Network configuration, troubleshooting
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Revision as of 11:11, 21 December 2014
Here are common problems with setting up the network, and solutions.
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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 .
rc.conf
This file is an exception and it belongs in /etc to be customized by the user.
Be sure to have the line:
defaultrouter="192.168.[your gateway ip address here]"
These are common settings used for a wireless card:
hostname="[your computer's host name]" wlans_ath0="wlan0" ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"
hosts
Edit the file at /usr/local/etc/hosts.conf
The commented out line 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. resolv.conf should look something like this:
search gateway.yourgateway.com # search + gateway. and the word name of your gateway (without its localhost) nameserver 192.168.x.x # nameserver + numerical ip of gateway
