located under ''/usr/local/etc/''. /etc configurations can be updated by running processes. This explains why functionality can break, and may have to be updated if only relying on network configuration files in ''/etc'' .
 ===rc.conf===
-This file is an exception and it belongs in ''/etc'' to be customized by the user.
+''[[rc.conf]] is an exception and it belongs in ''/etc'' to be customized by the user.
 Be sure to have the lines:
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 ===hosts===
-Edit the file at /usr/local/etc/hosts.conf
+Edit the file at /usr/local/etc/hosts
-The commented out line is artificially added here for explanation:
+The commented out line in ''[[hosts]]'' is artificially added here for explanation:
   #gateway ip     localhost     localhost.namedgateway
 .168.x.x     localhost     localhost.yourgatewayname.com
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 ===resolv.conf===
-Edit the file /usr/local/etc/resolv.conf . A line containing "DNS" may have to be commented out.
+Edit the file /usr/local/etc/resolv.conf . A line containing "DNS" may have to be commented out from it.
 resolv.conf should look something like this:
   search gateway.yourgateway.com     # search + gateway. and the word name of your gateway ("gateway" is its localhost)
   nameserver 192.168.x.x             # nameserver + numerical ip of gateway
 ==References==