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