I successfully installed FreeBSD 5.2.1 though the install that says it is for beginners. In the things it prompts you for after the install it was able to use dhcp to set me up with an ip address. When I try either using links to go to a webpage or installing one of the ports it can not connect to the internet. Correct me if I am wrong, but in order to give me an ip address through dhcp that means that I am at least getting to my isp. If I try the same connection with my windows box I am connected to the internet just fine. Any ideas as to what could be causing my problem and how to fix it? Thanks.

What's your setup? DSL->modem? DSL->modem->router ?
Can you ping what ever your computer is connected to, modem/router ?

My current setup is Computer->Router->ISP

I dont exactly know what you mean by DSL, The only thing I can think of that DSL could mean is a type of internet connection. I have 128k ISDN.

I don't know what my router ip address is, but I can ping the DNS server.

Do you have your ifconfig_*interface*="DHCP" in /etc/rc.conf ?

$ ifconfig will give you your interface name, then add it manually to rc.conf and see if you can connect.

Mine (if I were running DHCP) is:

ifconfig_rl0="DHCP"

(I know I have one of those crappy Realtec cards :P )

um... First of all, I would have to have sombody walk me through how to do what Marble said. I was looking at the inside of the computer I put FreeBSD on and there isn't a nic like any i've seen before. It is built into the motherboard. It seams to me that I have to know the manufacturer based on the post above. All it says on it is BEL (its a lot bigger than the rest, I think its the manufacturer), 0812-1X1T-05, 0127WM, and T.

I was looking at the FreeBSD handbook and I stubled across the following:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO...work-isdn.html

Does this mean I have to do anything special because my internet connection is ISDN?

"If you are connecting two LANs together, or connecting to the Internet with a dedicated ISDN connection, you might consider the stand alone router/bridge option."

Am I already doing this by having a Cisco 800 series ISDN router that also acts as a 4 port switch between me and the incoming connection?

at the command prompt:

$ ifconfig

It will display a lot of information. What you need to take note of is your nic card, and yes you do have one, but it's attached to the mobo. It will be something like rl0 or dc0 ...

Next at the command line:

$ ee /etc/rc.conf

Now add a line that says ifconfig_*interface*="DHCP"

Note: *interface* is the device you looked up with ifconfig. If you already have a line in your rc.conf with your interface make sure it says DHCP.

Hit 'esc' and then save.

But regarding that Cisco switch, I do not know as I have never set up a network with one.

Good luck!

Internet up and running, thanks!